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One-handed backhand players move to the net with greater ease than two-handed players because the shot permits greater forward momentum and has greater similarities in muscle memory to the preferred type of backhand volley (one-handed, for greater reach). This is why a majority of serve and volleyers employ a one-handed backhand.
A layup is a two-point attempt made by leaping from the ground, releasing the ball with one hand up near the basket, and using one hand to tip the ball over the rim and into the basket (lay-in) or banking it off the backboard and into the basket (lay-up). The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot.
The 1966 NCAA University Division basketball championship game was the final of the 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and determined the national champion in the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. [a] The game was held on March 19, 1966, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Kentucky ...
Charles took advantage of the indecision by Olajuwon and went up for the air ball, then in one motion scored the go-ahead points with a two-handed tip-in dunk. The final two seconds ticked off the clock before Houston could inbound the ball, and with that the game ended and the Wolfpack were the national champions. [9] [10]
Vince Carter dunking in 2009. 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]
The 1975 NCAA Division I basketball championship game was the final of the 1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament and determined the national champion for the 1974–75 season. The game was held at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego , California , on March 31, 1975.
The Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash in Farmington is one of the largest holiday basketball tournaments in New England. This year's event kicks off Tuesday and features 24 teams (14 boys and 10 ...
The ball went to Kansas' Loneski who missed a shot, and the game remained tied at 48. [63] After a one-minute break between periods, the third overtime began with another jump ball again won by Chamberlain. [64] After King missed the opening shot of the period, Carolina's Kearns made a right-handed lay-up to bring the score to 50–48. [64]