10:47 p.m. FRIDAY OCT. 31 -- North Carolina men's basketball senior forward Tyler Hansbrough underwent a bone scan today on his right shin that confirmed he has a stress
reaction but there is not a fracture" coach Roy Williams announced today in a press release.
""Tyler had some tests today that gave us more information" Williams said in the release.
There is a great possibility that we will hold Tyler out of practice for the next two weeks" then re-evaluate his condition at that time.
""Of course we are all disappointed for Tyler and our team"" but everybody on the roster has a chance to do a little more and play a little better to help make up for the loss of the national player of the year.""
Hansbrough did not miss a single practice his freshman and sophomore seasons and only one his junior year. That came the night after he played 47 minutes in a double overtime win against Clemson" a game in which he played with an infected toe on his right foot.