Randall Flagler Hanke (born August 8, 1984 in New York City) is an American-born British professional basketball player.

Early life and college career

Hanke's godfather was the actor Cliff Robertson. Hanke tried to be a professional golfer while growing up but later focused his attention on basketball after a growth spurt. He attended The Hill School in

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, but did not qualify for college immediately out of high school so he enrolled at

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for a postgraduate year. Hanke excelled at

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, where he averaged 13 points and 5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He broke his hand twice and missed a season, which hampered his play even after he recovered. As a senior for the Friars, he averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds per game. In 2009, he graduated from Providence College with a degree in business management.

Professional career

In 2010, he signed with the Glasgow Rocks of the British League and averaged 8.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. He left to play with CB 1939 Canarias of Spain, which he enjoyed since it fit his style of play. Later, he competed with USK Praha of the Czech league. Betweed 2010 to 2014, Hanke played for the Swedish team

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. In the 2012–2013 season he played fourteen games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. He then moved to the Gießen 46ers of the German Pro A, but only competed in the preseason. Hanke played eight games for

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of the Finnish Korisliiga where he averaged 6.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. In July 2014, he returned to Sweden and signed with eco Örebro Basket.

International career

Hanke has competed for Great Britain in a warm-up tournament for the European Championship since his father was from London. However, he was cut from the final 12-man roster.

References

1984 births Living people American men's basketball players The Hill School alumni Providence Friars men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in Germany Norrköping Dolphins players Centers (basketball) Basketball players from New York City American people of English descent {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub