Daniel Biasone (February 22, 1909 - May 25, 1992) was the founding owner of the Syracuse Nationals, an NBA team now known as the Philadelphia 76ers. Biasone, who was a childhood immigrant to the United States from Italy, was mostly known for advocating the use of the shot clock in basketball.

Although he did not come up with the idea of a shot clock, he was its strongest advocate, successfully urging the NBA to adopt the clock in 1954. Biasone was responsible for setting the NBA shot clock at 24 seconds, where it has remained to this day. The shot clock has since been adopted, with varying lengths, for FIBA and U.S. college play. He also was a primary force behind the NBA's adoption of the backcourt foul rule in 1953, by which two free throws are awarded for a player fouled in the backcourt.

Biasone was posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 for his contributions to the sport.

External links

• Biasone's profile at Basketball Hall of Fame

1909 births | 1992 deaths | Basketball Hall of Fame | Italian-Americans

Daniel Biasone