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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1985)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Tyler Hansbrough
| image = Tyler Hansbrough (16664179073) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hansbrough with the [[Toronto Raptors]] in 2015
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 250
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|3}}
| birth_place = [[Columbia, Missouri]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Poplar Bluff High School|Poplar Bluff]] ([[Poplar Bluff, Missouri]])
| college = [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] (2005–2009)
| draft_year = 2009
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 13
| draft_team = [[Indiana Pacers]]
| career_start = 2009
| career_end = 2022
| career_number = 50
| career_position = [[Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]]
| years1 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}
| team1 = [[Indiana Pacers]]
| years2 = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}
| team2 = [[Toronto Raptors]]
| years3 = {{nbay|2015|full=y}}
| team3 = [[Charlotte Hornets]]
| years4 = [[2016–17 NBA Development League season|2017]]
| team4 = [[Fort Wayne Mad Ants]]
| years5 = 2017–2018
| team5 = [[Guangzhou Long-Lions]]
| years6 = 2018–2019
| team6 = [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls]]
| years7 = 2019–2020
| team7 = [[Sichuan Blue Whales]]
| years8 = 2022
| team8 = [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]]
| highlights = 
* [[List of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball champions|NCAA champion]] ([[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2009]])
* [[List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards|National college player of the year]] ([[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008]])
* 3× Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[2007 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2007]]–[[2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2009]])
* Consensus second-team All-American ([[2006 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2006]])
* [[USBWA National Freshman of the Year]] (2006)
* [[Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|ACC Player of the Year]] (2008)
* 4× First-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams|All-ACC]] (2006–2009)
* [[Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year|ACC Rookie of the Year]] (2006)
* [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] All-Freshman Team (2006)
* [[ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]] MVP ([[2008 ACC men's basketball tournament|2008]])
* No. 50 [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by North Carolina Tar Heels]]
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2005]])
* First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2005)
| CBBASKHOF_year = 2023
}}

'''Andrew Tyler Hansbrough''' (born November 3, 1985) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. He played in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) for seven seasons and also played internationally.

In college, Hansbrough was a star with the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|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 [[Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year|ACC Rookie of the Year]] in 2006 and [[Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|ACC Player of the Year]] in 2008; he also swept all [[List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards|national player of the year awards]] in 2008. Hansbrough won an NCAA championship in his senior season at North Carolina in 2009.

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, two seasons for the [[Toronto Raptors]] and one season for the [[Charlotte Hornets]]. Hansbrough later played professionally in the [[NBA Development League]], the [[Chinese Basketball Association]], and the [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional]].

==High school career==
Hansbrough attended [[Poplar Bluff High School]] in [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri]], where he led the Mules to back-to-back state championships and scored more than 2,500 career points. He had 29 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks in a 72–56 win over [[Vashon High School|Vashon High]] in the state Class 5 championship game on March 12, 2005, ending the opposition's 60-game win streak.<ref>{{cite web |last=Austin Jr. |first=Earl |date=2005-03-17 |title=Vashon beat by Shaq of Poplar Bluff |url=https://www.stlamerican.com/sports/local-sports/vashon-beat-by-shaq-of-poplar-bluff/ |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=St. Louis American}}</ref> He averaged 28 points and 7.3 rebounds as a senior.<ref>{{cite web |author= High School Sports, Stl |title=Boys Basketball |url=http://stats.stlhighschoolsports.com/sports/basketballboys/stats/teamstatplayer.php?t=328&s=359&p=332413 |publisher= Stl High School Sports |access-date= April 2, 2019}}</ref> In addition to being named Gatorade Player of the Year in Missouri, he was named a McDonald's and Parade All-American.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |author= Gm, Real |title=Tyler Hansborough |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Tyler_Hansbrough/High-School/1608 |publisher= RealGm |access-date= April 2, 2019}}</ref>  He had 15 points and eight rebounds in the [[2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|McDonald's All-America game]], and had 24 points and nine rebounds and was named co-MVP of the [[Jordan Brand Classic]].<ref name="auto"/>

