Canadian WetCoast Basketball Club
Lars Hansen - Coach
Certifications
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Experience
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Centennial High School- Basketball Player
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Received MVP at the "AAA" high school boys provincial tournament in 1971, 1972 (one of only three in B.C. history)
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Received the 1972 Vic Andrews Award as the B.C. High School Athlete of the Year
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University of Washington - Huskies player
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Lars lettered in basketball
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Lars was a starting player during his 4 years
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University of Washington Bob Wurster Award as the team's Most Improved Player
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University of Washington Hec Edmonson Trophy as the team's Most Inspirational Player
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Canada's Basketball National Team Program/Olympic Team - 1972-1977
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Captained the 1972 Pre-Olympic Canadian National Team that toured Mainland China
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Helped lead Canada to an eighth-place finish at the 1974 FIBA World Basketball Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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1976
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Played in the NABC East-West All-Star game in Oklahoma
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Named to the NCAA PAC 8 All Conference Team
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Selected to The Pizza Hut All America Game
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Top rebounder of the Canadian Men’s Basketball team at the Montreal Olympics
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NBA Career
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Became the first player from BC to appear in the NBA
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Chicago Bulls 1976
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Selected in the 3rd round, drafted 39th overall
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Los Angeles Lakers -1977
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Seattle Supersonics - 1978-1979
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Played under former Raptors head Coach & NBA Hall of Fame coach Lars Wilkens
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Played in the NBA Championships, becoming the first Canadian to be on a NBA Championship roster
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European Professional Basketball 1982-1983
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Played for Olympia Milano, Lazio Roma, OAR Ferro & FC Barcelona
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Played for FC Barcelona winning the Spanish League Championship
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1981 FIBA Spanish First Division League MVP, as well as the league's scoring and rebounding leader, player of the year and scoring champion
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1985 Men’s Provincial Championships MVP
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World Masters Olympics- 1998, 2005, 2009
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1988 Portland Master's Olympics - Men's Open Division: 35+ Category Bronze Medalist
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2005 Edmonton Master's Olympics - 50 + Category Bronze Medalist
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University of Washington - Assistant Coach
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worked with Basketball Hall of Fame coach Marv Harshman
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The Canada One Athletic Foundation (formerly The Metro Vancouver Basketball Foundation-MVBF) - Principal Founding Member 2000
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4-Ball- Creator
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TCYBA- Board Member, Coach
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Coached metro teams at the U13 and U14 level
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BC Basketball and Canada Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee - 2003
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Heritage Woods Secondary School - Coach
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Gleneagle Secondary School - Coach