STATISTICS & HISTORY
Hagan “Hook” Andersen was never among the top scorers or the flashiest players of his era, but he was nevertheless a star throughout his college and professional career. Andersen was a hard-working, team oriented performer whose selfless style always improved the play of his teammates. Howard Cann, the legendary coach of New York University , called Andersen the most fundamentally sound player he ever coached. In his senior year, Andersen was the linchpin of the Violets undefeated 1933-34 season. In the last game of the season, NYU played Nat Holman’s also undefeated City College of New York squad. Andersen played what coach Cann described as a “perfect game” to lead NYU to a 24-18 victory. He was named first-team All American. Anderson turned pro with the Jersey Reds in the 1934-35 season. He played on two championship teams during his pro career. Jersey won the 1937-38 American Basketball League championship and eight years later, he helped Baltimore capture the ABL title. After retiring as a player, Andersen began a second successful career in basketball as a longtime professional and college referee.
HAGAN ANDERSEN | Height: | 5:11 | Weight: | 175 | College: | N.Y.U.’34 | |||||
Hook Andersen | Born: April 8, 1912 | Died: Sep 23, 1975 | Hometown: | New York, NY | |||||||
REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1930-31 | N.Y.U. | College | |||||||||
1931-32 | 1930-31 (Frosh) | N.Y.U. | College | ||||||||
1932-33 | 1930-31 | N.Y.U. | College | ||||||||
1933-34 | 1930-31 | N.Y.U. | College | ||||||||
1933-34 | New Britain | ABL | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1.7 | ||||
1934-35 | Jersey | ABL | 27 | 53 | 70 | 176 | 6.5 | ||||
1935-36 | Jersey | ABL | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3.3 | ||||
1936-37 | Jersey | ABL | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | .579 | 27 | 5.4 | ||
1937-38 | Jersey | ABL | 33 | 35 | 55 | 125 | 3.8 | ||||
1937-38 | Binghamton | NY-PA | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5.0 | ||||
1938-39 | Jersey | ABL | 30 | 42 | 69 | 153 | 5.1 | ||||
1939-40 | Jersey–New York | ABL | 16 | 19 | 12 | 50 | 3.1 | ||||
1940-41 | New York | ABL | 29 | 51 | 33 | 135 | 4.7 | ||||
1941-42 | New York–Washington | ABL | 10 | 18 | 7 | 43 | 4.3 | ||||
1941-42 | Kingston-Pittsfield | NYSL | 13 | 35 | 41 | 111 | 8.5 | ||||
1942-43 | New York–Harrisburg | ABL | 9 | 24 | 23 | 71 | 7.9 | ||||
1942-43 | Brooklyn Jewels | Indep | |||||||||
1943-44 | NewYork | ABL | 20 | 49 | 36 | 134 | 6.7 | ||||
1943-44 | Brooklyn Jewels | Indep | |||||||||
1944-45 | New York | ABL | 18 | 47 | 42 | 136 | 7.6 | ||||
1945-46 | Baltimore | ABL | 33 | 79 | 92 | 250 | 7.6 | ||||
1945-46 | Jersey Reds | Indep | |||||||||
1946-47 | Bergen | NYNJ | 16 | 46 | 77 | 169 | 10.6 | ||||
Major League Totals | 241 | 434 | 457 | 1325 | 5.5 | ||||||
POST SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1936-37 | Jersey | ABL | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 4.3 | ||||
1937-38 | Jersey | ABL | 6 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 6.7 | ||||
1938-39 | Jersey | ABL | 5 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 6.2 | ||||
1939-40 | New York | ABL | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2.5 | ||||
1945-46 | Baltimore | ABL | 6 | 23 | 19 | 65 | 10.8 | ||||
1945-46 | Baltimore | WBT | 5 | 13 | 13 | 17 | .765 | 39 | 7.8 | ||
1946-47 | Bergen | NYNJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||
Major League Totals | 35 | 68 | 84 | 220 | 6.3 |