On April 9, 2005, Hansbrough scored 31 points in a 106–98 USA win over the World Select Team in the [[Nike Hoop Summit]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], tying the USA record for points in the game.<ref>{{cite web |author= Basketball, USA |title=VIIIth Nike Hoop Summit – 2005 |url=https://www.usab.com/history/nike-hoop-summit/viiith-nike-hoop-summit-2005.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907023426/http://www.usab.com/history/nike-hoop-summit/viiith-nike-hoop-summit-2005.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |publisher= USA Basketball |access-date= April 2, 2019}}</ref>

==College career==

===Freshman season===
As a freshman at [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] in 2005–06, Hansbrough became the only player in [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] history to earn First Team All-America honors as a freshman. He was honored by The Sporting News and Rupp,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205490651|title=Hansbrough Named First-Team All-America by Rupp Award|work=GoHeels.com|date=March 23, 2006|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> and was named third-team All-America by the Associated Press, NABC and Basketball Times. He was only the third ACC freshman to earn AP All-America honors, joining [[Kenny Anderson (basketball)|Kenny Anderson]] and [[Stephon Marbury]] of Georgia Tech. He was selected the National Freshman of the Year by USBWA, ESPN.com, The Sporting News, and Basketball Times, and earned unanimous selection as the [[Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year|ACC Rookie of the Year]] and was the first freshman to earn unanimous first-team All-ACC honors in league history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20060308/redick-tops-acc-again|title=Redick tops ACC again|work=starnewsonline.com|date=March 8, 2006|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> On February 15, 2006, Hansbrough set a [[Dean Smith Center]] scoring record and an ACC freshman scoring record when he scored 40 points in a home game against [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205475989|title=Hansbrough's Big Night Leads Heels Past Georgia Tech|work=GoHeels.com|date=February 15, 2006|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> Hansbrough had the highest scoring average ever by a Tar Heel freshman at 18.9 per game, good for second in the ACC in scoring. He became the first Tar Heel freshman to lead the team in scoring and rebounding, and was the first Tar Heel (and seventh ACC player) to lead his team in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and steals in the same season.<ref>{{cite web |author= Heels, Go |title=Tyler Hansbrough |url=https://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11187 |publisher= University of North Carolina |access-date= April 2, 2019}}</ref>

===Sophomore season===
A consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2006–07, Hansbrough was voted UNC's Most Valuable Player by his teammates and coaches. He was a unanimous first-team All-ACC selection for the second consecutive year and led UNC (fourth in the ACC) in scoring with an average of 18.4 points per game. Tyler led the team and was second in the ACC in rebounds (7.9 per game) and grabbed double figures in rebounds 11 times. He was sixth in the ACC in field goal percentage and ninth in free throw percentage, and was one of three players (along with Florida State's [[Al Thornton]] and Boston College's [[Jared Dudley]]) to rank in the Top 10 in both field goal and free throw percentage.<ref name=nba.com>{{cite web|url=http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201946/|title=Tyler Hansbrough|work=NBA.com|access-date=October 9, 2016|archive-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401124428/http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201946/|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2019}}

On March 4, 2007, Hansbrough had 26 points and 17 rebounds before suffering an injury in the closing seconds of the Tar Heels' 86–72 win over [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]], clinching the top seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. With 14.5 seconds left in the game, Hansbrough leaped for a rebound after a missed free throw attempt by a teammate. After the ball left his hand, he was struck in the face by [[Gerald Henderson Jr.|Gerald Henderson]]'s right elbow. The errant elbow broke Hansbrough's nose. Henderson was ejected from the game and received an automatic one-game suspension from the NCAA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=270630153|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010125221/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=270630153|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 10, 2016|title=UNC clinches top ACC seed; Williams gets 100th win at school|work=ESPN.com|date=March 4, 2007|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref>

===Junior season===
As a junior in 2007–08, Hansbrough was named the consensus [[List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards|National Player of the Year]] (NPOY). He became the 11th Tar Heel to earn NPOY honors and was the fourth player in ACC history to win National Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, ACC Tournament MVP and NCAA Regional MVP honors in the same season. He was voted the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, only the third Tar Heel to win the award in 24 years, and became the third player in ACC history to be unanimously selected three times to the All-ACC team, joining North Carolina State's [[David Thompson (basketball)|David Thompson]] (1973–75) and Duke's [[Art Heyman]] (1961–63).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncb&id=3286675|title=Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina unanimous all-ACC for third time|work=ESPN.com|date=March 10, 2008|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref>

