Tyler Hansbrough’s basketball career has taken him around the world. He became college basketball royalty in Chapel Hill. He banged bodies and cashed checks in the NBA before moving on to the NBADL and China. Now he enters his third act, doing color commentary for the ACC Network.
Tyler Hansbrough? On color commentary?
Known for his quiet off-court demeanor and general shyness, you might expect him to be like Monty in “Major League”:
But credit has to given where it is due. Hansbrough, clearly new to this, brought a lot to the broadcast, as he gave play-by-play man Kyle Straub plenty of insights and factoids throughout the broadcast.