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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.
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.
On March 29, 2004, Parker won the slam dunk contest at McDonald's All-American Game, becoming the first woman to win the event and beating the likes of Josh Smith and J. R. Smith. [ 19 ] On November 11, 2003, during her senior year, Parker announced her commitment to Tennessee on ESPNEWS , becoming the first women's player to announce the oral ...
Wilkins got to dunk first, and he wanted to set the tone. It was a simple dunk -- he drove straight down from the top of the key, jumped off two feet and did a two-hand windmill.
Slamming the 3-point dunk idea. With the Celtics running away with the 2024 NBA Finals armed with a historically heavy dose of 3-pointers, NBA teams have copied Joe Mazzulla’s blueprint and ...
Me'arah O'Neal's older brother, Shareef, posted a video to his Twitter account of the young baller throwing down on a regulation 10-foot hoop.
The "Dunk of Death" ("le dunk de la mort" in French) refers to a slam dunk by American basketball player Vince Carter during the 2000 Summer Olympics. After a steal, the 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Carter, leapt over 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) French player Frédéric Weis. The dunk is widely considered one of the greatest and most famous of all time.
Orlando Magic’s Mac McClung has committed to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star weekend in San Francisco, sources tell ESPN. He will aim for a dunk contest three-peat with the four-man field ...