UNC, 2009 National Champions!
Tyler Hansbrough got the hero’s sendoff he wanted.
After becoming the only team outside the Big East to earn one of four no.1 seeds for the tournament, after limping towards the 2009 NCAA Final Four with a hurting point guard and after simply dominating the tournament hosts, the North Carolina Tar Heels are the 2009 NCAA college basketball champions.
How about that huh? In Tyler Hansbrough’s senior year, the North Carolina Tar Heels became the 2009 national champions, sending off the face of their franchise like a hero.
Of course, Tyler Hansbrough could not be denied. And with the help of Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson, who was playing hurt, the Tar Heels simply destroyed Michigan State, 89-72, in a blowout win that was already over as early as the first half.
‘’I felt like it was fitting for us to do what this group just accomplished,’’ UNC coach Roy Williams said.
Hansbrough, playing his last game with the Tar Heels, scored 18 points. Wayne Ellington had 19 while Ty Lawson managed to score a game-high 21 points despite playing hurt.
But the story here is Tyler Hansbrough, a guy who came back for his senior year in North Carolina for one thing, win the championship. Of course, he didn’t want their embarrassing loss to Kansas last year in the Final Four to be the last game he would be remembered for.
‘’Sounds like I made a pretty good decision,’’ Tyler Hansbrough said, referring to him returning for his senior year. ‘’Nothing beats this feeling right here.’’
For the Michigan State Spartans, I guess playing for the national championship in front of their fans in Detroit would have to do for now. It’s been a bad year in sports for the city of Detroit and watching their Spartans play for the title was a shinning glimmer of hope.
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