Hansbrough on the court of the Dean Smith Center in 2008
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No. 21 – Fort Wayne Mad Ants | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | NBA Development League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Columbia, Missouri |
November 3, 1985
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, Missouri) |
College | North Carolina (2005–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall |
Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2013 | Indiana Pacers |
2013–2015 | Toronto Raptors |
2015–2016 | Charlotte Hornets |
2017–present | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Andrew Tyler Hansbrough (born November 3, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League. The most decorated and honored player in North Carolina Tar Heels history, Hansbrough was the first player in ACC history to not only be named First Team All-ACC four times, but to also be named to a First Team All-American squad in each of his four seasons. He was also named ACC Rookie of the Year in 2006 and ACC Player of the Year in 2008, while sweeping all national player of the year awards that year as well. Following his college career, he was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 13th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. He played four seasons for the Pacers before joining the Toronto Raptors in 2013. After two seasons with the Raptors, he joined the Charlotte Hornets for the 2015–16 season.
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 in the state Class 5 championship game on March 12, 2005, ending the opposition's 60-game win streak. He averaged 28.2 points and 13.4 rebounds as a senior. In addition being named Gatorade Player of the Year in Missouri, he was named a McDonald's and Parade All-America. He had 15 points and eight rebounds in the McDonald's All-America game, and had 24 points and nine rebounds and was named co-MVP of the Jordan Brand Classic.