In earning the league's Rookie Award for the fourth time this season, Hansbrough had a season-high 23 points in an 82-58 win over Davidson and a game-high 20 points in Saturday's 82-69 win over No. 12 NC State.
For the week, the 6-9, 235-pound Poplar Bluff, Mo., freshman was 9-of-19 from the floor and 23-of-25 from the free throw line, including a 14-for-14 performance from the line against the Wolfpack, the best single-game performance by a Tar Heel in 30 years.