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Basketball Hall of Fame as player. College Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted in 2006. 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.
- 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
- June 16, 1916, San Francisco, California, U.S.
- 185 lb (84 kg)
- December 17, 2002 (aged 86), San Mateo, California, U.S.
Mar 22, 2024 · Basketball Hall of Fame (1959) Hank Luisetti (born June 16, 1916, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.—died Dec. 17, 2002, San Mateo, Calif.) was an American collegiate basketball player who revolutionized the sport by introducing the one-handed shot.
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Dec 17, 2002 · Angelo "Hank" Luisetti. At a time when the two-handed set shot was the norm, Hank Luisetti developed and popularized an offensive maneuver that few players had ever seen before: the running one-handed shot. While the move raised eyebrows, no one could criticize Luisetti's amazing game.
May 24, 2021 · Out at Stanford, Hank Luisetti was perfecting a one-handed running jump shot. His coach, Johnny Bunn, had designed a system that exploited Luisetti’s unique skill of being able to run, jump, and still get a shot off that went in more often than it did not. It was an absolute revelation.
Dec 23, 2002 · Hank Luisetti, who changed the game of basketball with his running one-handed shots while playing for Stanford in the 1930's, died last Tuesday in San Mateo, Calif. He was 86.
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Dec 22, 2002 · SAN FRANCISCO — Angelo “Hank” Luisetti, the three-time All-American from Stanford who revolutionized basketball by popularizing the running one-handed shot, has died. He was 86. Luisetti died...
Sep 4, 2015 · Sports. With 1 hand, Stanford’s Hank Luisetti pushed basketball forward. By Tom FitzGerald Updated Sep 4, 2015 4:34 p.m. Hank Luisetti in December 1940. The Chronicle. Imagine a basketball...
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