University of North Carolina Athletics
Hansbrough, Pope Enter North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
May 2, 2026 | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer
Former Tar Heel standouts Tyler Hansbrough, the ACC's all-time leading scorer and only four-time first-team All-America men's basketball player in league history, and Eddie Pope, a five-time MLS All-Star and starter for the United States Men's National Team in the 2002 World Cup, were inducted Friday in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
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They were among 10 inductees in the Class of 2026 joining Chip Beck (golf), Heather Bergsma (speed skating), Louis Breeden (football), Leonard Hamilton (basketball), Richard Huntley (football), John Isner (tennis), Norvell Lee (basketball) and Jerry Winterton (wrestling). Kelvin Sampson was elected but deferred his induction for a year.
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Hansbrough and Pope are the 65th and 66th former Tar Heel players, coaches and athletic directors to be inducted in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
University of North Carolina Members of the NC Sports Hall of Fame
Donna Andrews (women's golf)
Scott Bankhead (baseball)
George Barclay (football)
Jim Beatty (men's track)
Pete Brennan (men's basketball)
Rod Broadway (football)
Mack Brown (football)
Jason Brown (football)
Kelvin Bryant (football)
Jack Cobb (men's basketball)
Dennis Craddock (cross country, track and field)
Brad Daugherty (men's basketball)
Walter Davis (men's basketball)
Anson Dorrance (women's soccer)
Bill Dooley (football)
Laura Dupont (women's tennis)
Woody Durham (media)
Greg Ellis (football)
Chuck Erickson (athletic director, golf)
Bob Fetzer (athletic director, track and field)
Raymond Floyd (men's golf)
Phil Ford (men's basketball)
Mike Fox (baseball)
Lee Gliarmis Sr. (football, men's soccer)
Bill Guthridge (men's basketball)
Tyler Hansbrough (men's basketball)
Marshall Happer (men's tennis)
Dee Hardison (football)
Sylvia Hatchell (women's basketball)
Bunn Hearn (baseball)
Ken Huff (football)
Antawn Jamison (men's basketball)
Bobby Jones (men's basketball)
Michael Jordan (men's basketball)
Charlie Justice (football)
Clyde King (baseball)
Davis Love III (men's golf)
Page Marsh (women's golf)
Bob McAdoo (men's basketball)
Don McCauley (football)
Monk McDonald (men's basketball)
Bones McKinney (men's basketball)
Paul Miller (football)
Allen Morris (men's tennis)
Hugh Morton (photo journalism)
Bob Quincy (sports information)
Julius Peppers (football)
Eddie Pope (men's soccer)
Walter Rabb (baseball)
Lennie Rosenbluth (men's basketball)
Lee Shaffer (men's basketball)
Karen Shelton (field hockey)
Don Skakle (men's tennis)
Floyd "Chunk" Simmons (men's track)
Charlotte Smith (women's basketball)
Dean Smith (men's basketball)
Jerry Stackhouse (men's basketball)
Ed Sutton (football)
John Swofford (football, director of athletics)
Danny Talbott (football/baseball)
Jake Wade (media)
Tony Waldrop (men's track)
Sue Walsh (women's swimming)
Harvie Ward (men's golf)
Art Weiner (football)
Carla Werden (women's soccer)
Burgess Whitehead (baseball)
Roy Williams (men's basketball)
Harry Williamson (men's track)
James Worthy (men's basketball)
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They were among 10 inductees in the Class of 2026 joining Chip Beck (golf), Heather Bergsma (speed skating), Louis Breeden (football), Leonard Hamilton (basketball), Richard Huntley (football), John Isner (tennis), Norvell Lee (basketball) and Jerry Winterton (wrestling). Kelvin Sampson was elected but deferred his induction for a year.
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Hansbrough and Pope are the 65th and 66th former Tar Heel players, coaches and athletic directors to be inducted in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
University of North Carolina Members of the NC Sports Hall of Fame
Donna Andrews (women's golf)
Scott Bankhead (baseball)
George Barclay (football)
Jim Beatty (men's track)
Pete Brennan (men's basketball)
Rod Broadway (football)
Mack Brown (football)
Jason Brown (football)
Kelvin Bryant (football)
Jack Cobb (men's basketball)
Dennis Craddock (cross country, track and field)
Brad Daugherty (men's basketball)
Walter Davis (men's basketball)
Anson Dorrance (women's soccer)
Bill Dooley (football)
Laura Dupont (women's tennis)
Woody Durham (media)
Greg Ellis (football)
Chuck Erickson (athletic director, golf)
Bob Fetzer (athletic director, track and field)
Raymond Floyd (men's golf)
Phil Ford (men's basketball)
Mike Fox (baseball)
Lee Gliarmis Sr. (football, men's soccer)
Bill Guthridge (men's basketball)
Tyler Hansbrough (men's basketball)
Marshall Happer (men's tennis)
Dee Hardison (football)
Sylvia Hatchell (women's basketball)
Bunn Hearn (baseball)
Ken Huff (football)
Antawn Jamison (men's basketball)
Bobby Jones (men's basketball)
Michael Jordan (men's basketball)
Charlie Justice (football)
Clyde King (baseball)
Davis Love III (men's golf)
Page Marsh (women's golf)
Bob McAdoo (men's basketball)
Don McCauley (football)
Monk McDonald (men's basketball)
Bones McKinney (men's basketball)
Paul Miller (football)
Allen Morris (men's tennis)
Hugh Morton (photo journalism)
Bob Quincy (sports information)
Julius Peppers (football)
Eddie Pope (men's soccer)
Walter Rabb (baseball)
Lennie Rosenbluth (men's basketball)
Lee Shaffer (men's basketball)
Karen Shelton (field hockey)
Don Skakle (men's tennis)
Floyd "Chunk" Simmons (men's track)
Charlotte Smith (women's basketball)
Dean Smith (men's basketball)
Jerry Stackhouse (men's basketball)
Ed Sutton (football)
John Swofford (football, director of athletics)
Danny Talbott (football/baseball)
Jake Wade (media)
Tony Waldrop (men's track)
Sue Walsh (women's swimming)
Harvie Ward (men's golf)
Art Weiner (football)
Carla Werden (women's soccer)
Burgess Whitehead (baseball)
Roy Williams (men's basketball)
Harry Williamson (men's track)
James Worthy (men's basketball)
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