- Lars Hansen
Lars Erik Hansen [ [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=O66 ACB ] ] (born
September 27 ,1954 inCopenhagen ,Denmark ) is a retired Danish-Canadian professionalNational 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 hiscollege basketball at theUniversity of Washington . And after a successful career there he was selected in the 3rd round in the1976 NBA Draft . Due to the ABA dispersal draft, Hansen saw his stock drop for the Chicago Bulls when they landed Artis Gilmore.Fact|date=June 2007In 1979, Hansen made his NBA debut with the
Seattle SuperSonics , and helped them win theNBA Championship .In 1981 Hansen was named Player of the Year and scoring champion of the FIBA First Division Spanish League. [ [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=152 ACB ] ] He also played with FC Barcelona. [ [http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=1&id=873 CANADA BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 2006 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES] ]
Drafted by: Chicago, 1976 NBA Draft, 37th pick overall & Los Angeles, 1977 NBA Draft, 151st overall.
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* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hansela01.html Stats]
* [http://72.232.38.190/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=36035 Profile]
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