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Jersey Number 40
Zach Hanson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pierre, S.D.
- High School:
- T.F. Riggs
Bio
2016-17: Senior at Creighton
• Senior center who was regrouping from off-season knee surgery and being eased back into the rotation before being injured again on Nov. 21 vs. Ole Miss.
• Tore a tendon and some ligaments in his left ankle underwent surgery on Nov. 28th, and returned to the court at Georgetown (Jan. 25).
• Had six points and a blocked shot in 10 minutes of exhibition game victory over Wayne State (Nov. 4).
• Scored 11 points in 11 minutes on 4-of-5 shooting vs. UMKC (Nov. 11).
• Contributed seven points and two rebounds in win over No. 9 Wisconsin (Nov. 15).
• Went 4-for-4 from the field and scored nine points in win over Washington State (Nov. 18).
• Produced 11 points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench vs. North Carolina State, making 5-of-6 shots.
• Went 0-for-2 and grabbed one rebound in five minutes of work vs. Georgetown (Jan. 25) in his first game since Nov. 21st.
• Was 4-for-4 and finished with nine points and four rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench in a win over DePaul (Jan. 28).
• Also shot 4-for-4 in rematch vs. DePaul (Feb. 11), a 35-point road win.
• Made first start of the season on Senior Day vs. St. John’s, scoring a basket on the first possession in a game that Creighton never trailed in (Feb. 28).
• Closed his career with two points, three rebounds and a career-high two assists vs. Rhode Island (March 17).
• Ranks second in Creighton history in career field goal percentage (.628).
2015-16: Junior at Creighton
• Appeared in all 35 games, averaging 6.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
• Shot 65.5 percent from the floor, making 97-of-148 shots.
• Made only start of the season at No. 3 Villanova (Feb. 3).
• Made 4-for-4 shots from the floor and finished with 10 points in 10 minutes vs. UTSA (Nov. 17).
• Again went 4-for-4 versus No. 14 Indiana (Nov. 19), adding two blocked shots and three rebounds.
• Drained 4-of-5 field goals vs. Rutgers (Nov. 23) and added four rebounds vs. the Scarlet Knights (Nov. 23).
• Scored six points and snared five rebounds in nine minutes vs. Massachusetts (Nov. 25).
• Finished with six points and five rebounds in 10 minutes of win over Western Illinois (Nov. 28).
• Contributed seven points & five rebounds in win over Nebraska (Dec. 9).
• Tied then-career-highs with 11 points and three blocks, adding six rebounds in 23 minutes of a win over IUPUI (Dec. 12).
• Played 20 minutes at No. 3 Oklahoma, finishing with nine points, five rebounds and two blocked shots (Dec. 19).
• Was 6-for-6 from the field and scored a then-career-high 13 points vs. North Texas (Dec. 21), also tying his best with three blocked shots in 14 minutes.
• Had 10 points, three rebounds and two blocks vs. Coppin State (Dec. 28), including a pair of dunks.
• Added 10 points, six rebounds and a block in win at Seton Hall (Jan. 9).
• Had 11 points in road win at DePaul (Jan. 17).
• Finished 6-for-6 from the floor and scored 12 points at Georgetown (Jan. 26).
• Tied career-high with 7 rebounds vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 30).
• Tied career-high with three blocks vs. Marquette (Feb. 24), adding nine points and four rebounds.
• Had a career-high 14 points vs. Wagner (March 19), all in the first half, while adding three rebounds and an assist, in second round NIT win.
Summer 2015: Italy Trip
• Averaged 7.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game in Italy.
• Made 8-of-11 field goal attempts (72.7 percent) and also had a team-high four blocked shots.
2014-15: Sophomore at Creighton
• Started eight games during his sophomore season with the Bluejays, when he averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game.
• Opened his sophomore season with five points and career-high seven rebounds in win over Central Arkansas (Nov. 14).
• Tied a then-career-high with nine points in win over No. 18 Oklahoma (Nov. 18), making all four field goal attempts.
