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Lars Hansen (basketball)

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Nationality
  
Canadian

Name
  
Lars Hansen

College
  
Washington (1972–1976)

Weight
  
102 kg


Listed weight
  
225 lb (102 kg)

Height
  
2.08 m

Role
  
Basketball Player

Position
  
Center

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Born
  
September 14, 1954 (age 69) Copenhagen, Denmark (
1954-09-14
)

High school
  
Centennial Secondary(Coquitlam, British Columbia)

NBA draft
  
1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 39th overall

Listed height
  
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)

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

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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 his 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.

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. He also played with FC Barcelona.

References

Lars Hansen (basketball) Wikipedia