{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1989)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Chris Hagan | image = | caption = | position = Point guard | height_cm = 181 | weight_kg = | league = | team = | number = | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|2|19}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas | high_school = Westfield (Houston, Texas) | college = Rice (2006–2008)<br>Blinn College (2008–2009)<br>Midwestern State (2009–2011) | draft_year = 2011 | career_start = 2011 | career_end = 2015 | years1 = 2011 | team1 = Manawatu Jets | years2 = 2011–2012 | team2 = Halifax Rainmen | years3 = 2012 | team3 = Manawatu Jets | years4 = 2012–2013 | team4 = Montreal Jazz | years5 = 2013 | team5 = Manawatu Jets | years6 = 2013–2015 | team6 = Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks | years7 = 2015 | team7 = Taranaki Mountainairs | highlights = *ABA champion (2014) *LSC South Division Player of the Year (2011) *First-team All-LSC South Division (2011) *Second-team All-LSC South Division (2010) *Third-team NJCAA All-Region XIV (2009) }}
'''Christopher Joseph Hagan''' (born February 19, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He best known for his time spent in the New Zealand National Basketball League between 2011 and 2015.
==High school career== Hagan attended Westfield High School in Houston, Texas, where he was a three-year letterwinner for coach Larry Brown. As a senior in 2005–06, he averaged 14 points, six assists and three steals per game as he helped the Mustangs finish with a 36–1 record and a No. 2 national ranking. He earned all-state and district defensive player of the year honors as a junior and senior.<ref name=bio>{{cite web | url=http://www.msumustangs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=379 | title=Chris Hagan - 2010-11 Men's Basketball | work=msumustangs.com | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref>
==College career== In his freshman season at Rice, Hagan played in all 32 games and made 17 starts, including the first two games of his collegiate career. He finished second on the team with 77 assists (2.4 apg) while also averaging 5.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game.<ref name="bio" /><ref name=stats>{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/chris-hagan-1.html | title=Chris Hagan Stats | work=Sports-Reference.com | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref>
In his sophomore season, Hagan played in the Owls' first three games before suffering a ruptured patella tendon against Richmond on November 20, 2007. He subsequently underwent surgery the same week and did not return to the court for the remainder of the season. He recorded totals of six points, four rebounds, seven assists and four steals.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="stats" />
On June 5, 2008, Hagan transferred to Blinn College to continue his education as well as play basketball.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060508aaa.html | title=Hagan Transferring to Blinn Junior College | work=RiceOwls.com | date=June 5, 2008 | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref> As a redshirted sophomore in 2008–09, he earned third-team NJCAA All-Region XIV honors after averaging 12.9 points, 5.1 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 3.5 steals in 29 games. He connected on 58.6 percent from field including 43.3 percent from the three-point line, and scored a season-high 30 points against Lee College while recording at least 20 points on six other occasions.<ref name="bio" />
In August 2009, Hagan transferred to Midwestern State University.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/sports/local-sports/msu-announces-hoops-2009-10-signing-class | title=MSU announces 2009-10 hoops signing class | work=TimesRecordNews.com | date=August 22, 2009 | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref> In his junior season, he earned second-team All-Lone Star Conference South Division honors after averaging 11.9 points to go along with four assists and two rebounds per game as the Mustangs claimed their second-straight division championship—their third in four years. He also earned NCAA Division II South Central Region All-Tournament team honors after averaging 14.3 points per game in wins over Incarnate Word, Tarleton State and Central Missouri.<ref name="bio" />
In his senior season, Hagan earned Lone Star Conference South Division Player of the Year honors as well as being named first-team All-LSC South Division. He played and started in 33 games, missing just one game, and averaged a league-leading 21.4 points per game. He subsequently became the eighth two-year player in MSU history to amass 1,000 points and stands fourth on the all-time two-year scorers list with 1,188 points trailing only Tony Forch (1,391) and Henry Crawford (1,320).<ref name="bio" />
==Professional career== On June 2, 2011, Hagan signed with the Manawatu Jets for the rest of the 2011 New Zealand NBL season.<ref>{{cite web | last=Richardson | first=Daniel | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/5089891/Guard-arrives-in-Manawatu-Jets-shake-up | title=Guard arrives in Manawatu Jets' shake-up | work=Stuff.co.nz | date=June 2, 2011 | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref>