• Also had the go-ahead tip-in during the final minute of Creighton’s two-point victory against the Sooners.
• Scored six points in both of Creighton’s games in Florida during the Emerald Coast Classic, including five rebounds vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 28).
• Had six points and two rebounds in a career-high 25 minutes during his first career start at Nebraska (Dec. 7).
• Second on the team with five dunks, including two slams at Nebraska (Dec. 7).
• Owned three steals at North Texas (Dec. 21).
• Had a season-best 11 points at No. 25 Georgetown (Jan. 3) in just 15 minutes.
• Returned to the line-up with nine points and four rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench at Butler (Jan. 21).
• Owned a key tip-dunk late in Creighton’s 77-74 victory over St. John’s (Jan. 28).
• Had a putback dunk and two rebounds in six second half minutes at Seton Hall (Feb. 28).
• Blocked two shots in 10 minutes of work during near-upset of No. 4 Villanova (March 3).
• Had four points, three rebounds and an assist in a win over DePaul (March 11) in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round.
2013-14: Freshman at Creighton
• Averaged 2.8 points and 1.1 rebounds while playing off the bench in 24 contests, shooting 68.4 percent from the field.
• True freshman who was CU’s second big man off the bench in opener vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 8), finishing with nine points and two rebounds in 11 minutes of action.
• One of team’s most productive “per minute” players, he had 29 points and 10 rebounds in 41 minutes of league play.
• Had four points and two rebounds in seven minutes off the bench in win vs. Tulsa (Nov. 23).
• Produced first career blocked shot vs. Arizona State (Nov. 28).
• Grabbed four rebounds and had a blocked shot in road win at Long Beach State (Dec. 3).
• Threw down two dunks and scored four points while adding a blocked shot in a win vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 17).
• Scored nine points and blocked two shots in nine minutes vs. Chicago State (Dec. 29), sinking 4-of-4 field goal attempts.
• Had eight points, three rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in seven minutes vs. Butler (Jan. 14).
• Scored six points in five minutes at No. 4 Villanova (Jan. 20).
• Had five points and two rebounds in four minutes at Xavier (March 1).
• Recorded six points on 3-for-3 shooting in four minutes off the bench vs. Xavier (March 14) in BIG EAST Tournament semifinals.
• Played a season-high 13 minutes in NCAA Tournament game vs. Baylor, finishing with two points and two rebounds (March 23).
T.F. Riggs High School
• Named South Dakota’s Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 19.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
• Led team to the Class AA state title, the school’s first since 1982.
• Also honored as South Dakota’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior, when he averaged 17.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots per game for team that took third-place at state.
• One of 10 players nationwide to repeat Gatorade Player of the Year honors in 2011-12 and 2012-13, joining a list that included Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Tyus Jones.
• First South Dakota player to repeat Gatorade honor since Mike Miller (1997-98) and just the third ever (also Eric Kline, 1990-91).
• Was first Pierre player to ever win the award, as well.
• First South Dakota player to win the Gatorade award and leave the state for college since Joe Krabbenhoft headed to Wisconsin in 2005.
• Played varsity all four years, earning all-league accolades each season.
• Three-time All-State selection.
• High school coach was Terry Becker, and AAU coach for the South Dakota Schoolers was Paul Seville.
• Selected Creighton over Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa State and Gonzaga.
Awards & Honors
2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Most Inspirational Award
Personal
• Born June 6, 1994.
• Son of Loren and Jane Hanson.
• Is a finance and economics major.
• Lists his dream job to become a futures/commodities trader.
• Favorite band is the Zac Brown Band.
• Favorite dessert is oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
• Lists playing the guitar as a hobby.
• Favorite board game as a kid was Monopoly.
• Favorite holidays include the 4th of July and Christmas.
• Favorite television show is Game of Thrones.
• Favorite actress and actor are Halle Berry and Matthew McConaughey.
