Missouri Western State University Athletics

Joel Hanson officially became a Griffon in April 2025. 

Prior to Missouri Western, Hanson served as an assistant coach at Upper Iowa for the 2024-25 season and was the program's graduate assistant during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. He spent the 2023-24 season with the Golden Eagles of Minnesota Crookston. The Decorah, Iowa native was a manager for the Iowa State men's basketball team during the years 2018-21.