Tyler Hansbrough needs no introduction to UNC fans. Hansbrough finished his UNC basketball career in 2009 with a national championship and as both the Tar Heels' and the ACC's all-time leading scorer, with 2872 points. Hansbrough then played seven years in the NBA and for three years after that in China.
Now, at age 37, Hansbrough is figuring out what comes next in a life that was so devoted to basketball for so long. Renowned for his relentless determination as a player, Hansbrough is also famous among UNC fans for going 4-0 as a player at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium. His No.50 jersey hangs in the rafters at the Smith Center.
In our "Sports Legends" interview, talks about his favorite win at UNC (which wasn't the national title game) and his new sports passion, which gets him more nervous than basketball ever did. He also discusses the "cheap shot" Gerald Henderson directed at him in an unforgettable UNC-Duke game, being in China when the COVID pandemic began, why his NBA career didn’t go as well as he had hoped and whether this past season’s Tar Heels should have taken that NIT bid after being excluded from the NCAA Tournament field.
Sports Legends of the Carolinas is hosted by Scott Fowler. It's produced by Loumay Alesali, Jeff Siner and Kata Stevens. McClatchy's director of audio is Davin Coburn. For lots more on the show, visit https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sportslegends.
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