In basketball , a hook shot is a play where the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball using a sweeping motion of the arm further from the basket in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Unlike the jump shot , it is performed with only one hand; the other arm is often used to create space between the shooter and the defensive player. The shot is quite difficult to block, but only a small amount of players have mastered it more than a few feet from the basket.
11-796: The hook shot was reportedly performed for the first time during official games in Eurobasket 1937 by Pranas Talzūnas , a member of the eventual champions, the Lithuania basketball team . Former Harlem Globetrotter Goose Tatum is often credited with inventing the hook shot; he even shot them without looking at the basket. The hook shot later became a staple of many players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including stars such as George Mikan , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Magic Johnson , Vlade Divac , Wilt Chamberlain and Yao Ming . In FIBA games, hook shots were
22-415: A favored skill for centers before slam dunks became more popular, mostly because of the relative difficulty of blocking such shots. NBA's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer George Mikan developed a devastating hook shot while playing for DePaul University in the mid-1940s, as did Jerry Lucas playing for Ohio State 15 years later. The hook shot became a trademark of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ,
33-429: A referee's error, FIBA declared the game null and void, and ordered a replay. Egypt objected to the ruling and did not appear for the replay before withdrawing from the tournament. Latvia are classified third, because of scores differences between France-Poland-Latvia (Latvia has −4, Poland +2 and France +2). The bottom four teams from the preliminary group faced off in the classification matches. The semifinals pitted
44-466: Is a "necessary shot that every center should have", because it is very difficult to block. Former #1 pick in the 1962 NBA draft , Billy "The Hill" McGill , was known for using the jump hook shot in both his college and pro careers. Eurobasket 1937 The 1937 FIBA European Championship , commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1937 , was the second FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eight national teams affiliated with
55-674: The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. Defending champions Latvia hosted the tournament, held in Riga . The preliminary round consisted of the eight teams being separated into two groups of four. Each group played a round-robin format tournament, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals and the bottom two playing in the lower classification matches. Wins counted for 2 points, losses for 1 point. Note: Egypt originally won against Italy 31–28, but due to
66-463: The National Basketball Association 's second-place all-time leading scorer, who was proficient at the shot at a much greater distance from the basket than most players. The greater distance and resulting higher arc on the shot led to the name skyhook , which was coined during Abdul-Jabbar's tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks by the team's radio announcer, Eddie Doucette , who stated "that hook
77-424: The "jump hook" has become a more popular style of hook shot, and has been employed by many players including centers Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard . The player jumps off using two feet, instead of taking steps and then jumping off using one foot. The jump hook provides for better balance as well as a quicker release, though the shot will not be released from as high in the air. According to Hakeem Olajuwon , it
88-1445: The four top teams of the preliminary round against each other. Winners advanced to the final, with the losers playing in a match for 3rd and 4th place. 1. Lithuania : Feliksas Kriaučiūnas , Pranas Talzūnas , Stasys Šačkus , Juozas Žukas , Leonas Baltrūnas , Zenonas Puzinauskas , Artūras Andrulis , Leopoldas Kepalas , Pranas Mažeika , Česlovas Daukša , Leonas Petrauskas , Eugenijus Nikolskis (Coach: Feliksas Kriaučiūnas ) 2. Italy : Livio Franceschini , Ambrogio Bessi , Galeazzo Dondi , Emilio Giassetti , Giancarlo Marinelli , Camillo Marinone , Sergio Paganella , Mino Pasquini , Michele Pelliccia , Ezio Varisco 3. France : Pierre Boel , Robert Cohu , Jacques Flouret , Henri Hell, Edmond Leclere , Henri Lesmayoux , Fernand Prudhomme , Etienne Roland , Eugene Ronner , Marcel Vérot (Coach: Henri Kretzschmar ) 4. Poland : Pawel Stok , Michal Czajczyk , Stefan Gendera , Florian Grzechowiak , Zdzislaw Kasprzak , Janusz Patrzykont , Andrzej Plucinski , Zbigniew Resich , Zenon Rozycki , Jaroslaw Smigielski (Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko ) 5. Estonia : Heino Veskila , Oskar Erikson , Evald Mahl , Vladimir Kärk , Robert Keres , Aleksander Illi , Alfred Zimmermann , Albert Suurna , Ralf Viksten (Coach: Herbert Niiler ) Feliksas Kriau%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas Feliksas Kriaučiūnas (Americanized his name as Phil Krause ; August 18, 1911 – October 28, 1977)
99-634: Was Lithuania national basketball team player-coach and team captain during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939 . As soon as World War II begun in 1939, Kriaučiūnas and his brother traveled back to the United States. Kriaučiūnas played a total of 19 games, scoring 65 points. He also was the head coach of Lithuania women's national basketball team during the first ever women's EuroBasket in 1938 where Lithuania won silver medals. He also firmly contributed in developing nowadays basketball in Lithuania . This biographical article relating to
110-482: Was a Lithuanian American basketball player and coach. He won two gold medals with Lithuania national basketball team and silver medal with Lithuania women's national basketball team . Feliksas studied and played for University of Notre Dame team, along with his brother Moose Krause . Later he moved to DePaul University and played for their university team. In 1935, along with other Lithuanian Americans , he started teaching Lithuanians how to play basketball. He
121-425: Was so high that it was coming out of the sky". The skyhook was almost never blocked, and it was accomplished by only a few players known for their extreme height like Wilt Chamberlain and Manute Bol . Magic Johnson used a similar shooting technique during the 1987 NBA Finals , which he called his "baby hook" in deference to teammate Abdul-Jabbar. Due to the increasingly physical nature of low post basketball,
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