Hank Luisetti Hall of Fame NBA

Hank Luisetti was one of the most influential players in the history of basketball and one of the dominant college players of the 1930s. Playing for Stanford, he revolutionized the game by developing and popularizing the running one-handed shot, an important early form of the modern jump shot.

Luisetti became one of the most celebrated scorers of his era, leading Stanford to three consecutive Pacific Coast Championships from 1935 to 1938. He became the first major college player to score 50 points in a game and finished his college career as the nation's all-time leading scorer.

He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 as a player.

Luisetti's Awards and Honors

• 3× Consensus First-Team All-American (1936–1938)
• 2× Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1937, 1938)
• 2× NCAA Scoring Leader (1936, 1937)
• 3× Pacific Coast Conference Champion with Stanford (1936–1938)
• First major college player to score 50 points in a game (1938)
• Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame

NBA Teams

Stanford (1935–1938)