Feeling right at home

Posted Dec 23, 2006

Sitting in a front row seat at Scottrade Center on Friday night, waiting for his son to take the floor for North Carolina, Gene Hansbrough was all smiles. "I hope I'm this excited at the end of the game,'' he said. With 15 points, 13 rebounds and a 69-48 victory, forward Tyler Hansbrough didn't disappoint his dad -- or the several thousand others from nearby Poplar Bluff, who bought tickets to watch one of their favorite sons play. (Raleigh News & Observer)

Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Michael Malone Gets Honest About UNC Basketball's Biggest Problem
Michael Malone isn't sugarcoating UNC Basketball's early struggles. The Tar Heels have shown flashes of promise, but Malone says Carolina continues to take "two steps...
Wed Nov 4, 2026

Video: Jason Capel Discusses UNC Basketball
Former North Carolina forward and current ESPN analyst Jason Capel joined the “Tar Heel Tribune Podcast” to share his insights on this season’s UNC Basketball...
Wed Nov 4, 2026

Roy Williams Welcomes Michael Malone Into UNC Coaching Family
When Michael Malone made his first trip of the regular season down the Carolina blue carpet onto the Smith Center floor as North Carolina’s head...
Wed Nov 4, 2026

Cones on rim, scores kept for defensive stops: How UNC is trying to fix rebounding problem
The drills have no hoops, and in some cases a cone sits on the basket, a setup UNC coaches hope will teach players that they...
Wed Nov 4, 2026