Sporting News' College Basketball Athlete of the Decade: Tyler Hansbrough

Posted Sep 24, 2009
Our choices for seven athletes of the decade--one in each sport we cover--sparked some intense debate. Love him or hate him, Tyler Hansbrough was the decade's most influential player. He's Sporting News' pick, over former Blue Devils point guard Jason Williams. It may well be true that there wasn't a single moment of Hansbrough's college career when he was the most talented player on the court. But he was always the most influential. (Sporting News)

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