Guard, Forward
6-6, 210,
Orem, UT / Utah Valley State College
At BYU
SUMMARY: Hansen is an MWC Player of the Year candidate entering his final season ... BYU's lone senior, he was the team's best player last year when he led the Cougars in scoring (15.6) and rebounding (6.2) ... He earned second-team All-MWC honors ... At 6-foot-6, he is an extremely athletic player who can create his own shot or knock down the three ... His explosiveness was evidenced by game highs of 30 points and 17 rebounds last year ... He is effective when slashing to the basket and has range from the three-point arc ... He shot 42.2 percent from three-point range last season ... His first season with the Cougars in 2000-01 he played a supporting role (5.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg) primarily due to a broken foot he suffered after earning a starting assignment ... He played his freshman year at Utah Valley State College before going on an LDS Church mission ... He sat out a year as a redshirt before joining the Cougars in 2000-2001.... (More)
JUNIOR - (2001-2002):
Hansen earned second-team All-Mountain West Conference honors as BYU's leading scorer and rebounder ... averaged a team-leading 15.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game ... was second in assists at 1.5 assists per game and third in blocked shots (13) ... one of three players to start all 30 games along with Mark Bigelow and Matt Montague ... shot 43.5 percent from the floor, 42.2 percent from three-point range, and 75.8 percent from the line ... had the second-best three-point percentage in conference play (.472) among MWC players ... made 35 treys (1.2 per game), second on the team ... his explosiveness was evidenced by game highs of 30 points and 17 rebounds at Pepperdine ... scored 15 or more points in 11 of the last 13 games, including four games with 20 or more points ... led BYU in scoring a team-leading 14 times, including six of the last eight games ... reached double-digit points in 24 of 30 games, including 12 of the last 13 ... had a team-leading four double-doubles ... had 22 points and 11 rebounds at Utah and career-high 30 points and 17 rebounds at Pepperdine .... his 17 boards at Pepperdine is the most boards ever by a BYU guard and the most by a Cougar since forward Brett Applegate had 17 rebounds in December 1983 ... only 20 Cougars have ever had more than 17 boards in a game ... had 18 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Arizona State ... made 23 straight free throws until missing on his fourth attempt at home vs. SDSU ... played a key defensive role against All-American Casey Jacobsen in BYU's win over No. 13 Stanford ... held two-time Big West Player of the Year Jerry Green to nine points below his average and had a career-best 3 steals in BYU's NIT win over UC Irvine while scoring a game-high 23 points for BYU on the offensive end ... had 17 points and tied a career-best 5 assists and 3 steals at Memphis in the NIT second round.... (More)
SOPHOMORE - (2000-2001):
He was fifth ton the team in scoring at 5.5 points per game and also grabbed 3.0 boards per contest ... averaged 8.2 points and 3.7 rebounds during BYU's season-best, six-game winning streak ... had three double figures scoring games ... scored a season-high 12 points, with 5 rebounds and 3 assists in win at Weber State, totaled 10 points and 3 rebounds in win vs. Idaho and 10 points, 4 rebounds in loss at Colorado State ... started nine games and the Cougars had a 7-2 record in those games with loses at Colorado State and Wyoming, where he suffered a stress fracture in his right foot ... despite injury, averaged 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in the two losses at CSU and Wyoming ... saw limited action in next game at home vs. Utah, which resulted in a complete fracture and forced him to miss the next nine conference games ... earned a starting position midway through the year before being sidelined by the fractured right foot ... played primarily a reserve role to senior Nathan Cooper after returning from his injury ... led the team in rebounding in wins vs. Rice and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... equaled a season-high 7 rebounds in NCAA Tournament loss to Cincinnati ... also pulled down 7 boards in win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and in loss at Wyoming ... had season-high 5 assists along with 5 rebounds and 8 points in Big Monday ESPN win over UNLV ... because of injury, played in 24 of 33 games overall ... shot 40.8 percent from the floor, including 29.4 percent on threes, and 71.8 percent from the line.... (More)
Before BYU
(Utah Valley State College): Played freshman season at Utah Valley State (junior) College in Orem, Utah ... averaged 11 points, five rebounds and four assists while shooting 47 percent from the floor and 40 percent on three-pointers ... averaged 18.6 points per game over the final 10 contests ... received team's Iron Man Award ... coached by Jeff Reinert.
(High School): Prepped at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah ... named Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune first-team all-state his senior season ... was the Region 4 Most Valuable Player ... selected to the Utah, All-West and USA all-star teams ... Mountain View team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year his final three seasons ... named school's athlete of the year ... averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists ... scored 30 or more points on several occasions ... recorded five triple-doubles as a senior ... coached by Rob Cuff.... (More)
Personal
Born April 1978 in Provo, Utah ... parents are Scott and Laurie Hansen ... has two brothers and two sisters ... sisters Heather and Hollie, who play on the basketball team at Mountain View in Orem, have committed to play basketball at BYU ... married to the former LaRee Merrell ... served a two-year LDS Church mission to Santiago, Chile ... majoring in health science with a business minor.
Other College
Utah Valley State College: Played freshman season at Utah Valley State (junior) College in Orem, Utah ... averaged 11 points, five rebounds and four assists while shooting 47 percent from the floor and 40 percent on three-pointers ... averaged 18.6 points per game over the final 10 contests ... received team's Iron Man Award ... coached by Jeff Reinert.
Statistics
CAREER HIGHS:
POINTS: 30 at Pepperdine
FG MADE: 10 at Utah St, Pepp.
FG ATT: 19 at Pepperdine
FG%: .857 (6-7) at Weber St.
3FG MADE: 3 at USU v. SDSU
3FG ATT: 6 vs. ASU
3FG%: 1.000 (2-2) v. Wyoming, at Memphis
FT MADE: 10 at Pepperdine
FT ATT: 15 at San Diego
FT %: 1.000 (10-10) at Pepp.
REB: 17 at Pepperdine
ASSISTS: 5 vs. UNLV, at Memphis
STEALS: 3 vs. UC Irvine, at Memphis
BLOCKS: 2 at U. San Diego
MINUTES: 43 at CSU
|
|
