Vincent Garnett Hanson (December 26, 1923 – August 30, 2009) was an NCAA All-American basketball player at Washington State University (WSU) in 1944–45. Hanson was a three-sport star at WSU, playing for the basketball, baseball and track and field teams between 1942–43 and 1947–48. His best season came during his sophomore season of 1944–45. That year, Hanson set a then-national single season scoring record with 592 points, led the Cougars to win the Pacific Coast Conference championship and was named a consensus second-team All-American. He finished his college career with 1,153 points.