Tyler Hansbrough Out Indefinitely

[MADXSTER]

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Chapel Hill, NC (Sports Network) - North Carolina senior forward Tyler Hansbrough, the reigning national player of the year, will be out indefinitely due to a stress reaction condition in his right shin.

Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams announced Thursday night that an MRI revealed the stress reaction and indicated there is no timetable for Hansbrough's return.

According to the school, Williams will not have a statement until Friday after he meets with the UNC medical staff and Hansbrough.

Hansbrough averaged 22.6 points and 10.2 rebounds last year, leading the Tar Heels to a school-record 36 victories.

Hansbrough has played in all 108 games over his first three seasons with the Tar Heels, who start their season November 15 against Pennsylvania. North Carolina has a remarkable 90-18 record in Hansbrough's games.

The Tar Heels were chosen as the No.1 ranked team on Thursday in the preseason coaches' poll. They were beaten by Kansas in the national semifinals of the NCAA Tournament last season.

Entering this season, Hansbrough is poised to become North Carolina's all-time leading scorer. He has 2,168, which is just behind Phil Ford's 2,290.

[MADXSTER]

From Zags http://www.zagsblog.com/2008/10/30/hansbrough-out-indefinitely/#more-6021

On the same day that North Carolina was chosen as the preseason No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll, the Tar Heels received some bad news.

Senior forward Tyler Hansbrough, the 2008 national college basketball player of the year, has a stress reaction condition in his right shin and will sit out practice indefinitely. Head coach Roy Williams made the announcement Thursday evening.

Hansbrough did not practice Thursday, but had an MRI that revealed the stress reaction.

There is no timetable for his return and no further information is available at this time. Coach Williams will not have a statement until Friday after he meets with the UNC medical staff and Hansbrough.

Hansbrough averaged 22.6 points and 10.2 rebounds last year and was the National Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, ACC Male Athlete of the Year, ACC Tournament MVP and NCAA East Regional MVP.

The Poplar Bluff, Mo., native has played in all 108 games in his first three years as a Tar Heel.

The Tar Heels open the season Nov. 15 against Penn and then have a series of tough games against Kentucky (Nov. 18); in the Maui Classic; and against Michigan State Dec. 3.

[Stonebreaker]

Ouch. I feel bad for the kid.

[GoMuskies]

Should have gone pro.

[Juice]

I strongly dislike Tyler Hansborough. One of my least favorite players of all time.

[American X]

Rivals article on the possibility of UNC going undefeated:

http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=874223