Lars Hansen (basketball)

Lars Hansen

Personal information
Born	(1954-09-14) September 14, 1954 Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Centennial Secondary (Coquitlam, British Columbia)
College	Washington (1972–1976)
NBA draft	1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1976–1982
Position	Center
Number	22
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 (born September 27, 1954) is a retired Danish-Canadian professional National Basketball Association player.

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 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.

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. He also played with FC Barcelona.

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