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Best Dunkers in UConn history?

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superjohn said:
Boatright belongs on that list and he belongs right up there with Stanley. Dude is 5'10 and he was constantly catching alley oops. Crazy athlete.

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If only we had someone half as fast as him this year.
 
One of the best dunks I've ever seen was by Tony Robertson. I wish knew the game, but he was driving baseline, from well outside the free throw side-lines - he looked like he started his jump behind the backboard.
 
I suppose you have to go with quality, quantity and consistency.
Lyman DePriest had massive dunks
Toraino Walker was dangerous
James Bouknight if he stayed longer
Stephon Castle if he stayed longer
 
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superjohn said:
Not Solo Ball
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It's shocking how little lift and explosion he gets when gathering to go up in the lane, the dunk today he missed was in part because of his low elevation above the rim
 
Price0809 said:
Agreed, thinking about viciousness at the rim, Stanley had that and bounce. Boatright, Gordon, even Bouknight I think of just bounce but that obviously has to do with their height too.
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Most thunderous dunk I ever witnessed was by Ben Gordon playing against, I think UNC or Duke. It was so long ago.
 
Price0809 said:
Interesting read. Who did they miss in the UConn draft of best dunkers in Husky history?


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Solo ball not
 
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CTBasketball said:
Marcus Johnson, Edmund Saunders, and Tony Robertson threw down some slams as well.

I’d take one of them over Cliff.
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I was racking my brain for a little talked about guard who threw down some vicious dunks, and once I saw your post, bingo! Tony Robertson. He should definitely be in the top 10 conversation.

I'd add Caron Butler for honorable mention. He had some rim bending slams if my memory serves me.
 
uconngb said:
Um, I mentioned him in #7 post in this thread. He is HANDS DOWN the best dunker we’ve ever had. This thread is a classic example of casual fans vs longtime fans.
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I wouldn't make that fan comparison. There are many big time UConn fans that are either too young to know who he was or didn't start following UConn till well after Norm Bailey had hung up his Converse hightops and nut hugger shorts. I didn't move to CT till the late 80s, have been a huge Husky fan since the dream season and have never heard of him until this thread.

Frankly it's an insult to call out those who've never heard of Norm casual fans. :mad:
 
HooperScooper said:
Not to ruin a new thread....

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Top 5 dunkers ever

Donny Marshall keeps saying that Andre Jackson is an olympic level athlete but he’s the 3rd best ever at UConn. I have some ideas, but who is better than him?
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Top 5 Husky dunkers of all-time.

Here's mine from oldest to most recent: Donnyell Ray KFree Rudy Stix Honorable mention: Scotty B. Doug Wrenn If Kwintin Williams can earn some pt, and get enough dunks in, you know he would be on here. Who ya got?
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Kwintin in all reality is the best dunker in college history. But in game for us???? As far as flair it’s Rudy vs stix. As far as pure ups? Samson all of last year.
 
CONN78SEJ said:
Most thunderous dunk I ever witnessed was by Ben Gordon playing against, I think UNC or Duke. It was so long ago.
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What was amazing about this dunk was it was not a runaway with nobody at the basket. There were like five guys around the basket when he did it, and it came so fast that no one had time to foul him, and the force of the throw down was like a bowler knocking down some bowling pins.
 
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AdamaNation said:
Kwintin in all reality is the best dunker in college history. But in game for us???? As far as flair it’s Rudy vs stix. As far as pure ups? Samson all of last year.
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I don’t know where he would rank amongst these guys, but I remember Al “Skinner” Frederick throwing down a few back in the day.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
For me it was Sticks and Rudy then everyone else. Rudy was a part of team flight brothers back then which was a big deal.

He put on a show on fast breaks.

That dunk in the BET against Syracuse was chefs kiss

1:18
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Don’t see many (or any) guys who can dunk like this anymore in the college game. Not just athleticism, but confidence and style points
 
Loved Boat but wouldn’t consider him one of our best dunkers. He was short so crazy athleticism to do what he did. But for smallish guards TRob and Ben were miles better.

I LOVED Doug Wrenn and thought he’d be a star. Even though he only had like 5-6 UConn dunks to his name, he tried to break the backboard each time.

Out of curiosity I searched him up on youtube and there’s an interesting interview with him from a few years ago. He’s extremely articulate and reflective. He found religion, went back to UWash to graduate, and was working on his Masters and PhD in hopes of becoming a college professor. Huge props to him for finding himself after a tough upbringing and his own admitted mistakes.
 
boog204 said:
Loved Boat but wouldn’t consider him one of our best dunkers. He was short so crazy athleticism to do what he did. But for smallish guards TRob and Ben were miles better.

I LOVED Doug Wrenn and thought he’d be a star. Even though he only had like 5-6 UConn dunks to his name, he tried to break the backboard each time.

Out of curiosity I searched him up on youtube and there’s an interesting interview with him from a few years ago. He’s extremely articulate and reflective. He found religion, went back to UWash to graduate, and was working on his Masters and PhD in hopes of becoming a college professor. Huge props to him for finding himself after a tough upbringing and his own admitted mistakes.
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Strong disagree. Ben could throw down some impressive dunks but he dunked so infrequently in games and Tony barely had any dunks in games. Boat is 5'10 and was catching alley oops in the halfcourt, two handers in the halfcourt, tomahawks on the break. Very few guys anywhere in basketball were catching the dunks he was at that size and with his frequency. Boat said he normally has a 44 inch vert and he got a 41 inch vert on his one jump at the NBA combine with a bad groin. Just a ridiculous leaper who actually showed it off all the time in games. Ben's vertical was 37.5 inches at the combine. He had a few monster dunks at UConn but he just didn't dunk much in games.
 
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