Hansbrough tied the ACC single-season record by scoring in double figures in 39 games, and scored 882 points, second-most in school history, and the most since [[Lennie Rosenbluth]] had 895 in 1956–57. Hansbrough was second in total points in the NCAA behind Davidson's [[Stephen Curry]] (931), and had 399 rebounds, a UNC single-season record. He led the ACC in scoring and rebounding and ranked 12th nationally in scoring and 17th in rebounding, becoming the first player to lead the ACC in both categories since [[Antawn Jamison]] in 1997–98. Hansbrough's average of 22.6 points per game was the highest average by a Tar Heel since [[Charlie Scott (basketball)|Charlie Scott]] (27.1 ppg) in 1969–70. With 10.2 rebounds per game, he became the seventh Tar Heel to lead the ACC in rebounding and just the third Tar Heel in 30 years to average a double-double.<ref name="nba.com" />{{failed verification|date=April 2019}}

On February 3, 2008, in a game against [[Florida State Seminoles men's basketball|Florida State]], Hansbrough broke Lennie Rosenbluth's 51-year-old school record for made free throws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf |title=2007–08 Tar Heel Basketball Weekly Release |work=grfx.cstv.com |access-date=October 9, 2016 |page=8 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528213959/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf |archive-date=May 28, 2008 }}</ref> In the [[2008 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC semifinals]] on March 15, 2008, Hansbrough hit a baseline jump shot with 0.8 seconds remaining to give the Tar Heels a 68–66 victory over [[Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball|Virginia Tech]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHNMPvm4WvQ|title=Carolina Basketball: Tyler Hansbrough Game Winner vs. VT in 2008 ACC Tournament|work=YouTube.com|date=March 12, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> In the Final Four, Hansbrough was held below his season averages in both points and rebounds against [[2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]], largely by freshman [[Cole Aldrich]], as North Carolina lost the national semifinal, 84–66.

===Senior season===
[[Image:Hansbrough Scoring Record.jpg|225px|right|thumb|Hansbrough is congratulated after setting the school scoring record on December 18, 2008.]]
Hansbrough was the Tar Heels' co-MVP with [[Ty Lawson]] as a senior in 2008–09. He finished third in the ACC Player of the Year balloting behind Lawson and Florida State's [[Toney Douglas]], after finishing the year second in the ACC in scoring at 20.7 points per game and sixth in field goal percentage, free throw percentage and rebounding. He made a career-best 28 straight free throws early in the season and shot a career-best 84.1 percent from the free throw line, improving his free throw accuracy for a third straight season. He scored 18 points in each of North Carolina's Final Four wins against Villanova and Michigan State, helping the Tar Heels win the 2009 NCAA championship and subsequently being named to the All-Final Four team.<ref name="nba.com" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Pells|first=Eddie|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-carolina-wins-ncaa-championship/|title=North Carolina Wins NCAA Championship|work=cbsnews.com|date=April 6, 2009|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>

Due to right shin and left ankle ailments, Hansbrough missed four games early on in the 2008–09 season, the first he had missed as a Tar Heel. On December 18, 2008, in a home game against [[Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball|Evansville]], Hansbrough broke North Carolina's all-time career scoring record, surpassing a 30-year-old mark held by [[Phil Ford (basketball)|Phil Ford]] (2,290 points).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=283530153|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915052733/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=283530153|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2016|title=Hansbrough sets career scoring record in UNC win vs. Evansville|work=ESPN.com|date=December 18, 2008|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> Ten days later, Hansbrough grabbed his 1,000th career rebound in a game against Rutgers, becoming one of seven UNC players to record 1,000 career rebounds. On February 28, 2009, Hansbrough made his 906th career free throw in UNC's 104–74 win over Georgia Tech, breaking [[Dickie Hemric]]'s (Wake Forest) NCAA record, set in 1955. His unorthodox post moves drew many whistles from officials. Hansbrough finished his career with 982 made free throws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarheeltimes.com/today-in-unc-history.aspx?month=2|title=February Tar Heel History|work=tarheeltimes.com|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref>

