Tyler Hansbrough

Tyler Hansbrough became the fourth player from the University of North Carolina to win the Wooden Award, joining Phil Ford, Michael Jordan and Antawn Jamison. The 6-foot-9 Hansbrough led his team to the 2008 Final Four. Hansbrough, a junior from Poplar Bluff, Mo., is a two-time consensus All-American. He was named the most outstanding player at the NCAA East Regional after a 28-point, 13-rebound performance against Louisville. On the season, he averaged 22.6 points, and 10.6 rebounds, while shooting an impressive 54% fron the field and 80.6% from the free throw line. Nicknamed “Psycho T,” Hansbrough was the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the year in leading North Carolina to a school-record 36 wins and its 17th Final Four. Finishing behind Hansbrough, who had 4,653 points, were Wooden All-Americans Michael Beasley of Kansas State (4,042), UCLA’s Kevin Love (3,021), Texas’ D.J. Augustin (2,266) and Stephen Curry of Davidson (1,936).