Will Hanley

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Will Hanley
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Free agent
Position Center / power forward
Personal information
Born (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 33)
Stamford, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican / Irish
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
High school New Canaan
(New Canaan, Connecticut)
College Bowdoin (2009–2012)
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Oviedo CB
2013 Valencia Basket
2013–2015 Gipuzkoa BC
2015–2017 Iberostar Tenerife
2017–2018 FC Porto
2018–2019 Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
2019–2019 Caen Basket Calvados
2019–2020 Hebraica Macabi
Career highlights and awards

Will Hanley (born March 12, 1990) is an American-Irish [1] [2] professional basketball player for the Hebraica Macabi team of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. He graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine in 2012, after having been named All-State at New Canaan High School in New Canaan, Connecticut in 2008.

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College career

At Bowdoin, during his senior year (2011–2012), he led the NESCAC conference in rebounding (11.4), was second in scoring (18.4), and sixth in assists (4.04). [3] For the season, was named the Maine State Player of the Year, First team All-Conference (for the second consecutive year), and Second Team All-Northeast.

In his junior year, he led the conference in scoring (19.8) and was second in rebounding (11.3) [4]

Professional career

In 2012, Hanley started his pro career at Oviedo CB, team of LEB Plata league, the Spanish third Division. Hanley quickly began to make a name for himself, widely known by the nickname "El Caballo Blanco". [5]

In March 2013, his team, Oviedo CB, won the LEB Plata championship and was promoted to LEB Oro. Hanley finished as the league's top scorer and rebounder, and MVP. One week after being named MVP, he signed with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB to help the team after it lost several players to injury. [6]

On July 12, 2013, Hanley signed a two-year contract to play with the Gipuzkoa BC in the Liga ACB in Spain. [7]

In August 2015, Hanley signed with the Spanish team Iberostar Tenerife [8] winning the 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four. He left Tenerife after the conclusion of the 2016–17 season and signed with FC Porto of the Portuguese top-flight LPB in August 2017. [9]

Following FC Porto's loss in the LPB finals, Hanley left the team to sign with the Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the Japanese B.League. He began training with the Wyverns in August 2018. [10]

On February 10, 2019, Hanley was released by the Wyverns. [11]

Hanley signed a contract through the end of the season with the Caen Basket Calvados club in Caen, France on February 18, 2019. Caen competes in the LNB ProB League in France. [12]

In October, 2019, Hanley agreed to terms with the Hebraica Macabi team of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. They compete in the top division of Uruguayan basketball.

Trophies and achievements

Club

Oviedo CB
Iberostar Tenerife

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Will Hanley to Gipuzkoa". Courtside Newspaper. July 12, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Will Hanley continue another year in Gipuzkoa Basket". Basketme. June 19, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ NESCAC Statistics 2011–2012
  4. ↑ NESCAC Statistics 2010–2011
  5. ↑ Will Hanley, new player of OCB
  6. ↑ Valencia Basket inscribes Will Hanley
  7. ↑ http://www.gipuzkoabasket.com/noticias/gipuzkoa-basket-ficha-a-will-hanley-por-dos-temporadas-N2457.php [ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Will Hanley, nuevo jugador del Iberostar Tenerife".
  9. ↑ "FC Porto – Will Hanley, Marcus Gilbert e Will Sheehey são reforços". FC-PORTO. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ Yamagata adds Hanley to their roster
  11. ↑ Report on cancellation of contract
  12. ↑ CBC se renforce avec l'arrivée de Will Hanley
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