Tyler Hansbrough wins NABC Player of the Year and Naismith Trophy

San Antonio, Texas -- North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough received
National Player of the Year awards from the National Association of
Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the Atlanta Tipoff Club (Naismith Trophy) in ceremonies Sunday evening at the NABC Guardians Dinner at the Final Four.

Hansbrough averaged 22.6 points and 10.2 rebounds in leading the Tar Heels to a 36-3 record, ACC regular-season and tournament championships and NCAA

East Regional title. He had 17 points and nine rebounds in Carolina's
season-ending loss to Kansas Saturday in the Final Four.

Hansbrough has won the following National Player of the Year awards: Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Commonwealth Club of Kentucky (Rupp Award), Basketball Times, ESPN.com, CBS/Chevrolet, the United States Basketball Writers Association of America, the Associated Press, the NABC and the Naismith Trophy.

The Wooden Award will be announced on April 11 by the Los Angeles Athletic
Club.