All-time All-ACC NBA Mock Draft
By Ynal Al-Ouri
Tyler Hansbrough was a dominant force at the college basketball level. He ended his career as the ACC’s all-time leading scorer and top 10 in career rebounds, with numerous individual awards, and of course a National Championship. He seemingly overpowered most of his competition in the uber talented ACC, with career averages of 20.2 points, and 8.6 rebounds per game. Hansbrough also shot a very efficient 53 percent from the field, and 79 percent from the free throw line. What’s impressive about his career scoring average, is that he did not really possess much of an outside shooting game. Most of his points came in the point whether he was posting up on smaller opponents, or outworking his opponents on the offensive glass.
Despite his strong collegiate numbers, there are plenty of concerns to his game. Hansbrough is a bit undersized for his position, and thoroughly struggled in college whenever he was faced with the task of guarding much taller opposition. He also could struggle with the much more athletic athletes in today’s NBA, on both ends of the floor. Hansbrough has the potential to work on his weaknesses and make a meaningful impact on any team that selects him, and taking him this late in the draft may be worth exploring. There have been many undersized forwards who have made meaningful impacts on their teams this day and age, and Hansbrough certainly has plenty of collegiate experience under his belt which will help him adapt to the rigorous NBA schedule.