Hansbrough makes more history in ACC

~ The Poplar Bluff graduate became the first freshman to be named unanimous All-ACC.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A pair of senior All-Americans and a star rookie helped their teams finish atop the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now they're headlining the all-league team.

Duke's J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams, and North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough were unanimous selections to the All-ACC team released Monday by The Associated Press. Redick, Williams and Hansbrough were first-team picks on all 108 votes by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. They were joined on the first team by Boston College's Craig Smith and Virginia's Sean Singletary.

Hansbrough, who graduated last year from Poplar Bluff, Mo., is the first freshman in league history to earn unanimous first-team honors and is one of a league-high three all-conference picks for the Tar Heels, who had senior David Noel on the second team and junior Reyshawn Terry on the third team.

Redick led the league with nearly 28 points per game and passed Wake Forest's Dickie Hemric to become the conference's career scoring leader.

Williams, a 6-9 senior, led the ACC with 10.4 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game while ranking third in scoring at 18.8 points.

Hansbrough, a 6-9 freshman, turned in a stellar season to help a program that lost its top seven scorers from last year's national-title winner. He ranked second in the league in scoring (19 points) and seventh in rebounding (7.6), and is on pace to become the first Tar Heel freshman to lead the team in both categories.

He was joined by teammates Noel and Terry, who helped the Tar Heels go from unranked in the preseason to a surprising second-place league finish.