Angelo Enrico "Hank" Luisetti (June 16, 1916 – December 17, 2002) was an American college men's basketball player and one of the great innovators of the game. In an era that featured the traditional two-handed set shot, Luisetti developed the running one-handed shot. Equipped with such an offensive weapon, Luisetti became one of the most dominant players in American college basketball history.
Shooting two-handed, I just couldn't reach the basket. I was lucky with my coaches in high school and college, I guess, because I made the baskets, they left me alone and didn't try to change my shots.
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Played for amateur teams AAU San Francisco Olympic Club (1940-1941), AAU Phillips 66ers (1941-1942), and AAU St. Mary's Pre-Flight (1943-1944).
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In 1944, contracted spinal meningitis, which ended his amateur career.
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Two-time All-America (1937, 1938).
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Helm's Foundation Player of the Year (1937, 1938).
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Played for Stanford University (1934-1938).
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Developed the running one-handed shot.
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Three-time All-America basketball player at Stanford University.
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Inducted into basketball's Naismith Memorial of Fame, 1959 (charter class).
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In an Associated Press poll to choose the greatest basketball player in the first half of the 20th century, he finished in second place (to George Mikan).
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