Oct. 30, 2008
CHAPEL HILL - University of North Carolina 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 announced Thursday evening.
Hansbrough did not practice today, 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.
