James Robbins Hull Jr. (February 15, 1917 – November 2, 1991) was an American

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forward who led the Ohio State Buckeyes to the championship game in the first-ever NCAA basketball tournament. The Buckeyes finished the season with a 16–7 record, and lost to the

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in the finals. Hull was named the Most Outstanding Player of that first tournament. 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

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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. In 2007 he was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.

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