Bill Hanson

William Lawrence Hanson (June 4, 1940 – January 25, 2018) Hanson played college basketball with the Washington Huskies from 1960 to 1962, when the center was a three-time all-conference selection in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU). On January 12, 1962, he scored 37 points and led the team to an 85–67 upset of No. 4 USC; he became just the third player in school history to reach 30 points in a game. He averaged 20.8 points per game during his college career, and left Washington second in scoring in school history behind Houbregs (25.6).

Hanson was selected by the Chicago Zephyrs, a National Basketball Association (NBA) expansion team, in the sixth round of the 1962 NBA draft, the 46th player taken. He declined to sign with Chicago, as his wife was still in school and the Zephyrs offered just a $6,000 contract. He played one season in Spain before attending business school and working in New York City and California.