• If he could live anywhere, he’d live in South Dakota.
• Chose Creighton because of the people.
• Senior center who was regrouping from off-season knee surgery and being eased back into the rotation before being injured again on Nov. 21 vs. Ole Miss.
• Tore a tendon and some ligaments in his left ankle underwent surgery on Nov. 28th, and returned to the court at Georgetown (Jan. 25).
• Had six points and a blocked shot in 10 minutes of exhibition game victory over Wayne State (Nov. 4).
• Scored 11 points in 11 minutes on 4-of-5 shooting vs. UMKC (Nov. 11).
• Contributed seven points and two rebounds in win over No. 9 Wisconsin (Nov. 15).
• Went 4-for-4 from the field and scored nine points in win over Washington State (Nov. 18).
• Produced 11 points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench vs. North Carolina State, making 5-of-6 shots.
• Went 0-for-2 and grabbed one rebound in five minutes of work vs. Georgetown (Jan. 25) in his first game since Nov. 21st.
• Was 4-for-4 and finished with nine points and four rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench in a win over DePaul (Jan. 28).
• Also shot 4-for-4 in rematch vs. DePaul (Feb. 11), a 35-point road win.
• Made first start of the season on Senior Day vs. St. John’s, scoring a basket on the first possession in a game that Creighton never trailed in (Feb. 28).
• Closed his career with two points, three rebounds and a career-high two assists vs. Rhode Island (March 17).
• Ranks second in Creighton history in career field goal percentage (.628).
2015-16: Junior at Creighton
• Appeared in all 35 games, averaging 6.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
• Shot 65.5 percent from the floor, making 97-of-148 shots.
• Made only start of the season at No. 3 Villanova (Feb. 3).
• Made 4-for-4 shots from the floor and finished with 10 points in 10 minutes vs. UTSA (Nov. 17).
• Again went 4-for-4 versus No. 14 Indiana (Nov. 19), adding two blocked shots and three rebounds.
• Drained 4-of-5 field goals vs. Rutgers (Nov. 23) and added four rebounds vs. the Scarlet Knights (Nov. 23).
• Scored six points and snared five rebounds in nine minutes vs. Massachusetts (Nov. 25).
• Finished with six points and five rebounds in 10 minutes of win over Western Illinois (Nov. 28).
• Contributed seven points & five rebounds in win over Nebraska (Dec. 9).
• Tied then-career-highs with 11 points and three blocks, adding six rebounds in 23 minutes of a win over IUPUI (Dec. 12).
• Played 20 minutes at No. 3 Oklahoma, finishing with nine points, five rebounds and two blocked shots (Dec. 19).
• Was 6-for-6 from the field and scored a then-career-high 13 points vs. North Texas (Dec. 21), also tying his best with three blocked shots in 14 minutes.
• Had 10 points, three rebounds and two blocks vs. Coppin State (Dec. 28), including a pair of dunks.
• Added 10 points, six rebounds and a block in win at Seton Hall (Jan. 9).
• Had 11 points in road win at DePaul (Jan. 17).
• Finished 6-for-6 from the floor and scored 12 points at Georgetown (Jan. 26).
• Tied career-high with 7 rebounds vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 30).
• Tied career-high with three blocks vs. Marquette (Feb. 24), adding nine points and four rebounds.
• Had a career-high 14 points vs. Wagner (March 19), all in the first half, while adding three rebounds and an assist, in second round NIT win.
Summer 2015: Italy Trip
• Averaged 7.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game in Italy.
• Made 8-of-11 field goal attempts (72.7 percent) and also had a team-high four blocked shots.
2014-15: Sophomore at Creighton
• Started eight games during his sophomore season with the Bluejays, when he averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game.
• Opened his sophomore season with five points and career-high seven rebounds in win over Central Arkansas (Nov. 14).
• Tied a then-career-high with nine points in win over No. 18 Oklahoma (Nov. 18), making all four field goal attempts.
