Tyler Hansbrough
Born on November 3, 1985, in Columbia, Tyler Hansbrough received the John R. Wooden Award, one of college basketball's most prominent individual honors, during his time as a player.
Hansbrough attended Poplar Bluff High School before going on to study and play basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his collegiate career, he also received the USBWA National Freshman of the Year award, recognizing his performance in his first year at the university level. His educational path from Poplar Bluff to Chapel Hill marked the early stages of a career in basketball that would continue at the professional level.
A citizen of the United States, Hansbrough built his career as a basketball player across both collegiate and subsequent levels of competition. The two awards he received at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — the USBWA National Freshman of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award — stand as concrete markers of his performance during his time there.
Quotes by Tyler Hansbrough
I don't look at it much, but I know I've got a few of them. It's something that I'm proud of.
I developed a routine where if I didn't get into the gym and shoot every day, it felt kind of awkward; it felt like I was letting myself down.
I didn't even know I had that many points. When you look at all the great players that have played here, it's something down the line I'll talk about when I'm done playing basketball.
I just couldn't get the game against them out of my mind that we played at home. I thought we should have won it but we made some critical mistakes at the end.
If Sean May and Marvin still would have been here, I think I could have learned a lot from them. . . . But with them gone, I fell in the mix real quick. I've had a lot of experience that a lot of freshmen don't get so soon. . . . I've learned that way, too.
I knew the basket was around and I thought maybe if I tapped it up and it still didn't go in I'd have a chance to get the rebound. I was a little shocked. I didn't know if it was going to roll off or come back at me.
I'm not one of those guys that wants to come out and score 40 every game. I just want to be a solid player. Our team came out and won in a tough place, and ultimately, that's what I want.
Arizona, they're usually a powerhouse, and it shows we can pretty much play with a lot of people.
The NBA is definitely a goal of mine down the line, but right now I am enjoying college a great deal and feel I can improve in every phase of my game. I enjoy school, my teammates and being part of the Carolina basketball program.