NCAA Basketball: 10 most hated players all-time in the sport
By Bryan Mauro
10. Tyler Hansbrough – North Carolina
The list of great players to have come through Chapel Hill is long and prestigious. Hansbrough could be one of the best to ever dawn Tarheel Blue. Over his 4-year career, the big man averaged over 20 points per game to go along with eight rebounds. The former Tar Heel was the catalyst for some of the greatest teams in North Carolina history, and it all culminated in a National Championship his senior year.
At the end of his junior year the big man was named the national Player of the Year by every publication. He was also named the ACC player of the year, and the MVP of both the NCAA Tournament regional and the ACC tournament. He was the third player in ACC history to accomplish that feat. Hansbrough was fun to watch and is revered by North Carolina fans. It was the way the rest of the country feel about Hansbrough.
Nicknamed “Psycho T”, because the intensity in which he played. The intensity was often viewed as a cockiness or a swagger and many fans wished Hansbrough would have been humbler. The former Tar Heel did like to talk to his opponents and was never shy about celebrating a big moment in the game. Hansbrough reignited the Duke rivalry when him and another member of the list Gerald Henderson had an altercation.
Much like Aaron Craft, Hansbrough always made the right play and was known for his ability to make a clutch shot. The big man was hard enough to stop without the intensity and the extra celebrations that he was good at. Everyone will remember Psycho T for his intensity and his swagger.