The next record on the list for Hansbrough

One by one, Tyler Hansbrough is knocking some of the program's all-time best players out of the North Carolina basketball record book.

Next up -- after Hansbrough picks off Phil Ford on the school's career scoring list -- could be Sam Perkins' career rebounding mark of 1,167.

Entering today's game against Evansville, Hansbrough has 979 rebounds. Assuming he remains in sound physical condition, Hansbrough should end his four-year career with about 1,150, perhaps more.

Perkins, a cornerstone of the 1982 NCAA championship team, played four seasons to overtake three-year varsity player Billy Cunningham.

Nicknamed the "Kangaroo Kid" during the early 1960s, 6-foot-5 Cunningham was a prolific rebounder, averaging 15.4 in 69 games during the era of freshman ineligibility.

By the time Hansbrough ends his college career, he likely will qualify as the most productive player in Tar Heels history. Even so, there are a handful of school marks that are likely to remain beyond his reach.

Here are a few:

* Rusty Clark's single-game rebounding record. In a 1968 game against Maryland, 6-11 Clark, now a physician in Fayetteville, grabbed 30 rebounds. Believe it or not, that's not even the ACC record. Former Wake Forest center Dick Hemric, in 1955 against Clemson, had an astonishing 36 rebounds.

* Bobby Lewis' single-game UNC record of 49 points, posted against Florida State in a 1965 nonconference game. The Seminoles were not an ACC member at the time. Almost a year to the day earlier, Cunningham dropped 48 points on Tulane to top the 47 total Len Rosenbluth scored against Furman in 1956. Hansbrough's career scoring high is 40 against Georgia Tech 2006, during his freshman season.

The ACC single-game record is held by former Duke star Danny Ferry, who had 58 in a 1988 game against Miami, before the Hurricanes joined the conference. Ferry got his 58 during 36 minutes on the court. He did it with 23 field goals (two were 3-pointers) and 10 free throws. He also had in seven assists.

* One Carolina record that may stand for a long time is Ed Cota's career assists total of 1,030. To give you some idea of how imposing that mark is, four-year star Kenny Smith wound up with 768. Current playmaker Ty Lawson is at 440, just behind Matt Doherty (446) on the all-time list. Ford was credited with 753 assists.

* But the most cherished Carolina record ever is the one shared by Rosenbluth, Pete Brennan, Joe Quigg, Tommy Kearns, Bob Cunningham and their small cluster of teammates from the 1956-57 season.

That group, coached by Frank McGuire, played 32 games, 24 of which were outside the Chapel Hill town limits. They didn't lose once. They were 7-0 on N.C. State's home court, 7-0 vs. Associated Press top-20 opponents, 9-0 in games decided by five or fewer points and 2-0 in Final Four triple-overtime games. That run is going to be very tough for any team to match, even Hansbrough and his talented teammates.