BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's basketball team, led by head coach Scott Foster, has announced the addition of Taylor Hansen to the coaching staff as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2026-27 season.

Prior to Buffalo State, Hansen coached two seasons at Hilbert College. Hansen played her collegiate basketball career at SUNY Geneseo where she earned the honor of 2021-2022 SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year. Despite losing one year to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Knights totaled a record of 58-23 and three trips to the SUNYAC Semifinals during her career.

A native of Norwich, NY, Hansen helped lead the Tornadoes to their first Section IV Class B Championship in over a decade. Hansen earned NYS All-State Honors twice during her high school basketball career.

Hansen graduated from Geneseo in 2023 with a degree in socio-medical sciences and from the University at Buffalo in 2025 with her master's in public health.