Lars Hansen (basketball)

Lars Erik Hansen[1] (born September 27, 1954) is a retired Danish Canadian professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

Lars Hansen
Personal information
Born (1954-09-14) September 14, 1954
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentennial Secondary
(Coquitlam, British Columbia)
CollegeWashington (1972–1976)
NBA draft1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 151st overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1976–1982
PositionCentre
Number22
Career history
1976–1978Cinzano Milano
1978–1979Seattle SuperSonics
1979–1980Eldorado Roma
1980–1981OAR Ferrol
1981–1982FC Barcelona Bàsquet
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Amateur career

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Hansen grew up in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, where he was a basketball star at Centennial Secondary School. He would go on to play college basketball at the University of Washington in the United States.

Professional career

Hansen was selected in two NBA drafts: first in 1976, by the Chicago Bulls, and then in 1977, by the Los Angeles Lakers.[2]

In the 1978–79 season, Hansen appeared in 15 games with the Seattle SuperSonics.

In the 1980–81 season, Hansen was named Player of the Year and Top Scorer of the top-tier level Spanish League.[3] He also played with FC Barcelona.[4]

References
  1. ACB
  2. Lars Hansen Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. Database Basketball
  3. ACB
  4. CANADA BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 2006 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
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