Looking back at Tyler Hansbrough’s 5 best moments at UNC

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2. UNC’s, and ACC’s all-time leading scorer

If you search into Google “Who is North Carolina’s Men’s basketball all-time leading scorer?” Tyler Hansbrough’s name will pop up.

This is the play in which Hansbrough passed Phil Ford on the list in a game against Evansville:

If you type into Google: “Who is the ACC Men’s basketball all-time leading scorer?” Tyler Hansbrough’s name would also pop up.

In a 2009 NCAA Tournament game against Radford, Hansbrough tied, and passed J.J. Redick as the ACC’s all-time leading scorer with 2,770 points.

Tyler Hansbrough finished his Tar Heel career with 2,872 points, which is good enough for 13th all-time in NCAA history.

Head coach Roy Williams had this to say about Tyler Hansbrough:

"My life as a whole, not just my basketball coaching career, has been greatly enriched because you (Tyler Hansbrough) have been a part of it.”"

That quote from Roy Williams came in the tribute video for Hansbrough done by tarheelblue.com:

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