Will Hanley

Will Hanley
No. 11 Iberostar Tenerife
Position Power forward
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1990-03-12) March 12, 1990
Stamford, Connecticut
Nationality American / Irish
Listed height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
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 BC
2013–2015 Gipuzkoa BC
2015–present Iberostar Tenerife
Career highlights and awards

Will Hanley (born March 12, 1990) is an American-Irish[1][2] professional basketball player on the Iberostar Tenerife team in the Liga ACB in Spain. 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 BC 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]

Hanley agreed to a contract with the ACB club Iberostar Tenerife and joined them in August, 2015. [8]


Trophies and achievements

With Oviedo CB

Individual awards

References

External links

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