{{short description|American-Belgian basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Ian Hanavan | image = | career_number = 25 | career_position = Power forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8 | position = | weight_lb = | league = | team = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|15}} | birth_place = Moline, Illinois | nationality = American / Belgian | high_school = Moline (Moline, Illinois) | college = *UIC (1998–2000) *Evansville (2000–2003) | draft_year = 2003 | career_start = 2003 | career_end =2016 | coach_start=2018 | years1 = 2003–2004 | team1 = Omniworld Almere | years2 = 2004–2007 | team2 = Leuven Bears | years3 = 2007–2008 | team3 = Antwerp Giants | years4 = 2008–2009 | team4 = Prostějov | years5 = 2009–2010 | team5 = CEZ Nymburk | team6 = APOEL | years6 = 2010–2011 | team7 = Leuven Bears | years7 = 2011–2013 | years8 = 2013–2016 | team8 = Okapi Aalstar | cyears1=2018–2019 | cteam1=Beijing Ducks (assistant) | cyears2=2020–2021 | cteam2=Phoenix Brussels | cyears3=2022–2023 | cteam3=RPC Anderlecht | highlights = *Belgian Supercup champion (2014) *Cypriot Super Cup champion (2011) *DBL All-Star (2004) *DBL Statistical Player of the Year (2004) }} '''Ian Hanavan''' (born August 15, 1980) is an American-born Belgian retired basketball player and current coach. He last coached Phoenix Brussels. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=8}}, Hanavan played as power forward.
==Professional career== In October 2007, Hanavan signed with Antwerp Giants.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf29102007_055|title=Antwerp Giants strikt Hanavan|date=2007-10-29|publisher=Nieuwsblad.be}}</ref>
On August 2, 2013, Hanavan signed with Okapi Aalstar for the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/956/Meer-Sport/article/detail/1680065/2013/08/02/Okapi-Aalstar-vervolledigt-kern-met-Da-Sean-Butler-en-Ian-Hanavan.dhtml | title = Okapi Aalstar vervolledigt kern met Da'Sean Butler en Ian Hanavan | newspaper = hln.be | language = Dutch | date = 2013-08-02 | accessdate= 2014-02-18}}</ref>
On August 23, 2016, the retirement of Hanavan was announced.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ericboorsma.nl/ex-donar-speler-ian-hanavan-stopt-met-professioneel-basketball/|title=Ex-Donar speler Ian Hanavan stopt met professioneel basketball|date=2016-08-23|publisher=Ericboorsma.nl|access-date=2017-08-27|archive-date=2017-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827171803/http://ericboorsma.nl/ex-donar-speler-ian-hanavan-stopt-met-professioneel-basketball/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Coaching career== In 2018, Hanavan started his coaching career as assistant with the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). On March 13, 2020, Hanavan was hired as head coach of Phoenix Brussels for the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20200314_04889651|title=Ian Hanavan coach Brussels|work=Het Nieuwsblad|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/basket/detail_ian-hanavan-successeur-de-serge-crevecoeur-a-la-tete-du-brussels?id=10456934|title=Ian Hanavan, successeur de Serge Crevecoeur à la tête du Brussels|date=13 March 2020|work=RTBF Sport|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref>
On October 18, 2021, Hanavan was fired by Brussels after a disappointing 1–3 start in the BNXT League.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brussels stuurt coach Ian Hanavan de laan uit na teleurstellende competitiestart |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2021/10/18/brussels-stuurt-coach-ian-hanavan-de-laan-uit-na-teleurstellende-competitiestart~1634572581627/ |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=sporza.be |date=18 October 2021 |language=nl}}</ref>
==Personal== Hanavan received Belgian citizenship in 2009.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ian_Hanavan/Okapi_Aalstar/43174?AmNotSure=1 | title= Ian Hanavan Player Profile | website = Eurobasket | accessdate = 2014-02-18}}</ref>
==Honours==
===Club=== '''APOEL B.C.''' *Cypriot Supercup (1): 2011 '''Okapi Aalstar''' *Belgian Supercup (1): 2014
===Individual=== '''BC Omniworld Almere''' *DBL All-Star (1): 2004 *DBL Statistical Player of the Year (1): 2003–04
==References== {{reflist}}
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