Luisetti, Hank (1916-2002), an American basketball player, revolutionized the game with his one-handed jump shot. Previously, players had used a two-handed set shot. Luisetti learned the new shot from Tommy DeNike, his high school basketball coach, and perfected it while playing at Stanford University. In 1936, Luisetti introduced the shot to Eastern fans in a famous Stanford victory that ended a 43-game winning streak of Long Island University. His shot increased the scoring and action in basketball, and countless players adopted it.
Angelo Enrico Luisetti was born on June 16, 1916, in San Francisco. At Stanford, the 6-foot 2-inch (188-centimeter) forward broke the national college four-year scoring record with 1,596 points. In 1938, he scored 50 points against Duquesne University. He was the first basketball player to score that many points in one game. Luisetti died on Dec. 17, 2002.
