Bill Hosket Jr.

Bill Hosket

Hosket in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1946-12-20) December 20, 1946 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Belmont (Dayton, Ohio)
College	Ohio State (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1968–1972
Position	Power forward / center
Number	20, 25
Career history
1968–1970	New York Knicks
1970–1972	Buffalo Braves
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1970) 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1967, 1968) Fourth-team Parade All-American (1964)
Career NBA statistics
Points	573 (4.0 ppg)
Rebounds	355 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	94 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing United States Olympic Games 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Career statistics

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

Source

Regular season

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

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