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Bill Hosket Jr.

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Bill Hosket
Hosket in 1969
Personal information
Born (1946-12-20) December 20, 1946 (age 78)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolBelmont (Dayton, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1968–1972
PositionPower forward / center
Number20, 25
Career history
1968–1970New York Knicks
1970–1972Buffalo Braves
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points573 (4.0 ppg)
Rebounds355 (2.5 rpg)
Assists94 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team competition

Wilmer Frederick Hosket (born December 20, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. He played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

A 6'8" power forward/center, Hosket played basketball at Belmont High School in Dayton, Ohio, where he won an Ohio state championship in 1964. He was named Ohio Player of the Year and was also MVP of the state tournament.[1]

He played college basketball at the Ohio State University from 1965 to 1968. He led his Ohio State team in scoring and rebounding during each of his three varsity seasons and was named to three All Big Ten Conference Academic First Teams. In fall 1968, he competed at the Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal with the United States national basketball team.[2]

Hosket then played four seasons (1968–1972) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Buffalo Braves and New York Knicks. He averaged 4.0 points per game in his career and won a league championship with the Knicks in 1970.[3]

After retiring as a player, Hosket served on three United States Olympic Basketball Committees. He also founded Buckeye Basketball Camp (not officially affiliated with Ohio State University) in his home state of Ohio.[2]

In 1998, Hosket was named as the President of the OHSAA Foundation and served as the foundation's first executive director. He is a principal at Hosket & Ulen, an independent insurance agency. Hosket and his wife, Patty, have three grown sons (all graduates of Ohio State) and reside in Columbus.[1]

Hosket's father, Bill Hosket, Sr., and his son, Brad Hosket, also played basketball at Ohio State.[4][5]

Hosket is a member of the Ohio State Hall of Fame and was named in 1993 to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Silver Anniversary team. He was honored in 2002 by the Ohio High School Athletic Association with its highest honor – the Ethics and Integrity Award. In 2006, he was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

NBA/ABA

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Source[3]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1968–69 New York 50 0 7.0 .431 .571 1.9 .4 2.6
1969–70† New York 36 0 6.5 .505 .788 1.8 .5 3.3
1970–71 Buffalo 13 16.7 .522 .647 5.8 1.5 8.1
1971–72 Buffalo 44 13.5 .492 .808 2.8 .9 5.0
Career 143 0 9.8 .485 .715 2.5 .7 4.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1969 New York 4 0 5.5 .500 .000 1.8 .5 1.5
1970† New York 5 1 5.8 .400 .750 1.0 .4 2.2
Career 9 1 5.7 .438 .600 1.3 .4 1.9

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2017-08-21.
  2. ^ a b Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Profile Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Bill Hosket NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  4. ^ The ‘Other’ Bill Hosket | Rea's Day Blog. Markrea.wordpress.com (2009-02-19). Retrieved on 2017-08-21.
  5. ^ Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame Profile Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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