Vince Hanson

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Vince Hanson

College	Washington State
Conference	Pacific Coast
Sport	Basketball
Position	Center
Jersey #	10
Height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Nationality	American
Born	December 26, 1923 Austin, Minnesota
Died	August 30, 2009(2009-08-30) (aged 85)
High school	Lincoln Tacoma, Washington
Awards
1945 NCAA consensus All-American 1945 All-PCC WSU Athletics Hall of Fame Pacific-10 Conference Hall of Honor
Honors
Set then-national single season scoring record of 592 points Set then-conference single game record of 34 points
Championships
1944–45 Pacific Coast Conference

Vincent Garnett "Vince" Hanson (December 26, 1923 – August 30, 2009) was an NCAA All-American basketball player at Washington State University (WSU) in 1944–45.^[1] Hanson was a three-sport star at WSU, playing for the basketball, baseball and track and field teams between 1942–43 and 1947–48. His best season came during his sophomore season of 1944–45.^[2] That year, Hanson set a then-national single season scoring record with 592 points,^[2]^[3] led the Cougars to win the Pacific Coast Conference championship and was named a consensus Second Team All-American.^[3] He finished his college career with 1,153 points.^[3]

After graduating in 1948, Hanson was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1948 BAA Draft, although he never played professionally.^[3] He played one season of amateur basketball for the Akron Wingfoots in the AAU Basketball League.^[2] Afterward, Hanson entered the insurance business and also coached high school basketball at North Kitsap High School in Seattle, Washington.^[3]

References

↑ "All-Americans". NCAA Men's Basketball. HickokSports.com. July 28, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Basketball". State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame. 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Cougar Great Vince Hanson Passes Away". Washington State University. September 2, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2010.

v t e 1945 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team	Arnie Ferrin Wyndol Gray Billy Hassett Bill Henry Walt Kirk Bob Kurland George Mikan

Second Team	Howie Dallmar Don Grate Dale Hall Vince Hanson Dick Ives Max Morris Herb Wilkinson

Persondata
Name	Hanson, Vince
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player-coach
Date of birth	December 26, 1923
Place of birth	Austin, Minnesota
Date of death	August 30, 2009
Place of death

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