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Athletics Staff Portrait Day 9.15.22 700.4773

Allan Hanson

The Western Illinois men's basketball program is happy to introduce Allan Hanson as the newest assistant coach.

Hanson previously was head coach at Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin. At Nicolet, Hanson compiled a 117-37 overall record and led his team to the 2019 WIAA state championship. That squad ended the year ranked No. 7 in the country by USA Today. Hanson also won a pair of conference titles at Nicolet.
 
Prior to coaching at Nicolet, Hanson served as Wisconsin-Milwaukee director of basketball operations in 2015 and was Wisconsin-Milwaukee video coordinator/player development in 2014.
 
Hanson played collegiately at Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 2004-08 and was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams, as well as a Sweet 16 squad. He played for current Leatherneck coach Rob Jeter for three seasons at Milwaukee.
 
He is married to Cassandra Hanson and has a son, Allan Hanson III.
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