Travis Hansen
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Personal information | |
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Born | Provo, Utah, U.S. | April 15, 1978
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Mountain View (Orem, Utah) |
College |
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TAU Cerámica | |
2006–2009 | Dynamo Moscow |
2009–2010 | Real Madrid |
2010–2011 | Khimki |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Travis Mitchell Hansen (born April 15, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hansen played college basketball for Utah Valley and BYU.
Both his junior high school, Orem Junior High, and his high school, Mountain View High School, retired his jersey number, #24. Hansen was the first person inducted into his high school's hall of fame. He was drafted into the NBA by the Hawks, played two years for the Hawks and nine years in the EuroLeague.[1]
After retiring from professional basketball, Hansen went on to be a successful entrepreneur founding Tesani Companies, a holding company, that includes, Tech 9, Lift Credit, Sunshine Heroes Foundation, and Eddy [2] a SaaS HR solution company.[3][4]
Early life and education
Hansen was born in Provo, Utah, to Scott W. Hansen and Laurie Ann Hansen (née Mitchell). His mother died of pancreatic cancer in 1997 when Hansen was 18 years old.
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.
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. and he received the Iron Man award.
Hansen went on to serve as a full-time
After being heavily recruited by Utah, Cal, Indiana, New Mexico, UNLV, Arizona, Arizona State, and many other teams, he signed for Brigham Young University. Hansen transferred from Utah Valley University to Brigham Young University, where he studied Community Health. He later earned a certificate of non-profit management from Duke University.
BYU
Hansen played basketball for the
Professional career
Hansen was voted by ESPN as one of the top five guards in the NBA draft in 2003. His draft class included players LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Bosh. Hansen was drafted by the Hawks in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft, 37th overall. He signed a shoe contract with Nike.
Atlanta Hawks
Hansen signed a two-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks following the draft. He played 41 games for them the first season, starting four, averaging 3.0 points per game. He had a stress fracture in his right foot that caused him to miss 40 games. His career-high was against the Boston Celtics; he played 41 minutes, scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and had 4 assists.
This was Hansen's only time in the NBA as he spent the remainder of his professional basketball career playing overseas. His final NBA game was played on April 14, 2004, in a 132–137 loss to the Boston Celtics where he recorded 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Spain: Tau Ceramica
In 2004–2005, he crossed the Atlantic to sign a two year deal for
Russia: Dynamo Moscow
In 2006, the
In February 2008, Hansen extended his contract with Dynamo Moscow signing a three-year deal, and
Spain: Real Madrid
In July 2009, he returned to the Spanish Liga ACB, signing a two-year contract with Spanish power Real Madrid. Hansen signed a shoe deal with Adidas who is the main sponsor of Real Madrid. Madrid revamped the entire roster signing many of the best players in Europe and also one of the best coaches in Ettore Messina. They reached the top 8 in EuroLeague, the Finals in the Spanish Supercup, and the Finals of the Spanish Cup.
In May 2010, during a practice session with Real Madrid, Hansen suffered a
Russia: Khimki
In December 2010 he signed a contract with Khimki Moscow Region until the end of 2010–2011 season. In April 2011, Hansen helped his team win the VTB United League championship by hitting five free throws in the last seconds of the game.
Post-basketball career
In September 2011, Hansen retired from professional basketball. He is the author of The Next Few Years Will Change Your Life, a book published by Deseret Book in 2012. Hansen’s business and civic achievements include being the recipient of
Personal life
Hansen and his wife LaRee live in Mapleton, Utah. They have five children. Hansen and his family are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in which Hansen has served as a temple ordinance worker, high councilor, ward mission leader, elders quorum president, bishop, stake presidency counselor, and missionary in the Santiago West Chile mission.[9]
The UVU basketball facility has a center named after Hansen. The new Travis Hansen Strength and Conditioning Center includes roughly 1,300 square feet, with custom-made nine-foot high racks, dumbbells up to 125 pounds, and an array of power and conditioning tools.[10]
Philanthropy
Sunshine Heroes Foundation
After visiting orphanages in
Awards and honors
Hansen's companies have achieved the following accolades:
- Eddy named top 10 best HR software and payroll software [11]
- Eddy named best company to work for, best HR/Staffing company, and best payroll service in 2022 and 2023.[12]
- Tesani Companies: 5x consecutively: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Best Companies to work for [13]
- Salt Lake Tribune named them one of the best companies to work for in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023
- Utah Valley Magazine named him one of the coolest entrepreneurs in 2018.[14]
- Eddy voted number two best payroll company in Utah Valley in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.[15]
- Fortune Best Small Workplaces 2020 [16]
References
- ^ HANSEN, TRAVIS Stats Euroleague.
- ^ "Meet the Team". Eddy. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ https://www.ensign.edu/devotionals/travis-hansen
- ^ https://www.comparably.com/companies/lift-credit/ceo-rating
- ^ Dynamo Tabs Travis Hansen, July 17, 2006, Euroleague.net.
- ^ Dynamo's Hansen out for season, Euroleague.net
- ^ "BYUtv – Legends: Travis Hansen". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12.
- ^ "Netflix: Who is Travis Hansen on Dream Home Makeover? Net worth revealed!". Reality Titbit. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Read about these 10 new stake presidencies that were recently organized". Church News. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Privately Funded NUVI Basketball Center to Open at UVU |". www.uvu.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Awards".
- ^ "2022 Best Of Utah Valley: Professional Services".
- ^ "Micro Companies: Best Companies to Work For – Utah Business". Archived from the original on 2017-12-08.
- ^ "10 coolest entrepreneurs: Travis Hansen". 6 December 2017.
- ^ "2020 Best of Utah Valley: Professional Services". 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Fortune Best Small & Medium Workplaces™ 2020".
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External links
- Travis Hansen at BYUCougars.com[dead link]
- Euroleague Profile
- NBA.com Profile Archived 2009-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ACB.com Profile (in Spanish)
- KSL.com Profile
- https://eddy.com
- https://www.spreadsunshine.org
- UVU Alumni Award https://www.uvu.edu/news/2024/02/2024_02_21_alumni_awards.html