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Just because big brother is the consensus national player of the year doesn't give him any additional sway over little brother. The idea was for Ben Hansbrough to decide what was the best fit for him, as transfer destinations went, and all Tyler Hansbrough wanted in the end was a little swag. "Ty sent me a text message this morning saying, you better get me some Notre Dame gear," Ben Hansbrough said Tuesday. Hansbrough will have plenty on hand, as the 6-foot-3-inch guard has decided to join the Irish, for whom he'll begin playing in the 2009-10 season. On Sunday, as he watched the NBA Playoffs and digested his weekend visit to South Bend, Hansbrough said he would need a day or two to come to a conclusion. He needed less than 24 hours, as it turns out. Hansbrough was on the phone with Irish coach Mike Brey by 9 p.m. Monday to make the decision official.

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April 30, 2008  07:29 AM ET

Definately thought this was about TYLER Hansbrough

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April 30, 2008  09:00 AM ET

I can't imagine why a young fellow like Ben Hansbrough wouldn't want to spend four entire years in Starkville, Missisissippi.

April 30, 2008  09:26 AM ET

bad move on Ben's part. Jamont Gordon leaving left the door wide open for Ben to take the team to where he wanted to go! Ben will regret the move professionally.

April 30, 2008  09:40 AM ET

The kid wants an education. He's in the right place!

April 30, 2008  11:31 AM ET

tyler hanborough has a brother???

April 30, 2008  12:46 PM ET

What about LeBron James brother? Or Michael Jordan's brother? Where are they playing..... like anyone give a ****.

April 30, 2008  01:57 PM ET

"What about LeBron James brother? Or Michael Jordan's brother? Where are they playing..... like anyone give a ****."
Sir Robin 320 | 04/30/08, 12:46 PM

This story may be a bit trivial, but the kid was a starter on an NCAA tournament team that gave Memphis its toughest battle in the tourney until the final.

April 30, 2008  03:07 PM ET

Too bad they won't get the chance to play against each other in the NCAAs

April 30, 2008  04:18 PM ET

He isn't as good as his brother but I believe he will be a very good pickup for the Irish and what they do there.

April 30, 2008  04:26 PM ET

This kid will NEVER regret this move. He could transfer to ND without a basketball scholarship in hand, and he'd never regret the move.

April 30, 2008  04:29 PM ET

With the chance of getting Scott Martin from Purdue as well, ND will have a great incoming class in 2009. Ben Hansbrough will replace McAlarney in 2009, and Martin could replace Hillesland. Overall, this team could be as scary in 2009 as it will be next year.

April 30, 2008  06:52 PM ET

ND's basketball teams are always scary.... not in a good way....

April 30, 2008  07:54 PM ET

This was a great pick up for ND, mainly because he picked the Irish!

May 1, 2008  02:59 AM ET

I hate to see him leave Mississipi State, but I'll be rooting for him. I liked his hardnosed, tough style of play. He'll be a great kid for Notre Dame.

May 1, 2008  08:35 AM ET

MSU has a kid coming in from JUCO named Jacquiese Holcomb who will make Bulldog fans forget there was ever a Hansbrough in Starkville!

May 1, 2008  02:42 PM ET

I'm guessing Notre Dame didn't recruit Jacquiese too heavily. Just a hunch.

May 2, 2008  07:17 AM ET

I'm guessing Notre Dame didn't recruit Jacquiese too heavily. Just a hunch.

Gariboy | 05/01/08, 02:42 PM

No but UNLV, Seton Hall, Auburn, Georgia, Georgetown, Tennessee, South Carolina, Connecticuit, Clemson, Wake Forest, to name a few sure did! Besides when did ND become a legitimate basketball power, did I miss somethning?

May 2, 2008  07:18 AM ET

That's "something"!

 
May 2, 2008  11:31 AM ET

Cowboystar, if Jacquiese was recruited by the schools you listed I imaging he will be a "one and done" at Mississippi State. I am not being critical of the player or the school but that is not the kid Notre Dame generally goes after as evidenced by their graduatrion rate for athletes. They will never be a legitimate basketball power playing by those rules but somehow I prefer the way they presently do things.

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