Paul Hansen
Paul Hansen (1928-1993)
Teams coached: Oklahoma City Stars, Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma City record: 82-79 (.509)
Oklahoma State record: 107-89 (.546)
Overall record^: 189-168 (.529)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1983)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Big Eight Tournament Champion: 1 (1983)
Awards:
- Big Eight Coach of the Year: 1 (1981)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1986-1991 | USAO |
| 1979-1986 | Oklahoma State |
| 1973-1979 | Oklahoma City |
| 1955-1973 | Oklahoma City (asst) |
Paul Hansen Facts
- Paul Hansen
- Born December 6, 1928
- Died January 18, 1993
- Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Alma Mater: Oklahoma City University (BA, 1951) / University of Oklahoma (M.Ed, 1955)
- Born in Hull, IA and raised in Oklahoma City, Hansen graduated from Oklahoma City Central HS in 1947
- He played at then-Division I Oklahoma City for head basketball coach Doyle Parrack
- Started his coaching career at the lower levels, with stints at Noble HS (OK) and Jackson JHS (OK)
- Returned to alma mater Oklahoma City in 1955 to join the staff of new head coach Abe Lemons
- Worked with Lemons for 18 years, helping lead OCU to seven NCAA Tournaments and two NITs
- Took over for Lemons as the head coach in 1973, leading the program for the next six seasons
- Went 82-79 overall but failed to reach the postseason during his tenure
- Hired in 1979 to be the head coach at Oklahoma State, a position he held for seven seasons
- With a 107-89 record, Hansen’s best season was in 1982-83 when the Cowboys won the Big Eight Tournament
- The school declined to renew his contract in 1986, offering him instead the role of assistant AD (which he declined)
- Last coaching job was a five-year stint at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO), a NAIA program in Chickasha, OK
- Was 77-66 during his time at USAO before retiring from coaching in 1991
- Inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame (c/o 1992) and OCU Sports Hall of Fame (c/o 1980)
- Died in 1993 at age 64 after battling a blood disorder for several years
- Survived by his wife, Carol, and five daughters, Elizabeth, Patti, Judith, Mary and Heidi
Paul Hansen Coaching Tree
- Win Case (Ole Miss, Redlands CC, East Oklahoma State, Oklahoma City)
- Weldon Drew (Langston)
- Darrel Johnson (Baylor, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Baptist)
- Dickey Nutt (Southeast Missouri State, Arkansas State)
- Bill Self (Kansas, Illinois, Tulsa, Oral Roberts)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only