Tyler Hansbrough Has A Record Night

Love him or hate him, you have to respect him.

Tyler Hansbrough has cemented himself among University of North Carolina greats James Worthy, Phil Ford and, of course, Michael Jordan.

He broke the all-time scoring record, which was previous held by Ford and stood for 30 years.

According to Yahoo! Sports, Hansbrough tied Ford on a jumper from the left wing with 14:05 left in the first half, then set the record by muscling in a bank shot over James Haarsma and Pieter van Tongeren with 7:41 to go.

As soon as the record-setting shot went through the net, officials briefly stopped the game to allow Ford, Roy Williams and athletics director Dick Baddour to present Hansbrough with the game ball. Students who carried small signs saying “Phil Ford 2,290” on one side turned it around to reveal “Tyler 2,291+” on the other.

In all his wildest dreams, Hansbrough never imagined he would leave UNC as the all-time leading scorer. It kind of makes you wonder what he’ll be able to do in the NBA.

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