Randall Hanke

Hanke's godfather was the actor Cliff Robertson. Hanke tried to be a professional golfer while growing up but later focused his attention on basketball after a growth spurt. He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, but did not qualify for college immediately out of high school so he enrolled at Trinity-Pawling School for a postgrad year. Hanke excelled at Providence College, where he averaged 13 points and 5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He broke his hand twice and missed a season, which hampered his play even after he recovered. As a senior for the Friars, he averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds per game. In 2009, he graduated from Providence College with a degree in business management.

In 2010, he signed with the Glasgow Rocks of the British League and averaged 8.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. He left to play with CB 1939 Canarias of Spain, which he enjoyed since it fit his style of play. Later, he competed with USK Praha of the Czech league. Betweed 2010 to 2014, Hanke played for the Swedish team Norrköping Dolphins. In the 2012-2013 season he played fourteen games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. He then moved to the Gießen 46ers of the German Pro A, but only competed in the preseason. Hanke played eight games for KTP-Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga where he averaged 6.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. In July 2014, he returned to Sweden and signed with eco Örebro Basket.

Hanke has competed for Great Britain in a warm-up tournament for the European Championship since his father was from London. However, he was cut from the final 12-man roster.