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AP POY Tyler Hansbrough to Stay at UNC
Tyler Hansbrough is staying at North Carolina. (AP Images)
North Carolina fans can breathe a huge sigh of relief today. Pyscho T isn't going anywhere.
In news that makes the Tar Heels an odds-on favorite to win the 2009 NCAA Tournament, reigning AP Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough will return to Chapel Hill for his senior season.
Hansbrough, a 6-foot-9 forward, averaged 22.6 points and 10.2 rebounds. He led the Tar Heels (36-3) to the winningest season in school history and the Final Four while sweeping the major national player of the year awards.
Hansbrough's return wasn't a big surprise considering he has long talked about his determination to win a national championship before he leaves school. He enters next season ranked second on the program's career list with 2,168 points, putting him 122 behind Phil Ford for the record. He also is within reach of the Atlantic Coast Conference career mark set by Duke's J.J. Redick (2,769 points) in 2006.