Bill Hosket Sr.

Wilmer Clemons Hosket Sr. (February 19, 1911 – December 19, 1956) was an American basketball player and coach.

Bill Hosket

Personal information
Born	(1911-02-19)February 19, 1911 Dayton, Ohio
Died	December 29, 1956(1956-12-29) (aged 45) Dayton, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
High school	Stivers (Dayton, Ohio)
College	Ohio State (1930–1934)
Playing career	1935–1942
Position	Center
Career history
As a player:
1935–1936	Dayton Metropolitans
1936–1937	Columbus Athletic Supply
1937–1938	Dayton Metropolitans
1939–1940	Waterloo Wonders
1940–1941	Dayton Sucher Meat Packing
1941–1942	Columbus
As a coach:
1935–1936	Dayton Metropolitans
Career highlights
First-team All-Big Ten (1933)

A 6'5" center, Hosket starred at Stivers High School in Dayton, Ohio, whom he led to three state championships from 1928 to 1930,^[1] and was named to the All-tournament team each time.^[2] He was an inaugural inductee of the school's Hall of Fame.^[3]

He then played at the Ohio State University, where he won a Big Ten Conference championship in 1933. He was named All-Big Ten center for the season.^[4] After college, Hosket played for a short time in the National Basketball League as a member of the Dayton Metropolitans.^[2]

Personal life

Hosket was married to Ethel, with whom he had three children, Diana Sue, Beverly Ann, and Bill Jr. Bill Jr. would also become a basketball player, following in his father's footsteps at Ohio State, before playing in the NBA for the New York Knicks and Buffalo Braves. Both Hoskets have been inducted into the Ohio State University Hall of Fame and the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.^[5][6] After his basketball career, Hosket Sr. worked for General Motors, and was as a basketball and football referee in the Dayton area. Hosket died of leukemia in 1956.^[2]