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Complain In Vain —
We have just read that UNC star Tyler Hansbrough will have his jersey retired. He will be just the 8th player in Tar Heel history to have his number retired - pretty impressive stuff. Fortunately, our inside source was on the scene for Tyler’s comments to the media. According to the AP article, Hansbrough had this to say about his honor:“It truly is something special to have accomplished. In fact, it’s kind of hard to sit here and talk about how it feels to be put in the same category as the players who are up there already.” After the media cleared out, our source had the ...
Tyler Hansbrough’s Number Will Be Retired
Dime Magazine —
... the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, Sporting News, the Wooden Award or the Naismith Award. Heading into the ACC Tournament, “Psycho T” is averaging 23.1 points and 10.5 boards per night. And by having his jersey retired in the front row, he will be placed in front of such Tar Heel greats as Hubert Davis , Sam Perkins , Brad Daugherty and Kenny Smith - at least aesthetically.“There will never be another one just like him,” North Carolina coach Roy Williams said . “I am so lucky to be his coach. For the rest of my ...
Psycho T To Be Honored Forever And Ever
Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball —
... Tyler Hansbrough, who’s been a combination of terrific and irritating during his three-year tenure at North Carolina, will have his jersey hung in the rafters and retired forever. ...
Jack and Meg: Huge College Football Fans
Uni Watch —
... (with thanks to Anthony Atencio). … Reprinted from yesterday’s comments: Last graf of this story has some interesting info regarding UNC’s number-retirement protocols. … Also from yesterday: The little patch under the “V” in ...
