We’re hearing confirmation from Chapel Hill this afternoon that the Great White Hope known as Tyler Hansbrough has elected to remain in school to further his assault on the ACC record books and opponents’ elbows. Somewhere in a bathroom in the Sarasota area Dickie V. is furthering his own brand of self-assault upon hearing this news. We already mentioned that Tywon ...

Sigh...UNC might not lose anyone early after all. Tyler Hansbrough has declared that he will return to the ACC. Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington are declaring for the draft, but aren't hiring agents. They can come back if they don't draw sufficient interest. It's hard to blame Hansbrough. I'm sure he's having a great time and he doesn't seem to be in desperate need of NBA money. His father, after ...

Tyler Hansbrough won't even go through the process. The North Carolina junior big man announced he will return for his senior season, while sophomores Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington will both test the NBA waters but do not intend to sign with agents. This should make the Tar Heels the preseason No. 1 team in the country - as long as either Lawson or Ellington return. Let's say Lawson decides ...

Some news on early entries as the deadline (Sunday at midnight) looms and some other flotsam we’ve been holding on to for your Friday… UNC’s point guard Tywon Lawson will be testing the waters. Reading the tea leaves, does this signal a pending domino effect for his teammates Wayne Ellington, Tyler Hansbrough and/or Danny Green? Speaking of the Heels, in light of ...

Meanwhile the draft gets deeper and deeper pushing all three to the very back of the 1st round if not the second. From ACC Now : North Carolina coach Roy Williams said today that Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson have still not made final decisions about this year’s NBA Draft. “We’re not finished, and we’ll definitely have something before ...