Will Hanley

Will Hanley
No. 23 – Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
Position Power forward
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1990-03-12) March 12, 1990
Stamford, Connecticut
Nationality American / Irish
Listed height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
High school New Canaan
(New Canaan, Connecticut)
College Bowdoin (2009–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Oviedo CB
2013 Valencia Basket
2013–2015 Gipuzkoa BC
2015–2017 Iberostar Tenerife
2017–2018 FC Porto
2018– Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
Career highlights and awards

Will Hanley (born March 12, 1990) is an American-Irish[1][2] professional basketball player for the Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the Japanese B.League. 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.

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]


Trophies and achievements

Club

Oviedo CB
Iberostar Tenerife

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Will Hanley to Gipuzkoa". Courtside Newspaper. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Will Hanley continue another year in Gipuzkoa Basket". Basketme. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 15 December 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
  8. ↑ http://www.cbcanarias.net/noticias/will-hanley-nuevo-jugador-del-iberostar-tenerife
  9. ↑ "FC Porto - Will Hanley, Marcus Gilbert e Will Sheehey são reforços". FC-PORTO. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  10. ↑ Yamagata adds Hanley to their roster
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