Travis Mitchell Hansen was born on April 15,1978 and is an American former professional basketball player.
28 Facts About Travis Hansen
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Travis Hansen played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.
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Travis Hansen was drafted into the NBA by the Hawks, played two years for the Hawks and nine years in the EuroLeague.
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Travis Hansen's mother died of pancreatic cancer in 1997 when Hansen was 18 years old.
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Travis Hansen starred on his basketball team and graduated from Mountain View High School, where he averaged nearly a triple-double, 18.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 7.5 apg and was team captain of the Bruins when they were named Region Champions and Consolation Champions in 1996.
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Travis Hansen began his college basketball career at Utah Valley State College in his hometown of Orem, Utah, where he averaged 11.2 ppg and 3.6 rpg.
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Travis Hansen went on to serve as a full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Santiago, Chile, for two years.
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Travis Hansen transferred from Utah Valley University to Brigham Young University, where he graduated with a BA in health science.
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Travis Hansen later earned a certificate of non-profit management from Duke University.
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Travis Hansen played basketball for the BYU Cougars from 2000 to 2003.
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Travis Hansen was a two-time All-MWC selection, MWC Defensive Player of the Year, and a two-time All-District selection.
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Travis Hansen was known for his defensive ability, vertical leap, intensity, and outside shooting.
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Travis Hansen posted career highs of 30 points and 17 rebounds in a single game against Pepperdine during his junior year.
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Travis Hansen was voted by ESPN as one of the top five guards in the NBA draft in 2003.
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Travis Hansen was drafted by the Hawks in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft, 37th overall.
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Travis Hansen signed a two-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks following the draft.
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Travis Hansen played 41 games for them the first season, starting four, averaging 3.0 points per game.
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Travis Hansen had a stress fracture in his right foot that caused him to miss 40 games.
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Travis Hansen's career-high was against the Boston Celtics; he played 41 minutes, scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and had 4 assists.
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Travis Hansen averaged 10.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg in his last year in Vitoria before heading to Dynamo Moscow.
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Travis Hansen was voted the favorite player in 2004 by fans in Vitoria, Spain.
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In February 2008, Travis Hansen extended his contract with Dynamo Moscow signing a three-year deal, and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree giving Travis Hansen Russian citizenship.
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In March 2008, Travis Hansen received Russian citizenship or a "red passport" in order to allow him to play for the senior men's Russian national basketball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Travis Hansen was the second American player ever to receive a Russian passport.
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Travis Hansen signed a shoe deal with Adidas who is the main sponsor of Real Madrid.
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In May 2010, during a practice session with Real Madrid, Travis Hansen suffered a herniated disc and had to have a discectomy.
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Travis Hansen is the author of The Next Few Years Will Change Your Life, a book published by Deseret Book in 2012.
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In 2020, Travis Hansen appeared in an episode of Dream Home Makeover.