Hansbrough, Lawson lead Wooden team

Posted Apr 2, 2009

North Carolina teammates Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson and Duke's Gerald Henderson are among 11 players named to the John R. Wooden Award All-American team. Hansbrough and Lawson will lead the Tar Heels against Villanova in Saturday's national semifinals. Thabeet and the Huskies play Michigan State in the other semifinal in Detroit.Because of a tie for 10th place in the voting, the team announced Monday includes 11 players. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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