Honors: CdM’s Hansen Newport-Mesa District Male Athlete of the Year

Barry Faulkner

Recent Corona del Mar High graduate Kevin Hansen, who earned

various MVP honors in volleyball and basketball as a senior, is the

1999-2000 Daily Pilot Newport-Mesa District Male Athlete of the Year.

Hansen, the CIF Southern Section Division I and Newport-Mesa Player of

the Year in volleyball this spring, led the Sea Kings to a section

championship.

It was the fourth straight CIF championship match for Hansen, a

three-year starting setter who also triggered the Sea Kings’ offense when

they won the section Division III title in 1998.

A two-time All-CIF honoree and a member of the national youth team,

the 6-foot-4 star accepted a volleyball scholarship to Stanford.

After leading Coach Steve Conti’s team to a 22-1 record, including a

20-match winning streak to end the season, Hansen was named MVP of the

Orange County All-Star Match.

The CO-MVP in the Pacific Coast League, which the Sea Kings won, he

was twice named to the Newport-Mesa Dream Team.

The Sea Kings were 52-9 his three seasons as a starter.

Volleyball, however, was only the half of it for Hansen, who also

shone on the basketball court.

As a senior, he was first-team All-CIF, Co-Player of the Year in the

Newport-Mesa District, first-team All-PCL and an Orange County All-Star.

He averaged a district-leading 20.8 points and more than seven rebounds.

His leadership helped the Sea Kings win their first outright league

crown since 1987 and advance to the section III-AA semifinals.

Making the most of a bid to the state tournament, Hansen propelled

Coach Paul Orris’ squad to the Division III Southern California Regional

semifinals.

As a junior, he was second-team All-CIF, all-district and second-team

All-Sea View League, helping the Sea Kings reach the section title game

in Division III-A.

Intensely competitive, the Pacific Coast League Athlete of the Year

was also driven in the classroom where he compiled a 4.0 GPA.

He was also the Pacific Coast League Athlete of the Year.

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1991-92 - Matt Fuerbringer (Estancia)

1992-93 - Beau Ralphs (Newport Harbor)

1993-94 - Wade Tift (Newport Harbor)

1994-95 - Charles Chatman (Costa Mesa)

1995-96 - Brian Coleman (Corona del Mar)

1996-97 - Danny Pulido (Newport Harbor)

1997-98 - Sam Nelson (Estancia) and Brett Baker (Newport Harbor)

1998-99 - Dennis Alshuler (Corona del Mar)