Taya Hanson
Canadian basketball player
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Taya Hanson (born June 14, 2000) is a Canadian former basketball player who played college basketball for Arizona State and Oregon. She was also a member of the Canada women's national basketball team.
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| Born | June 14, 2000 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Kelowna Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Arizona State (2018–2022) Oregon (2022–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College career
Hanson began her collegiate career at Arizona State. On January 1, 2021, she tied the ASU program record with seven three-pointers made in a game against California.[1] She was subsequently named Canada Basketball’s Player of the Week for the week ending January 3, 2021.[2][3] During the 2020–21 season in her junior year, she Led ASU in scoring (12.6), 3-pointers (62), steals (1.4) and free throw percentage (84.8), and ranked third in rebounding (4.3 rpg) and fourth in assists (1.4). She was subsequently named All-Pac-12 honorable mention and Pac-12 All-Defense honorable mention.[4]
On March 29, 2022, Hanson announced she would enter the transfer portal.[5] During her career at ASU she appeared in all 114 games while making 62 starts. She recorded 739 career points, 296 rebounds and 144 three-pointers made.[6] On April 5, 2022, she announced she was transferring to Oregon for the 2022–23 season.[7]
National team career
Hanson has been a member of the Canada women's national basketball team since 2015. She first competed at the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and won a gold medal.[8] She represented Canada at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship where she averaged 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals in six games and won a silver medal.[9] On July 12, 2019, she was named to team Canada for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup. She averaged 10.7 points in seven games.[10]
On July 18, 2022, she was named to team Canada to compete at the 3x3 basketball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[11] She recorded 20 points and 23 rebounds in six games during the tournament and won a gold medal.[12] On September 19, 2022, she was named to team Canada for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[13][14]
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2018–19 | Arizona State | 33 | 0 | 13.3 | 27.4 | 24.3 | 36.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 2019–20 | Arizona State | 31 | 12 | 20.8 | 30.2 | 29.0 | 78.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| 2020–21 | Arizona State | 24 | 24 | 31.4 | 33.1 | 34.4 | 84.8 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 12.6 |
| 2021–22 | Oregon | 26 | 26 | 29.8 | 31.1 | 28.9 | 88.7 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
| 2022–23 | Oregon | 35 | 5 | 19.3 | 38.9 | 38.3 | 77.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| Career | 149 | 67 | 22.1 | 32.7 | 31.9 | 81.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 6.4 | |
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