• Also had the go-ahead tip-in during the final minute of Creighton’s two-point victory against the Sooners.
• Scored six points in both of Creighton’s games in Florida during the Emerald Coast Classic, including five rebounds vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 28).
• Had six points and two rebounds in a career-high 25 minutes during his first career start at Nebraska (Dec. 7).
• Second on the team with five dunks, including two slams at Nebraska (Dec. 7).
• Owned three steals at North Texas (Dec. 21).
• Had a season-best 11 points at No. 25 Georgetown (Jan. 3) in just 15 minutes.
• Returned to the line-up with nine points and four rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench at Butler (Jan. 21).
• Owned a key tip-dunk late in Creighton’s 77-74 victory over St. John’s (Jan. 28).
• Had a putback dunk and two rebounds in six second half minutes at Seton Hall (Feb. 28).
• Blocked two shots in 10 minutes of work during near-upset of No. 4 Villanova (March 3).
• Had four points, three rebounds and an assist in a win over DePaul (March 11) in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round.
2013-14: Freshman at Creighton
• Averaged 2.8 points and 1.1 rebounds while playing off the bench in 24 contests, shooting 68.4 percent from the field.
• True freshman who was CU’s second big man off the bench in opener vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 8), finishing with nine points and two rebounds in 11 minutes of action.
• One of team’s most productive “per minute” players, he had 29 points and 10 rebounds in 41 minutes of league play.
• Had four points and two rebounds in seven minutes off the bench in win vs. Tulsa (Nov. 23).
• Produced first career blocked shot vs. Arizona State (Nov. 28).
• Grabbed four rebounds and had a blocked shot in road win at Long Beach State (Dec. 3).
• Threw down two dunks and scored four points while adding a blocked shot in a win vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 17).
• Scored nine points and blocked two shots in nine minutes vs. Chicago State (Dec. 29), sinking 4-of-4 field goal attempts.
• Had eight points, three rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in seven minutes vs. Butler (Jan. 14).
• Scored six points in five minutes at No. 4 Villanova (Jan. 20).
• Had five points and two rebounds in four minutes at Xavier (March 1).
• Recorded six points on 3-for-3 shooting in four minutes off the bench vs. Xavier (March 14) in BIG EAST Tournament semifinals.
• Played a season-high 13 minutes in NCAA Tournament game vs. Baylor, finishing with two points and two rebounds (March 23).
T.F. Riggs High School
• Named South Dakota’s Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 19.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
• Led team to the Class AA state title, the school’s first since 1982.
• Also honored as South Dakota’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior, when he averaged 17.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots per game for team that took third-place at state.
• One of 10 players nationwide to repeat Gatorade Player of the Year honors in 2011-12 and 2012-13, joining a list that included Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Tyus Jones.
• First South Dakota player to repeat Gatorade honor since Mike Miller (1997-98) and just the third ever (also Eric Kline, 1990-91).
• Was first Pierre player to ever win the award, as well.
• First South Dakota player to win the Gatorade award and leave the state for college since Joe Krabbenhoft headed to Wisconsin in 2005.
• Played varsity all four years, earning all-league accolades each season.
• Three-time All-State selection.
• High school coach was Terry Becker, and AAU coach for the South Dakota Schoolers was Paul Seville.
• Selected Creighton over Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa State and Gonzaga.
Awards & Honors
2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Most Inspirational Award
Personal
• Born June 6, 1994.
• Son of Loren and Jane Hanson.
• Is a finance and economics major.
• Lists his dream job to become a futures/commodities trader.
• Favorite band is the Zac Brown Band.
• Favorite dessert is oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
• Lists playing the guitar as a hobby.
• Favorite board game as a kid was Monopoly.
• Favorite holidays include the 4th of July and Christmas.
• Favorite television show is Game of Thrones.
• Favorite actress and actor are Halle Berry and Matthew McConaughey.
• If he could live anywhere, he’d live in South Dakota.
• Chose Creighton because of the people.
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