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Bill Hosket Jr. (All B1G, All-American, OSU HOF, Olympic Gold Medalist, NBA Champion)

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Hoskets part of Ohio Hall

Hosket Sr. honored for his titles at Stivers, while his son earned titles at Belmont and in the NBA.

By Jake Trotter
Cox News Service
COLUMBUS — Before LeBron James and Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, and even before Jerry Lucas and Middletown, 6-foot-5 center Bill Hosket Sr. and Dayton Stivers ruled the high school basketball hardwood.
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Led by "Big Bill," the Tigers won three state titles and 46 straight games from 1928-30, staking claim as one of Ohio's greatest high school basketball dynasties.
Saturday night, the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame inducted Hosket an the three Stivers state title teams into its inaugural class in front of more than 1,500 people at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
In all, the Hall inducted nine teams and 26 individuals, including NBA Hall of Famers John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas, Oscar Robertson, Nate Thurmond and Jack Twyman.
The Hall also inducted Hosket's son, Bill Hosket Jr., who was Ohio's player of the year in 1964 as he led Dayton's Belmont High School to the state championship.
"You have to be overwhelmed by this," Hosket Jr. said.
Both Hoskets went on to All-Big Ten careers at Ohio State University, the only father-son combination to be selected All-Big Ten.
There was no NBA for Hosket Sr., but Hosket Jr. was a first-round draft choice of the New York Knicks and played on New York's 1970 NBA championship team.
Although his son also excelled in basketball, Hosket Sr. — who died at age 45 in 1956 when Hosket Jr. was just 10 — never saw him play.
"This is special," Hosket Jr. said. "But being inducted with my dad makes it extra special."
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Logan Daily News: Former Ohio State basketball star Hosket to speak in Logan

Former Ohio State basketball star Hosket to speak in Logan
[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]Will speak at OSU Alumni dinner[/FONT]


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[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]LOGAN - Former Ohio State Buckeyes basketball star Bill Hosket will be the guest speaker at the annual Hocking County OSU Alumni Association banquet.[/FONT]

[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]The buffet dinner is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the Olde Dutch Restaurant. Tickets are $25 per person, with a limited number of tickets available, and can be purchased from Mike McGhee at Logan Insurance Agency.[/FONT]

[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]A native of Dayton, where he played for Dayton Belmont High School, Hosket was Ohio Player of the Year in 1964, when he led Belmont to the state Class AA championship, and was also named most valuable player of the state tournament.[/FONT]

[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]At Ohio State, he was named All-Big Ten and All-America as the Buckeyes captured the 1968 conference championship and finished third in the NCAA tournament. He led Ohio State in scoring and rebounding all three of his varsity seasons, joining only Jerry Lucas s the only Buckeyes to ever accomplish that feat.[/FONT]

[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]He left OSU at the school's number-four all-time scorer and its second all-time leading rebounder.[/FONT]

[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]During his varsity career, he was named first team All-Big Ten Academic each season and has the distinction of being the school's first-ever Academic All-American. He was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor as a senior, recognizing his achievement in both athletics and academics.[/FONT]

[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]Hosket played on the United States' 1968 gold medal-winning Olympic basketball team. A first-round draft pick by the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks, he was a member of the Knicks' 1970 NBA championship team.[/FONT]

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Hosket Jr. to speak at Agonis Club banquet

Staff Report

Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Former Belmont High School and Ohio State star basketball player Bill Hosket Jr. will be the featured speaker at the annual Dayton Agonis Club awards banquet May 14, at the Presidential Banquet Center in Kettering.



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Q: I was watching a "classic" Ohio State basketball game on the Big Ten Network recently and heard Bill Hosket doing commentary. I was wondering what he is up to these days. I sure miss hearing his voice on OSU games. - Dave Schroeder, Akron

A: Hosket is co-owner of Hosket & Ulen Insurance in Dublin. He has largely been absent from broadcasting Ohio State games since the Big Ten Network acquired the games from ESPN Plus several years ago and began employing different analysts. - Bob Baptist
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My parents went to Stivers with Hosket Sr. I remember playing pick up games with Jr and some of his Belmont teammates at Wonderly Park in Oakwood and at the courts next to NCR's Old River Park.

That Belmont team featured two stars, Bill and Donnie May. May went on to Dayton and starred for them. Both were members of the 1970 NBA champs, the New York Knicks.

Bill blew out a knee in practice prior to his senior season and though he still had a solid Big Ten season, he was never the same athlete afterwards.
 
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