Jimmy Hull

James Robbins Hull Jr. (February 15, 1917 – November 2, 1991) was an American basketball forward who led the Ohio State Buckeyes to the championship game in the first-ever NCAA basketball tournament.^[1] The Buckeyes finished the season with a 16–7 record, and lost to the Oregon Ducks in the finals.^[2] Hull was named the Most Outstanding Player of that first tournament.^[3]

Jimmy Hull

Hull in the 1938–39 season
Personal information
Born	(1917-02-15)February 15, 1917 Leesburg, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 2, 1991(1991-11-02) (aged 74) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
High school	McClain (Greenfield, Ohio)
College	Ohio State (1936–1939)
Position	Forward
Career highlights
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1939) Consensus first-team All-American (1939)

Hull was a two-year starter for the Buckeyes. As a senior and captain of the 1938–1939 team he was the leading scorer in the Big Ten Conference and was a consensus All-America selection.

In 1977 Hull was inducted as a charter member of the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame.^[4] In 2007 he was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.^[5]