Vincent Garnett Hanson (December 26, 1923 – August 30, 2009) was an NCAA All-American basketball player at Washington State University (WSU) in 1944–45.[1] Hanson was a three-sport star at WSU, playing for the basketball, baseball and track and field teams between 1942–43 and 1947–48. His best season came during his sophomore season of 1944–45.[2] That year, Hanson set a then-national single season scoring record with 592 points,[2][3] led the Cougars to win the Pacific Coast Conference championship and was named a consensus second-team All-American.[3] He finished his college career with 1,153 points.[3]
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vince, hanson, vincent, garnett, hanson, december, 1923, august, 2009, ncaa, american, basketball, player, washington, state, university, 1944, hanson, three, sport, star, playing, basketball, baseball, track, field, teams, between, 1942, 1947, best, season, c. Vincent Garnett Hanson December 26 1923 August 30 2009 was an NCAA All American basketball player at Washington State University WSU in 1944 45 1 Hanson was a three sport star at WSU playing for the basketball baseball and track and field teams between 1942 43 and 1947 48 His best season came during his sophomore season of 1944 45 2 That year Hanson set a then national single season scoring record with 592 points 2 3 led the Cougars to win the Pacific Coast Conference championship and was named a consensus second team All American 3 He finished his college career with 1 153 points 3 Vince HansonPersonal informationBornDecember 26 1923Austin MinnesotaDiedAugust 30 2009 2009 08 30 aged 85 NationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 10 in 2 08 m Career informationHigh schoolLincoln Tacoma Washington CollegeWashington State 1942 1948 PositionCenterNumber10Career highlights and awardsConsensus second team All American 1945 2 First team All PCC 1945 1948 WSU Athletics Hall of Fame Pacific 10 Conference Hall of Honor After graduating in 1948 Hanson was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1948 BAA Draft although he never played professionally 3 He played one season of amateur basketball for the Akron Wingfoots in the AAU Basketball League 2 Afterward Hanson entered the insurance business and also coached high school basketball at North Kitsap High School in Seattle Washington 3 References edit All Americans NCAA Men s Basketball HickokSports com July 28 2010 Archived from the original on December 11 2012 Retrieved October 11 2010 a b c Basketball State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame 2010 Archived from the original on March 11 2016 Retrieved October 11 2010 a b c d e Cougar Great Vince Hanson Passes Away Washington State University September 2 2009 Retrieved October 11 2010 nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vince Hanson amp oldid 1175879258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,