Taya Hanson

Taya Hanson
No. 0 – Oregon Ducks
PositionGuard
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-06-14) June 14, 2000 (age 24)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolKelowna Secondary School
CollegeArizona State (2018–2022)
Oregon (2022–present)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA AmeriCup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 León
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Mexico Team
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Mexico Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 3x3

Taya Hanson (born June 14, 2000) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 Conference and a member of the Canada women's national basketball team.

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
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
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Hanson ties school record with seven triples in @SunDevilWBB's win over California". thesundevils.com. January 1, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sun Devil WBB's Taya Hanson Named Canada Basketball's Player of the Week". thesundevils.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Andrew Wiggins and Taya Hanson named Toyota Players of the Week". basketball.ca. January 12, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sun Devil WBB's Taya Hanson earns pair of Pac-12 awards". thesundevils.com. March 1, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Ortiz, Jenna (March 29, 2022). "Arizona State women's basketball guard Taya Hanson enters transfer portal". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ducks Add Veteran Guard Taya Hanson". goducks.com. April 5, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Crepea, James (April 5, 2022). "Arizona State guard Taya Hanson signs with Oregon Ducks women's basketball". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Taya Hanson bio". thesundevils.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "Incoming Freshman Taya Hanson Becomes Third @SunDevilWBB Player to Earn a Medal in International Competition This Summer". thesundevils.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "@SunDevilWBB's Taya Hanson Named to Canada's FIBA U19 World Cup Team". thesundevils.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Canadian Basketball 3x3 Teams Named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". commonwealthsport.ca. July 18, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  12. ^ Moore, Wayne (August 3, 2022). "Taya Hanson has struck gold at the Commonwealth Games". castanet.net. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Senior Women's National Team: FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup". basketball.ca. September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "Senior Women's National Team Roster Announced for FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022". basketball.ca (Press release). September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "Taya Hanson College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2024.