Tyler Hansbrough is 6’8, 245 pounds and will be a junior at North Carolina. He has been a playmaker in his first two seasons.
He plays with passion and he has good leadership skills. Tyler Hansbrough plays pretty well in the post, he gets good position, he uses spin moves, and a jump hook in the low post. He has a good touch around the basket with put-backs and lay-ups. He has a consistent perimeter shot up to 15 feet. He likes to use his physical strength to create space and shots. He can consistently score on bigger defenders. He has real good upper body strength. He likes to go to the basket to draw fouls, because he is a good finisher and free throw shooter. He has real good offensive and defensive rebounding skills. He has real good hands and catch almost every pass thrown towards him.
Tyler Hansbrough can be an inconsistent defender. His athleticism isn’t the greatest and his leaping ability is ok. He is an undersized PF and his wingspan isn’t very long. His footwork needs improvement he tends to travel with the ball when trying to do a move. He struggles against more athletic defenders. He lacks defensive quickness. His playing style is better suited for a half court set, than an up-tempo.
In the NBA he may not be as good at scoring in the post. His upside may be limited, but his passion, energy, and smarts should allow him to be a solid player in the pros for many years. I think in the NBA at best Tyler Hansbrough could be a Udonis Haslem type player, and at worst an Austin Croshere type of player.
Niagara's Fisher presents problem for Appalachian shooter -- 39 percent overall and 33 percent from 3-point range -- but he ranks with North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough in getting to the free-thrown line as often (268 times) as any player in the country. Fisher said that he's more concerned about>
Right now Memphis' Rose's life has a special sweet smell weeks, Rose was sort of a rumor. The kid you heard about but rarely saw on national broadcasts. Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina was the player of the year. Michael Beasley of Kansas State was the player NBA scouts were salivating over. On Saturday>
At last, NCAA title puts Self first not the brightest, but that there were too many to manage. UCLA had Kevin Love, North Carolina had Tyler Hansbrough, Memphis had Chris Douglas-Roberts. Yup, the other Final Four participants all had a first-team All-American. The Jayhawks had no one on>
Dazed and Confused UNC was denied the national championship that it thought possible. Only one senior, Quentin Thomas, will be lost. Tyler Hansbrough, Ellington and Lawson could leave for the NBA. Three top-notch recruits will join the program next year. 'I don't know of>
Tar Heels are silent on future in NBA Hansbrough, Lawson and Ellington say no decisions are made JOURNAL REPORTER CHAPEL HILL Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington are still undecided about what to do with the rest of>
Clemson's Purnell says he won't take LSU coaching job pain free for the 2008-09 season.' ? Coach Rick Stansbury of Mississippi State said that sophomore guard Ben Hansbrough will transfer after the spring semester. 'Ben is a good kid and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors,' Stansbury>
College-Basketball Notebook about NBA Draft JOURNAL WIRE REPORT ? Coach Roy Williams of North Carolina says he has met with Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington about the possibility of their entering the NBA Draft. In an interview on the school's Web site posted>
Hansbrough will return to UNC; Ellington, Lawson to enter NBA draft Journal File Photo Updated: 04/25/2008 05:08 pm Tyler Hansbrough will return to North Carolina for his senior basketball season next year but Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson are headed to the NBA Draft. Ellington and Lawson will not>
Tar Heel star will remain in school Hansbrough to return; Ellington, Lawson will file for the NBA Draft JOURNAL REPORTER Tyler Hansbrough will finish his North Carolina basketball career next season as a senior but Ty Lawson and>
End of Tape: Davis, North Carolina's trainer, is stepping down after 31 seasons on Lawson's ankle so he could return on March 1. Two seasons ago, Davis had to take center Tyler Hansbrough into the trainer's room to stop the bleeding from a broken nose suffered at the end of a game against Duke. In the 1992 season, Davis had to close>
