Bill Hosket
Hosket in 1969
Personal information
Born (1946-12-20) December 20, 1946
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
19681970New York Knicks
19701972Buffalo Braves
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points573 (4.0 ppg)
Rebounds355 (2.5 rpg)
Assists94 (0.7 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2017-08-21.
  2. 1 2 Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Profile Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
  3. Bill Hosket. basketball-reference.com.
  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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