Hansbrough Will Be In The Green Room

Tar Heel Fan on June 22nd, 2009 |

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The NBA will soon be releasing their list of green room invitees for Thursday night’s draft. Gene Hansbrough has already told ACC Now, his son has been invited and plans to attend.

Possible sign of being a lottery pick? Could be.

“He was planning to go up there either way, but when he got the call and invitation, he was pretty happy,’’ his father, Gene Hansbrough, said this morning.

Hansbrough, a four-time All-America, is expected to be picked somewhere in the teens of the first round. He planned to work out with the New Jersey Nets – who have the 11th overall pick – again on Tuesday.

“He could go as high as 11, and I don’t see him getting past Utah at 20,’’ NBA draft analyst Chris Monter said.

It is expected Ty Lawson will be there as well along with Davidson’s Stephen Curry. Also in the room will be Duke’s Gerald Henderson who hopes the door will be on his right because if he has to go left he might not make it on stage.

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Leann

June 22, 2009 at 2:58 pm

After everything Tyler Hansbrough has done for Tar Heel basketball and college basketball as a whole, I still have to stop and say “what planet are you from, boy?” when he gets excited that the NBA wants him in NY on draft night. I can’t believe the thought that they wouldn’t want him there and he would go anyway even crossed his mind. But…that’s Tyler for ya!

JBowling

June 22, 2009 at 4:24 pm

THF, you are too funny!

TexasFan11

June 22, 2009 at 5:29 pm

Speaking of the draft, has anyone heard anything about where Danny’s projected? I’ve looked, but I didn’t really find anything other than that today’s his birthday…so a Happy Birthday to Danny.

52bgJ

June 22, 2009 at 9:59 pm

Gawd I hope Tyler doesn’t go to the Nets–that would be like Purgatory for a UNC guy–apologies to O’Koren.

PRGuy

June 22, 2009 at 11:10 pm

TexasFan11, according to a story in today’s Raleigh News & Observer, Greene is projected to be an early to mis second round pick.

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June 23, 2009 at 3:55 am

[...] not even expect. From what I have read on both Tar Heel Times, ACC Now (The News&Observer) and Tar Heel Fan the Carolina forward is going to be at Madison Square Garden, in the “Green Room”, at [...]

June 23, 2009 at 9:28 am

Thanks PRGuy.