===Career highs===
[[Image:Hansbrough retirement.jpg|right|thumb|Hansbrough walking back to the players' tunnel after his jersey retirement ceremony on February 10, 2010]]
*Points: '''40''' vs. [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]] (2/15/06)
*Field Goals: '''13''' vs. [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]] (2/15/06), vs. [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]] (11/26/08)
*Field Goal Attempts: '''21''' vs. [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] (2/6/08), at [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] (3/8/08)
*Three-Pointers: '''2''' vs. [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] (3/8/09)
*Free Throws Made: '''17''' vs. [[Clemson Tigers men's basketball|Clemson]] (2/10/08)
*Free Throw Attempts: '''19''' vs. [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]] (2/15/06), vs. [[Clemson Tigers men's basketball|Clemson]] (2/10/08)
*Offensive Rebounds: '''9''' vs. [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball|UC Santa Barbara]] (11/25/05), vs. [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] (3/4/07)
*Rebounds: '''21''' at [[Florida State Seminoles men's basketball|Florida State]] (2/3/08)
*Assists: '''4''' vs. [[Tennessee Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]] (11/24/06), [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]] (2/18/09)
*Turnovers: '''8''' at [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland]] (2/2/06)
*Blocks: '''3''' at [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]] (1/15/09)
*Steals: '''8''' vs. [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball|UNC Asheville]] (12/28/05)
*Minutes: '''47''' vs. [[Clemson Tigers men's basketball|Clemson]] (2/10/08, 2OT)

===College career legacy===
{{further|Honored North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players}}
Hansbrough was the first player in ACC history to earn first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-America]] and first-team All-ACC honors in each of his four seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/tyler_hansbrough_2009.html|title=Draft Pick Profile: Tyler Hansbrough|work=NBA.com|date=June 18, 2009|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsok.com/article/3357366/tale-of-the-tape-blake-griffin-tyler-hansbrough|title=Tale of the Tape: Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough|work=newsok.com|date=March 29, 2009|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> He finished his career with a league-record 2,872 points and a school-record 1,219 rebounds to go with the NCAA record of 982 made free throws.<ref name=sandiegouniontribune>{{cite web|last=McCreary|first=Joedy|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-unc-retires-hansbroughs-no-50-2010feb10-story.html|title=UNC retires Hansbrough's No. 50|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|date=February 10, 2010|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> While attending North Carolina, Hansbrough was given the nickname "Psycho T" due to his size and aggressive play style, as well as his off-court personality.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gregorian|first=Vahe|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/mar/26/call-him-psycho-t/|title=Call him 'Psycho T'|work=spokesman.com|date=March 26, 2008|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref>

In 2008, Hansbrough swept all major individual honors in men's college basketball. For a North Carolina men's player to be eligible to have his [[Honored North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players|jersey retired]], he must win at least one of six national player of the year awards: [[Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year|Associated Press]], [[Oscar Robertson Trophy|U.S. Basketball Writers Association]], [[NABC Player of the Year|National Association of Basketball Coaches]], [[Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year|Sporting News]], [[Naismith College Player of the Year|Naismith]], and [[John R. Wooden Award|Wooden]]. Since Hansbrough won all six,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205475110|title=Hansbrough Wins Wooden Award, Sweeping Major Individual Honors|work=GoHeels.com|date=April 12, 2008|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> he had his number 50 retired during halftime against Duke on February 10, 2010.<ref name="sandiegouniontribune" />

==Professional career==

=== Indiana Pacers (2009–2013)===
In 2009, Hansbrough was selected by the [[Indiana Pacers]] with the 13th overall pick in the [[2009 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4313626|title=Pacers sign No. 13 overall pick Hansbrough|date=July 8, 2009|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> After missing the preseason and the first four games of the regular season with an injury to his shin, he made his NBA debut against the Washington Wizards on November 6, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2009Nov06/0,4670,BKNWizardsPacers,00.html|title=Hansbrough scores 13 in debut as Pacers win 102-86 - Basketball - FOXNews.com|website=www.foxnews.com}}</ref> Hansbrough was limited to 29 games in his rookie season due to assorted injuries including a season-long bout with [[vertigo]].<ref name="thesportsdaily.com">{{cite web|url=https://thesportsdaily.com/2011/07/03/indiana-pacers-2010-2011-player-review-tyler-hansbrough-v15-342/|title=Indiana Pacers 2010–2011 Player Review: Tyler Hansbrough|date=July 3, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nba.nbcsports.com/2010/10/10/tyler-hansbrough-is-back-after-season-long-bout-with-vertigo/|title=Tyler Hansbrough is back after season-long bout with vertigo|website=NBC Sports/|date=October 10, 2010 }}</ref>

