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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.
During her freshman season she averaged 6.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in 32 games, making six starts. [13] In December 2020, she became the eighth woman to dunk in a college basketball game when she dunked with under a minute left in the first half of Stanford's victory against California.
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.
In March 2022, Watkins won the Powerade JamFest dunk contest. [5] On November 17, 2022, Watkins stole the ball in the closing seconds of No. 1 South Carolina's 85–31 road win against Clemson. Once in possession of the ball, Watkins dribbled the ball to the basket and slammed it, the first dunk in South Carolina women's basketball history. [6 ...
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 .
The season premiere also features a very special guest judge, someone who knows a thing or two about a woman's world, Katy Perry. The new season stars 14 queens, and also brings with it a brand ...
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 ...
Fierceness was named the 5-2 morning line favorite for the upcoming 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and will look to make history in next Saturday’s milestone race as the first entrant ...