No. 11 – Iberostar Tenerife | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Liga ACB |
Personal information | |
Born |
Stamford, Connecticut |
March 12, 1990
Nationality | American / Irish |
Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
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 | |
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Will Hanley (born March 12, 1990) is an American-Irish 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.
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). 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)
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".
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.
On July 12, 2013, Hanley signed a two-year contract to play with the Gipuzkoa BC in the Liga ACB in Spain.
In August 2015, Hanley signed for the Spanish team Iberostar Tenerife winning the 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four.