Marc Jackson.. I don't like him, he's an idiot.
Van Gundy's the only guy who keeps it real on ESPN and TNT.
Totally agree with this statement, but the Van man is way off on Tyler ... hate to agree with MJ, but he's right on that one.
Obviously he was a great college player, but I just can't agree with Jackson saying he's in the discussion for best NCAA player ever. Maybe in this generation or in the last ten years, maybe. Not even close to the best ever, though.
I could be wrong, but I think he's just saying "ONE of the best", not THE best, and Hansbrough is easily one of the top 20, IMHO. You can stack up his accomplishments from high school through college, and it's truly amazing.
Pretty sure Jackson said he was in the talk for "Best ever" but then, I could be wrong as well. JJ Redick and Adam Morrison were great college players, too. Not to meantion legendary players that have all gone through college like Russell, Bird, Magic, Hakeem, ect. A lot of Hall of famers in there. I enjoyed watching Hansbrough at UNC but I'd have a hard time finding a spot for him in the top-50.
Have to say, though,
not putting him in the Top 50 is selling him short ... here's a taste, and this is just his
Junior and
Senior year: (Keep in mind, this is Michael Jordan's college)
Tyler HansbroughJunior season:Hansbrough’s 22.6 ppg scoring average his junior year is the highest at UNC since since Charlie Scott (27.1 ppg) in 1969-70.
Averaged 28.0 points and 12.1 rebounds over seven games of Ty Lawson’s injury in February
Tyler Hansbrough's 27 20-point games and 19 double-doubles led the ACC. His 22.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.87 offensive rebounds, 6.36 defensive rebounds and 9.8 free throw attempts per contest also led the conference. He was second in field goal percentage (.540)
Hansbrough is the highest scoring junior in ACC history with 2,168 career points.
On February 3, 2008 at Florida State, Hansbrough broke Lennie Rosenbluth’s 51-year-old school record for made free throws when he made one with 16:37 to play in regulation
Hansbrough has scored 20 or more points in 27 games and 25 or more 16 times his junior season, most in the ACC.
Hansbrough grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 19 games his junior season, most in the ACC. He had ACC-leading 10 “20 & 10” games this seasonyear, seven more than any other player in the ACC.
By scoring 39 points against Clemson (February 10, 2008), Tyler Hansbrough became one of only two Carolina players in the past 35 years to have at least three 35-point games as a Tar Heel. Antawn Jamison, who had four such games, is the other. Lennie Rosenbluth scored at least 35 points 13 times in his UNC career to lead that category
Hansbrough’s 21-rebound game against Florida State (February 3, 2008) was just the sixth game of 21 rebounds or more by a Tar Heel in the past 35 years (Sean May had 24 against Duke in 2005, 21 against Akron and Duke during the 2003-04 season, Mitch Kupchak grabbed 21 against Tulane in 1976, and Bobby Jones had 21 against Duke in 1973).
He pulled down 52 rebounds in a three-game span from Feb. 3-10, the best three-game rebounding performance by a Tar Heel since 1968. He averaged 29.7 points and 17.3 rebounds in those three outings. For the season, he averages 10.7 rebounds per game. That is tied as the highest average by a Tar Heel since Mitch Kupchak averaged 11.3 rpg in 1975–-76.
Led the team in steals with 59 and in charges drawn with 42* (*needs data for charges drawn in the Final Four game against Kansas.
In the ACC semifinals on March 15, 2008 Hansbrough hit a baseline jump shot with 0.8 seconds remaining to give the Tar Heels a 68–66 victory over Virginia Tech. After Ty Lawson drove and missed a shot, Hansbrough took the rebound and scored for the win over the fourth-seeded Hokies. Carolina led Virginia Tech for just 1:29 of the 40-minute contest.
Senior season: Tyler Hansbrough being congratulated after setting the new school scoring recordOn April 25, 2008 North Carolina announced that Hansbrough would return for his senior season.
Tyler Hansbrough made his third straight Associated Press' preseason All-America based on a unanimous selection.
Tyler was also the unanimous choice as ACC preseason player of the year.
On October 30, 2008, Tyler Diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right shin, then turned his left ankle while driving to the basket just minutes into his first game of the year at UC Santa Barbara. He missed four games, the first he has missed as a Tar Heel.
On December 18, 2008, in a home game in Chapel Hill against the University of Evansville, Hansbrough broke North Carolina's all-time career scoring record, surpassing Phil Ford's total of 2,290 points. That is just the second time in 52 years the UNC record has been broken.
Hansbrough grabbed his 1,000th career rebound on December 28 versus Rutgers and is one of seven Carolina players to record 1,000 rebounds in a career.
Had a 55-game double figure streak that was the second-longest in UNC history and equaled the 11th-longest in ACC history (ended at Florida State on Jan. 28).
With his 24 points against Maryland on February 3, 2009, Hansbrough set two records:
Most 20-point games in ACC history (Duke's J.J. Redick had 70) and
Most games in double figures by a Tar Heel (Sam Perkins had 118)
After the win at Duke on February 11, 2009, seniors Danny Green and Tyler Hansbrough are the only two Tar Heels to play in four wins at Duke since Mike Krzyzewski took over as the Blue Devils head coach. Fellow seniors Mike Copeland, Bobby Frasor and Marcus Ginyard have been a part of teams that won at Duke in the last four meetings in Durham, but they did not play in all four victories.
On February 18, 2009, vs. NC State, Hansbrough broke Phil Ford’s record of made field goals to move into first for UNC's field goals made in a career
On February 28, 2009, vs. Georgia Tech, Hansbrough set a new NCAA record for most free throws made in a career. He went 8 for 8 at the line against the Yellow Jackets to complete 907 career free throws made. Dickie Hemric of Wake Forest held the previous record with 905, a record that stood for 54 years.
Leading the ACC in scoring for the second consecutive season
His 22 points at Virginia Tech gave him 2,302 points in 112 wins as a Tar Heel. That is more points than Phil Ford, Carolina’s No. 2 all-time scorer, had in his entire career (2,290)
Bidding to become the 10th player in league history to win ACC Player of the Year honors in multiple seasons (Larry Miller, 1967 and 1968, is the only Tar Heel to accomplish that)
Could become the first player in ACC history to earn first-team All-America and first-team All-ACC honors in each of his four seasons
Voted by the coaches to the NABC District first team (with Ty Lawson)
One of only three ACC players (with Ty Lawson and Jeff Teague) to be a USBWA Player of the Year finalist and on the Naismith and Wooden mid-season lists.
The first player in ACC history to lead his school in both scoring and rebounding in each of his four seasons
Should become the fifth player in ACC history to lead his school in scoring in four straight seasons (with Virginia’s Jeff Lamp 1978-81, Georgia Tech’s Mark Price 1983-86, Duke’s Johnny Dawkins 1983-86 and Clemson’s Greg Buckner 1995-98).
Has 44 career double-doubles, 25 more than any active ACC player
Leads the ACC in scoring at 21.1 points a game
4th in free throw percentage
6th in offensive rebounds
6th in field goal percentage
7th in rebounding.
Made a career-best 28 straight free throws earlier in the year and is shooting a career-best 84.9 percent from the free throw line (186 for 219)
Finished tied for second behind Oklahoma's Blake Griffin for the 2009 AP Player of the Year Award.
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