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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

Hall of Fame

Mike Hancock

Mike Hancock

  • Class
    1998
  • Induction
    2017
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
Mike Hancock remains the most prolific three-point shooter in UNK men's basketball history sinking 285 from 1995-98. Only one other Loper has managed to make 200 threes in a career.
 
The guard also set the UNK standard for three-pointers made in a season (92/1997-98) and game (nine). The game record, since tied, came in a 103-102 win over Fort Hays State where Hancock sunk nine of 12 shots. A year earlier in the Health & Sports Center, Hancock and UNK ended the Tigers' 49-game winning streak, 96-84.
 
Currently eighth on the career scoring list (1,796), Hancock still holds the school record for steals in a career (271). Only one other Loper has reached 200 steals.
 
A two-time All-RMAC selection, Hancock made the RMAC All-Tournament team three times, including 1998 when he was named MVP. In that season, UNK won the event for the first time, beating Fort Hays State in the semifinals and Colorado State-Pueblo in the finals.
 
Part of three NCAA Tournament squads, Hancock also recorded 395 assists in his career, fifth most in school history.
 
Holding a B.S. degree from UNK, he has worked at Inspro Insurance for the past 16 years, currently serving as vice president. Hancock and wife, Tammy, live in Wahoo with their four children; Owen, Addysen, Griffin and Jaxson.
 
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