In the 2010–2011 season, Hansbrough played in 70 games for the Pacers and started 29. He averaged 11 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.<ref name="thesportsdaily.com"/> On June 30, 2013, the Pacers tendered a qualifying offer to make Hansbrough a restricted free agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9441400/indiana-pacers-make-qualifying-offer-tyler-hansbrough|title=Offer on table to Tyler Hansbrough|work=ESPN.com|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=October 9, 2016|quote=Before free agency opened Monday, the Pacers opted to make the offer to Hansbrough.}}</ref> However, two days later, the Pacers rescinded their qualifying offer to Hansbrough, making him an unrestricted free agent.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Tom|url=http://www.indycornrows.com/2013/7/2/4487442/stein-tyler-hansbrough-an-unrestricted-free-agent-after-pacers|title=Stein: Tyler Hansbrough an unrestricted free agent after Pacers rescind offer|work=indycornrows.com|date=July 2, 2013|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref>

=== Toronto Raptors (2013–2015)===
[[File:Tyler Hansbrough (17077841877) (cropped).jpg|225px|right|thumb|Hansbrough with the Raptors in April 2015]]
Hansbrough signed a two-year deal with the [[Toronto Raptors]] on July 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.raptors.com/press-releases/raptors-sign-tyler-hansbrough |title=Raptors Sign Tyler Hansbrough |work=blog.raptors.com |date=July 15, 2013 |access-date=October 9, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718075726/http://blog.raptors.com/press-releases/raptors-sign-tyler-hansbrough |archive-date=July 18, 2013 }}</ref>

=== Charlotte Hornets (2015–2016)===
On July 22, 2015, Hansbrough signed a one-year deal with the [[Charlotte Hornets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-sign-free-agent-forward-tyler-hansbrough|title=Hornets Sign Free Agent Forward Tyler Hansbrough|work=NBA.com|date=July 22, 2015|access-date=July 22, 2015}}</ref>

=== Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2017)===
On March 1, 2017, Hansbrough was acquired by the [[Fort Wayne Mad Ants]] of the [[NBA Development League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/mad-ants-acquire-tyler-hansbrough/|title=Mad Ants Acquire Tyler Hansbrough|work=NBA.com|date=March 1, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref>

=== Guangzhou Long-Lions (2017–2018)===
Hansbrough signed with the [[Guangzhou Long-Lions]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association]] on July 26, 2017.<ref>{{cite web| title = 官宣&#124;泰勒·汉斯布鲁鼎力加盟广州龙狮 | work = [[Guangzhou Long-Lions]] | date = July 26, 2017 | url = http://www.longlions.com/index.php?c=article&id=697 | access-date = July 28, 2017 |language = zh}}</ref>

=== Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2018–2019)===
In October 2018, Hansbrough signed with the [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls]], returning to China for a second stint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/tyler-hansbrough-agreed-to-terms-with-zhejiang-golden-bulls/|title=Tyler Hansbrough agreed to terms with Zhejiang Golden Bulls|work=sportando.basketball|date=October 19, 2018|access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>

=== Sichuan Blue Whales (2019–2021)===
On November 28, 2019, Hansbrough was reported to have signed with the [[Sichuan Blue Whales]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asia-basket.com/China/news/604754/Tyler-Hansbrough-is-a-newcomer-at-Blue-Whales|title=Tyler Hansbrough is a newcomer at Blue Whales|date=November 28, 2019|website=asia-basket.com|access-date=November 28, 2019}}</ref> On December 13, 2019, Hansbrough recorded a career-high 49 points and 22 rebounds in a 108–105 victory over the [[Jiangsu Dragons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/13/c_138629399.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213211855/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/13/c_138629399.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2019|title=RoundupL Shenzhen routs Tianjin, Sichuan edges Jiangsu in CBA|date=December 13, 2019|website=xinhuanet.com|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> The [[Chinese Basketball Association]] suspended play on February 1, 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] before later resuming in June of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/coronavirus-halts-chinese-basketball-association-play-also-stopping-players-in-league-from-signing-nba-deals/|title=Coronavirus halts Chinese Basketball Association Play, also stopping players from signing NBA deals|date=February 26, 2020|website=cbssports.com|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>

