Hank Luisetti

Hank Luisetti
	Luisetti, circa 1943
Personal information
Born	June 16, 1916; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	December 17, 2002 (aged 86); San Mateo, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Galileo (San Francisco, California)
College	Stanford (1935–1938)
Position	Forward
Number	7
Career highlights and awards
	2× AAU All-American (1941, 1942); 2× Helms Player of the Year (1937, 1938); 3× Consensus first-team All-American (1936–1938); 2× NCAA Division I scoring leader (1936, 1937); 3× First-team All-PCC (1936–1938);
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006

Angelo-Giuseppi "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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