Lars Erik Hansen (born September 27, 1954) is a Danish-Canadian former basketball center in the National Basketball Association for the Seattle SuperSonics. He also was a member of the Cinzano Milano, Eldorado Roma, OAR Ferrol and FC Barcelona Bàsquet in Europe. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies.

Hansen contributed to the Canada men's national basketball team finishing in eighth-place at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, for the first time in twenty years. He participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, helping Canada to a fourth-place finish. In 2006, he was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1956, two years after his birth, his family settled in Coquitlam, British Columbia. He later became a basketball star at Centennial Secondary School.

In 1971, he led the team to the B.C. High School Boys' provincial semifinals, losing to Vancouver College. In 1972, the team won the B.C. Provincial title, while he received AAA Provincial tournament MVP honors for the second straight year and the Vic Andrews Award winner as the B.C. High School Athlete of the year. He also practiced baseball as a pitcher.

Hansen accepted a basketball scholarship from the University of Washington. Hansen appeared in 95 games during his college career, averaging 9.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. He also played on the baseball team as a pitcher and was offered a contract by the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball as a junior.

As a freshman in the 1972–73 season, he was named the starter at center, averaging 7.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest.

As a sophomore in the 1973–74 season, with the arrival of center James Edwards, he had a backup role. He also missed 5 games with a chipped bone in his wrist. He posted 6.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

As a junior in the 1974–75 season, he was moved to a sixth man role from the bench, averaging 10.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.