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Regis high school sophomore Francesca Belibi is an explosive athlete and player on the rise. See if you can tell why.
I keep wondering if Gabby can dunk? She’s a world class high jumper. While curling your body over a high jump bar backwards is not the same thing as jumping vertically and dunking a ball on a 10’ basket, I figure if Gabby can high jump 74”, she ought to be able to get a running vertical jump of say 36”.
We have already seen Gabby’s spectacular leaping rebounds and shot blocks, where she appears to be well above a 2’ standing vertical leap. She is usually good for 1 or 2 steals a game where she goes the length of the court and finishes by jumping effortlessly to lay the ball high off the glass.
If Gabby is approximately 6’, then with her arms extended she is about 8’. On the run, even with the ball in her hand, I believe she can get that 36” vertical and throw it down.
I’ll bet someone out there has a video of Gabby dunking in practice….
Sounds like another Gabby without the "experience".Is it really the case that she's only 6'1"?? if so, that's incredible
Francesca Belibi's High School Girls Basketball Stats
very raw, but huge possibilities....kind of person Geno & Co. can make the best out of.
Wait a couple of years and you'll be falling off those curbs. She is something else. Remember Jessica Moore---she was the biggest project -project--she turned out to be a Pro player. If they could teach her to be a good center--this kids a shoe-in.Mercy! Considering I'm at the age where I can't jump off a curb. The athletic ability displayed by some of these young ladies these days is incredible. Here's hoping someone, somewhere along the line teaches her basketball.
From Oct. 2011:I keep wondering if Gabby can dunk? She’s a world class high jumper. While curling your body over a high jump bar backwards is not the same thing as jumping vertically and dunking a ball on a 10’ basket, I figure if Gabby can high jump 74”, she ought to be able to get a running vertical jump of say 36”.
We have already seen Gabby’s spectacular leaping rebounds and shot blocks, where she appears to be well above a 2’ standing vertical leap. She is usually good for 1 or 2 steals a game where she goes the length of the court and finishes by jumping effortlessly to lay the ball high off the glass.
If Gabby is approximately 6’, then with her arms extended she is about 8’. On the run, even with the ball in her hand, I believe she can get that 36” vertical and throw it down.
I’ll bet someone out there has a video of Gabby dunking in practice….
Thanks for the info. It appears that Ms. Williams may be holding out on us...I’ve kind of challenged her and told her, ‘When you can dunk the basketball consistently, you can play.
Regis high school sophomore Francesca Belibi is an explosive athlete and player on the rise. See if you can tell why.
I keep wondering if Gabby can dunk? She’s a world class high jumper. While curling your body over a high jump bar backwards is not the same thing as jumping vertically and dunking a ball on a 10’ basket, I figure if Gabby can high jump 74”, she ought to be able to get a running vertical jump of say 36”.
We have already seen Gabby’s spectacular leaping rebounds and shot blocks, where she appears to be well above a 2’ standing vertical leap. She is usually good for 1 or 2 steals a game where she goes the length of the court and finishes by jumping effortlessly to lay the ball high off the glass.
If Gabby is approximately 6’, then with her arms extended she is about 8’. On the run, even with the ball in her hand, I believe she can get that 36” vertical and throw it down.
I’ll bet someone out there has a video of Gabby dunking in practice….
Is it really the case that she's only 6'1"?? if so, that's incredible
Francesca Belibi's High School Girls Basketball Stats
very raw, but huge possibilities....kind of person Geno & Co. can make the best out of.
According to the article posted by Huskee78, Gabby can already dunk, although we don't appear to have any video confirmation of that claim. As far as palming a basketball is concerned, it's not absolutely necessary to palm a ball to dunk it. You merely need to control it. If you look at the video of the high school girl, she doesn't actually palm the ball when she dunks.I think her issue will be the size of her hands. She will probably have to dunk with two hands if her hands are not big enough to palm a basketball, and that is a little more challenging than the one handed dunk.
thanks for this. I had read this article, but never cited it. I absorbed it uncritically.What leads you to think that her talent is very raw? Is there something that you see in that clip that leads you to think that she doesn't have basketball skills or have you seen other footage of her playing?
thanks for this. I had read this article, but never cited it. I absorbed it uncritically.
Belibi is 6-foot-1 and 174 pounds. Never mind that she is as raw as a cold Rocky Mountain morning in January. Though she entered this season not even knowing the rules of basketball, Belibi is near the front of the line to become the first girl to dunk in a Colorado high school game, and do it regularly.
Francesca Belibi of Regis Jesuit may be first girl to dunk in Colorado high school game – The Denver Post
thanks for this. I had read this article, but never cited it. I absorbed it uncritically.
Belibi is 6-foot-1 and 174 pounds. Never mind that she is as raw as a cold Rocky Mountain morning in January. Though she entered this season not even knowing the rules of basketball, Belibi is near the front of the line to become the first girl to dunk in a Colorado high school game, and do it regularly.
Francesca Belibi of Regis Jesuit may be first girl to dunk in Colorado high school game – The Denver Post
A MILE high.That was a serious finish! Anybody know how high the baskets are in Colorado?
A MILE high.
Is that 5280 feet or is your answer related to legal weed?A MILE high.