On October 4, 2020, Hansbrough was reported to have re-signed with the [[Sichuan Blue Whales]] for a second season, but did not appear in a game for the team during the 2020–21 [[Chinese Basketball Association]] season due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and associated travel restrictions.<ref>{{cite web | last=Grobeck | first=Joe | title=What Happened to Tyler Hansbrough and Where is He Now? | website=FanBuzz | date=2022-03-11 | url=https://fanbuzz.com/college-basketball/tyler-hansbrough-now/ | access-date=2025-05-26}}</ref>

== Broadcasting career ==
Hansbrough made his broadcasting debut on February 18, 2021, as a color commentator for the [[ACC Network]] when the [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] took on the [[Northeastern Huskies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tarheelblog.com/2021/2/19/22290507/unc-north-carolina-tar-heels-northeastern-huskies-basketball-tyler-hansbrough-broadcasting-debut|title=UNC Basketball: Tyler Hansbrough makes his broadcasting debut|date=February 19, 2020|website=tarheelblog.com|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===College statistics===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2005–06]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| 31 || 30 || 30.4 || '''.570''' || '''.500''' || .739 || 7.8 || '''1.3''' || 1.2 || '''.7''' || 18.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2006–07]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| 38 || 38 || 29.9 || .525 || .250 || .768 || 7.9 || 1.2 || 1.1 || .4 || 18.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007–08]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| '''39''' || '''39''' || '''33.0''' || .540 || .000 || .806 || '''10.2''' || .9 || '''1.5''' || .4 || '''22.6'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| 34 || 34 || 30.3 || .514 || .391 || '''.849''' || 8.1 || 1.0 || 1.2 || .4 || 20.7
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|'''Career'''
| 142 || 141 || 31.0 || .536 || .316 || .791 || 8.6 || 1.1 || 1.3 || .5 || 20.2
{{s-end}}

===NBA regular season statistics===

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2009}}
| align="left" | [[2009–10 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| 29 || 1 || 17.6 || .360 || .000 || .743 || 4.8 ||''' 1.0''' || .6 || '''.3''' || 8.5
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}
| align="left" | [[2010–11 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| 70 || '''29''' || '''21.9''' || .465 || .000 || .779 || '''5.2''' || .6 || .5 || .2 || '''11.0'''
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2011}}
| align="left" | [[2011–12 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| 66 || 0 || 21.8 || .405 || .000 || '''.813''' || 4.4 || .5 || '''.8''' || .1 || 9.3 
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2012}}
| align="left" | [[2012–13 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| '''81''' || 8 || 16.9 || .432 || .000 || .720 || 4.6 || .4 || .4 || .2 || 7.0
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2013}}
| align="left" | [[2013–14 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 64 || 4 || 15.3 || .474 || .000 || .681 || 4.5 || .3 || .4 || '''.3''' || 4.9
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2014}}
| align="left" | [[2014–15 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 74 || 8 || 14.3 || '''.521''' || .143 || .698 || 3.6 || .3 || .4 || .2 || 3.6
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2015}}
| align="left" | [[2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 44 || 0 || 7.8 || .451 || '''.667''' || .585 || 2.0 || .2 || .3 || .2 || 2.4
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|'''Career'''
| 428 || 50 || 16.9 || .439 || .136 || .738 || 4.2 || .4 || .5 || .2 || 6.7
{{S-end}}

===NBA playoff statistics===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[2011 NBA Playoffs|2011]]
| align="left" | [[2010–11 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| 5 || '''5''' || '''32.8''' || .333 || .000 || '''.889''' || '''5.4''' || '''1.0''' || '''1.2''' || .0 || '''11.2'''
|-
| align="left" | [[2012 NBA Playoffs|2012]]
| align="left" | [[2011–12 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| 11 || 0 || 14.9 || .340 || .000 || .667 || 3.2 || .5 || .5 || '''.3''' || 4.4
|-
| align="left" | [[2013 NBA Playoffs|2013]]
| align="left" | [[2012–13 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| '''19''' || 0 || 12.7 || '''.419''' || .000 || .591 || 3.2 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 4.1
|-
| align="left" | [[2014 NBA Playoffs|2014]]
| align="left" | [[2013–14 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 3 || 0 || 9.7 || .333 || .000 || .833 || 2.0 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 2.3
|-
| align="left" | [[2015 NBA Playoffs|2015]]
| align="left" | [[2014-15 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 4 || 2 || 12.0 || .200 || .000 || .750 || 1.5 || .8 || .5 || '''.3''' || 1.3
|-
| align="left" | [[2016 NBA Playoffs|2016]]
| align="left" | [[2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 2 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|'''Career'''
| 44 || 7 || 14.8 || .361 || .000 || .688 || 3.1 || .5 || .4 || .1 || 4.4
{{S-end}}

