Luisetti, Angelo Enrico

▪ 2003

“Hank” 

      American collegiate basketball player (b. June 16, 1916, San Francisco, Calif.—d. Dec. 17, 2002, San Mateo, Calif.), revolutionized the sport of basketball by introducing the running one-handed shot. Luisetti popularized his new style of shooting while starring on the basketball team at Stanford University in 1935–38. He led Stanford to three Pacific Conference championships and in 1938 became the first collegiate player to score 50 points in a single game. Luisetti was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959.

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