Background
He was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
He was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Hansen, a 6"4" (193 m) and 205 lb (93 kg) guard, played college basketball for Louisiana State University and Utah State University. As an underclassman he was selected in the 1974 American Bar Association Draft in the ninth round by the Kentucky Colonels, but he stayed in college. The following year he was selected in the second round of the 1975 National Basketball Association Draft by the Kansas City Kings and in the fourth round of the 1975 American Bar Association Draft by the Memphis Sounds.
Hansen signed with the Kansas City Kings and played for them in the 1975-1976 and 1976-1977 National Basketball Association seasons, averaging 6.5 points per game and 2.8 rebounds per game as a rookie.
He played in two games the 1977-1978 National Basketball Association season with the Chicago Bulls.