Tyler Hansbrough finding out being a great college player doesn't make NBA teams come calling

Posted Jun 20, 2009
From winning a national championship this past season at North Carolina to earning the John R. Wooden Award in 2008 for being the nation's top college basketball player, Tyler Hansbrough is one of the most accomplished players available in Thursday's NBA draft. But Hansbrough's glossy resume has made no impact on the 14 teams in the draft holding lottery picks. Those clubs are expected to bypass Hansbrough. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

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