Derrin Hansen Explained

Derrin Hansen
Birth Date:15 December 1967
Player Years1:1987–1991
Player Team1:Nebraska Wesleyan
Coach Years1:1991–1993
Coach Team1:Elmwood-Murdock HS
Coach Years2:1993–1995
Coach Team2:Nebraska–Kearney (GA)
Coach Years3:1995–1998
Coach Team3:Mid-Plains CC (assistant)
Coach Years4:1998–2005
Coach Team4:Omaha (assistant)
Coach Years5:2005–2022
Coach Team5:Omaha
Overall Record:253–260
Awards:

Derrin Hansen (born December 15, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head men's basketball coach at University of Nebraska Omaha.[1] He became head coach after coach Kevin McKenna left to become an assistant at Creighton in July 2005.[2] Hansen was named Summit League Coach of the Year in 2019, after leading the Mavericks to a Division I-program record 19 victories.[3] On March 6, 2022, UNO athletic director Adrian Dowell decided to "make a change in leadership for the head coach position" after two straight 5-win seasons, dismissing Hansen after 17 seasons.[4]

Early life

Hansen is a native of St. Paul, Nebraska and attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska.

External links

University of Nebraska Omaha Biography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derrin Hansen – Men's Basketball Coach . Omaha Athletics . University of Nebraska Omaha . November 15, 2019.
  2. News: McKenna leaves UNO for Creighton . November 25, 2020 . . July 2, 2005 . 15. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: UNO's Derrin Hansen wins Summit League coach of the year, two Mavs earn first team honors . November 25, 2020 . . March 7, 2019.
  4. News: Derrin Hansen out as UNO men's basketball coach. March 6, 2022. KETV. March 6, 2022.