On December 3, 2011, Hagan signed with the Halifax Rainmen for the rest of the 2011–12 NBL Canada season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://msumustangs.com/news/2011/12/5/MBB_1205112455.aspx | title=Hagan signs on with Halifax Rainmen of NBL Canada | work=msumustangs.com | date=December 5, 2011 | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref>
In May 2012, Hagan returned to the Manawatu Jets, signing with the team for the rest of the 2012 New Zealand NBL season as a replacement for injured forward Dustin Mitchell.<ref>{{cite web |last=Heagney |first=George |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/6871756/Hagan-arrives-out-of-nowhere |title=Hagan arrives out of nowhere |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=May 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20141126134909/http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/6871756/Hagan-arrives-out-of-nowhere# |archivedate=2014-11-26 |access-date=2014-11-26 }}</ref>
On December 4, 2012, Hagan signed with the Montreal Jazz for the rest of the 2012–13 NBL Canada season.<ref name=trans>{{cite web | url=http://nblcanada.ca/14551/transactions-archive | title=NBL Canada Transactions in 2012 – 2013 Season | work=NBLCanada.ca | accessdate=November 26, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202183832/http://www.nblcanada.ca/14551/transactions-archive | archive-date=December 2, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> On February 25, 2013, he was placed on the team's injury list.<ref name="trans" />
In April 2013, Hagan re-signed with the Manawatu Jets for the 2013 New Zealand NBL season.<ref>{{cite web | last=Heagney | first=George | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/8513670/Hagan-eager-to-launch-Jets-attack | title=Hagan eager to launch Jets attack | work=Stuff.co.nz | date=April 5, 2013 | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref> In his first full season with the Jets, he averaged a league-leading 2.9 steals per game in addition to 19.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 7.1 assists in 16 games.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=193686388&client=11-8336-114269-261128-18916342 | title=Player statistics for Chris Hagan – 2013 | work=FoxSportsPulse.com | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref>
In October 2013, Hagan joined the Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks for the 2013–14 ABA season. He went on to average 17.1 points and 4.8 assists per game as he helped the Mavericks claim the 2014 ABA championship.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aba.balloholic.com/2014/04/30/248/ | title=SHREVEPORT/BOSSIER MAVERICKS WIN 2014 ABA CHAMPIONSHIP | work=Balloholic.com | date=April 30, 2014 | accessdate=November 26, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130100526/http://aba.balloholic.com/2014/04/30/248/ | archive-date=November 30, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haylettsports.com/chris-hagan.html |title=Chris Hagan – HSE |work=HaylettSports.com |accessdate=November 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221416/http://www.haylettsports.com/chris-hagan.html |archivedate=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> In October 2014, he re-joined the team for the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abamavericks.com/news.php?id=78&cid | title=Training Camp Roster Announced | work=ABAMavericks.com | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref>
On November 26, 2014, Hagan signed with the Taranaki Mountainairs for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season.<ref>{{cite web | last=Hills | first=Murray | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/63526722/Taranaki-Mountain-Airs-snare-import-Chris-Hagan | title=Taranaki Mountain Airs snare import Chris Hagan | work=Stuff.co.nz | date=November 26, 2014 | accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref> In 13 games for Taranaki, he averaged 19.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists and a league-leading 2.7 steals per game.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=193686388&client=11-8336-114266-356729-23059883 | title=Player statistics for Chris Hagan – 2015 | work=FoxSportsPulse.com | accessdate=June 28, 2015}}</ref>
==Post-basketball career== After retiring from basketball, Hagan started a career as a Hip Hop "Street Gospel" Artist. In September 2016, he released his first album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.holyhiphop.com/gregboy-entertainment-group/event/19/album-release-party-for-chris-hagan | title=Album Release Party For Chris Hagan | work=holyhiphop.com | accessdate=December 31, 2016}}</ref>
==Personal== Hagan is the son of Kenneth and Ingrid Hagan, and has one sister named LaKeesha who played collegiate volleyball at Central Florida.<ref name="bio" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://basketball.usbasket.com/player/Chris_Hagan/115763 USbasket.com profile] *[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=193686388&client=11-8336-114266-356729-23059883 NBL stats] *[http://www.msumustangs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=379 Midwestern State bio] *[http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hagan_chris00.html Rice bio]
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