Hansbrough Named ACC Player Of The Week

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Hansbrough Named ACC Player Of The Week

Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough drives to the basket against Wake Forest in the Dean Dome.

Feb 26, 2008

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough was named ACC Player of the Week.

In earning the league’s player of the week award for a record-tying seventh this season, Hansbrough averaged 30.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.5 steals in wins over NC State and Wake Forest. The Poplar Bluff, Mo., product made 20-of-32 (.625) from the floor and 21-of-27 (.778) from the free throw line in the two wins.

Hansbrough led all players with 32 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high five steals in Wednesday’s 84-70 win at NC State. Four nights later, the 6-9, 250-pound junior tallied a game-high 29 points and added five rebounds and four steals in an 89-73 win over the visiting Demon Deacons.

Hansbrough’s seven selections tie him with former Tar Heel standout Antawn Jamison for the most player of the week selections in a single season. Jamison was selected seven times during his junior year in 1997-98.