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NCAA Basketball: 10 most hated players all-time in the sport

By Bryan Mauro

NEW YORK - MARCH 11: Eric Devendorf #23 of the Syracuse Orange reacts between plays against the Seton Hall Pirates during the second round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - MARCH 11: Eric Devendorf #23 of the Syracuse Orange reacts between plays against the Seton Hall Pirates during the second round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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CHAPEL HILL, NC – MARCH 08: Gerald Henderson #15 of the Duke Blue Devils walks by Tyler Hansbrough #50 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at the Dean E. Smith Center on March 8, 2009 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NC – MARCH 08: Gerald Henderson #15 of the Duke Blue Devils walks by Tyler Hansbrough #50 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at the Dean E. Smith Center on March 8, 2009 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

6. Gerald Henderson – Duke

The former Blue Devil has basketball blood lines as his father was a star in both the NBA and in College. The younger Henderson was also a star at Duke in his time there. Entering college Henderson was a great athlete and could have chosen to play several sports while at Duke. He was a scratch golfer and was a star in the high jump and triple jump. Henderson chose the one sport at where he was able to utilize his athletic talent.

On the basketball floor, the guard turned into one of the main scoring options for the Blue Devils. His last season in Durham he averaged just over 16 points per game. In the process he was also earning a reputation as a dirty player and a thug. What he believed was a high motor and aggressiveness, the rest of the country especially those whom are fans of the ACC saw a dirty player who was getting treatment from the referees because of the name on the front of the jersey.

It all culminated in the rivalry game against North Carolina. It is amazing that Henderson made it out of the game alive especially with the game being in Chapel Hill. With time ticking down in the second half of a North Carolina win, Tyler Hansbrough missed a free throw, and when he went up to get his own rebound, Henderson came, and shoulder dropped and elbowed the North Carolina star in the head giving him a bloody nose.

Watching it on video the contact was far from incidental and looked to be a cheap shot. Unfortunately, this was not the only time that Henderson let his aggressive and physical play win out. He finds him self on the list for the Hansbrough incident, but there were others.

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