Lars Hansen
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Lars Hansen (born September 14, 1954 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former National Basketball Association player.
He 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. And after a successful career there he was selected in the 3rd round in the 1976 NBA Draft. Due to the ABA dispersal draft, Hansen saw his stock drop for the Chicago Bulls when they landed Artis Gilmore. In 1979, he made his NBA debut with the Seattle SuperSonics, and helped them win the NBA Championship. In 1981 Hansen was named Player of the Year and scoring champion of the FIBA First Division Spanish League. Drafted by: Chicago, 1976 NBA Draft, 37th pick overall & Los Angeles, 1977 NBA Draft, 151st overall
