Hank Luisetti
American college men's basketball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angelo-Giuseppi[1] "Hank" Luisetti (June 16, 1916 – December 17, 2002) was an American college men's basketball player. He is considered to be one of the great innovators of the sport. In an era that featured the traditional two-handed set shot, Luisetti developed the running one-handed shot, an early version of the jump shot. Equipped with such an offensive weapon, Luisetti became one of the most dominant players in American college basketball history. While at Stanford, he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
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Born | (1916-06-16)June 16, 1916 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Died | December 17, 2002(2002-12-17) (aged 86) San Mateo, California, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
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High school | Galileo (San Francisco, California) |
College | Stanford (1935–1938) |
Position | Forward |
Number | 7 |
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Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
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