===G-League regular season statistics===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2016–17 NBA Development League season|2016]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Fort Wayne Mad Ants|Fort Wayne]]
| 13 || 11 || 33.4 || .543 || .333 || .776 || 12.2 || 0.7 || 0.8 || .5 || 17.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| '''Career'''
| 13 || 11 || 33.4 || .543 || .333 || .776 || 12.2 || 0.7 || 0.8 || .5 || 17.6
{{S-end}}

===G-League playoff statistics===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2016–17 NBA Development League season|2017]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Fort Wayne Mad Ants|Fort Wayne]]
| 3 || 3 || 44.3 || .634 || .000 || .885 || 15.3 || 1.7 || 2.7 || 1.0 || 25.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| '''Career'''
| 3 || 3 || 44.3 || .634 || .000 || .885 || 15.3 || 1.7 || 2.7 || 1.0 || 25.0
{{S-end}}

===CBA career statistics===

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2017–18 CBA season|2017–18]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Guangzhou Long-Lions|Guangzhou]]
| '''39''' || 1 || 26.7 || '''.591''' || .000 || .811 || 9.9 || 0.7 || 1.3 || .6 || 20.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2018–19 CBA season|2018–19]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Zhejiang Golden Bulls|Zhejiang]]
| 27 || '''15''' || 32.0 || .555 || .000 || .790 || 10.9 || 1.0 || 1.6 || .5 || 20.1
|- 
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season|2019–20]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Sichuan Blue Whales|Sichuan]]
| 17 || 6 || '''36.5''' || .545 || '''.143''' || '''.883''' || '''13.4''' || '''1.4''' || '''1.7''' || .6 || '''32.3'''
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| '''Career'''
| 83 || 22 || 30.4 || .567 || .074 || .827 || 11.0 || 1.0 || 1.5 || .6 || 23.0
{{S-end}}

==Personal life==
Hansbrough's parents, Gene and Tami, are divorced. His father is an [[Orthopedic surgery|orthopedic surgeon]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Zarum|first=Dave|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/hard-foul-the-tyler-hansbrough-story/|title=Hard Foul: The Tyler Hansbrough Story|work=SportsNet.ca|date=November 27, 2014|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> while his mother served as an associate director of development at the UNC School of Dentistry between 2008 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pickeral|first=Robbi|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8371103/tyler-hansbrough-mother-resigns-unc-fundraiser|title=Tami Hansbrough resigns at UNC|work=ESPN.com|date=September 12, 2012|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref>

Hansbrough and his two brothers, Greg and [[Ben Hansbrough|Ben]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Seely|first=Mike|url=http://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/tallboys/Content?oid=2461723|title=Tallboys|work=riverfronttimes.com|date=September 1, 2004|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> have always been close. They formed a special bond when big brother Greg had a brain tumor removed at age eight.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hampton|first=Angela|url=http://abc11.com/archive/6743576/|title=TYLER HANSBROUGH THROUGH HIS MOTHER'S EYES|work=ABC11.com|date=April 3, 2009|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> Greg, despite being told he would never play organized sports, became the captain of his high school cross-country team, lettered in basketball and by 2011, he had run three marathons and 13 half-marathons.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thamel|first=Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/sports/ncaabasketball/18irish.html|title=For Notre Dame's Hansbrough, Competitiveness Is a Family Trait|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 17, 2011|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> Hansbrough is a bachelor.

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
*[[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career scoring leaders]]
*[[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders]]
*[[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201946/ nba.com profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401124428/http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201946/ |date=April 1, 2016 }}
*[http://stats.nbadleague.com/player/#!/201946/ NBA D-League profile]
*[http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205674122 North Carolina Tar Heels bio]
*[http://dleague.nba.com/news/tyler-hansbrough-nba-dleague-fort-wayne-mad-ants/ "A Look Back At The Many Acts of Tyler Hansbrough"] at dleague.nba.com

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