Peter Hansen

Peter Hansen (born February 15, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. He played nine seasons in Australia across the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Perth Wildcats and the State Basketball League (SBL) with the Perry Lakes Hawks. After playing college basketball with the St. Mary's Rattlers, Hansen debuted for the Hawks in 1989 and won the SBL Most Valuable Player Award. Upon joining the Wildcats in 1991, he led the team to the NBL championship behind a grand final MVP performance. He went on to win an SBL championship with the Hawks in 1994 and a second NBL championship with the Wildcats in 1995.

Early life Hansen was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

College career Hansen played college basketball at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, between 1984 and 1987. He played 126 games for the Rattlers and earned All-Big State Conference honors in 1985–86 and 1986–87. He also earned All-NAIA District IV honors in 1985–86 and NAIA All-American honors in 1986–87.

Professional career Hansen arrived in Australia in 1989 after stints in Venezuela and Spain. He joined the Perry Lakes Hawks of the State Basketball League (SBL) and was named SBL co-Most Valuable Player after averaging 39.8 points in 20 games. With the Hawks in 1990, he averaged 31.0 points in 26 games. He formed a formidable forward combination with Andrew Vlahov. In 31 games, he averaged 16.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. With the Wildcats in the 1992 season, he averaged 14.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 27 games.

Hansen returned to the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 1993 SBL season, where he averaged 26.3 points in 26 games. while averaging 22.8 points in 32 games.

In 1995, Hansen averaged 23.2 points in 26 SBL games for the Perry Lakes Hawks He only appeared in one game for the Wildcats during the 1995 season.

In 1996, Hansen again split the year with the Hawks and the Wildcats, averaging 21.1 points in 25 SBL games for the Hawks He played 72 games for the Wildcats over four seasons.

Hansen's final season came in 1997 with the Perry Lakes Hawks, averaging 14.1 points in 24 SBL games. He was inducted into the Perry Lakes Hawks Hall of Fame in 2023.

Personal life As of 2012, Hansen was an executive director in charge of fundraising and alumni at his old college, St Mary's University.