Tyler Hansbrough is an American professional basketball player for the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association. In college, Hansbrough was a star with the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2005 to 2009. He was the first player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to be named first-team All-ACC four times and to be a first-team All-American four times (he was a consensus first team pick in three of those seasons). Hansbrough was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 2006 and ACC Player of the Year in 2008; he also swept all national player of the year awards in 2008. Hansbrough won a NCAA championship in his senior season at North Carolina. Following his college career, Hansbrough was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 13th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. He played four seasons for the Pacers and later played for the Toronto Raptors and the Charlotte Hornets. He has since played in the NBA Development League and in China.
