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Brandon Michael Todd (born August 13, 1985) is an athlete known for his high vertical jump and ability to slam dunk a basketball despite being 5'5" tall. Brandon was a four-year starter on the Cambridge High School (CHS) basketball team and a breakout star at Muskingum College. In March 2013 Brandon trained Lenny Bernstein of The Washington Post.
Georgeann Wells is an All-American basketball player, who was active at West Virginia University (WVU) from 1982 to 1986. [2] Among her other accomplishments, Wells is notable as the first American woman to register a dunk in an official NCAA intercollegiate basketball game on December 21, 1984.
A slam dunk, also simply known as a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands. [1] It is a type of field goal that is worth two points.
Shaquille O'Neal's 13-year-old daughter, Me'arah O'Neal, can dunk. ... An 86-year-old woman sank an amazing 94-foot putt during a half-time college basketball competition to win herself a $25,000 car.
Iconic sports photographer Walter Iooss joins 2 Point Lead host Yannis Pappas to talk about his memories of the 1998 NBA Dunk Contest. Iooss snapped one of the most famous basketball pictures ever ...
Dancing With the Stars celebrated some of the most iconic moments in the show’s history during the 500th episode. Celebrity contestants and their pro partners reimagined famous performances from ...
On May 28, 2008; Parker posted a 16 points, 16 rebounds, 6 blocks, 5 assists, and 5 steals, becoming the only woman in WNBA history to post a 5x5 stat line. On June 22, 2008, she became the second woman in WNBA history—after her teammate Lisa Leslie —to dunk during a regulation WNBA game, against the Indiana Fever .
In her first game, Leslie recorded 16 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. [21] Due to her performance, Leslie has the distinction of recording the first double-double in WNBA history. Ruthie Bolton of the Sacramento Monarchs also recorded a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds on June 21, 1997, against the Utah Starzz .