Lars Hansen (basketball)

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Lars Hansen
No. 22
Center
Personal information
Born (1954-09-14) September 14, 1954
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality Canadian
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (208 cm)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Centennial Secondary
(Coquitlam, British Columbia)
College Washington (1972–1976)
NBA draft 1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 151st overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro playing career 1976–1982
Career history
1976–1978 Cinzano Milano (Italy)
1978–1979 Seattle SuperSonics
1979–1980 Edlorado Roma (Italy)
1980–1981 OAR Ferrol (Spain)
1981–1982 FC Barcelona Bàsquet (Spain)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

Hansen grew up in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, where he was a basketball star at Centennial Secondary School. He would go onto play his college basketball at the University of Washington in the United States. 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 1979, Hansen made his NBA debut with the Seattle SuperSonics.

In 1981 Hansen was named Player of the Year and scoring champion of the FIBA First Division Spanish League.[3] He also played with FC Barcelona.[4]

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