Hank Luisetti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hank Luisetti

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1916

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Date of Death: 17-Dec-2002

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.