Feeling right at home
Posted Dec 23, 2006
Sitting in a front row seat at Scottrade Center on Friday night, waiting for his son to take the floor for North Carolina, Gene Hansbrough was all smiles. "I hope I'm this excited at the end of the game,'' he said. With 15 points, 13 rebounds and a 69-48 victory, forward Tyler Hansbrough didn't disappoint his dad -- or the several thousand others from nearby Poplar Bluff, who bought tickets to watch one of their favorite sons play.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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