University of North Carolina Athletics
Hansbrough Update: Likely Out At Least Two Weeks
October 31, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Oct. 31, 2008
CHAPEL HILL - Carolina men's basketball senior forward Tyler Hansbrough underwent a bone scan today on his right shin that confirmed he has a stress reaction, but there is not a fracture, head coach Roy Williams announced this evening.
"Tyler had some tests today that gave us more information," Williams says. "There is a great possibility that we will hold Tyler out of practice for the next two weeks, then re-evaluate his condition at that time.
"Of course we are all disappointed for Tyler and our team, but everybody on the roster has a chance to do a little more and play a little better to help make up for the loss of the national player of the year."
Hansbrough did not miss a single practice his freshman and sophomore seasons and only one his junior year. That came the night after he played 47 minutes in a double overtime win over Clemson, a game in which he played with an infected toe on his right foot.
