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Message: [QUOTE="SVCBeercats, post: 2074472, member: 7874"] Per ESPN/Sports Science Maya's vertical is 26". Gabby's vertical is documented in 2 articles as 34". As a high school sophomore Gabby could dunk a tennis ball. I could not find a quote by her Dad saying Gabby could dunk. I did find a quote in 2 articles inferring she could dunk. They were referring to Gabby's rehabbing from her second knee surgery. “Right now, she’s almost there," he continued. "She wants to play. But I want to make sure she’s ready. She has UConn ahead of her. That’s her future right now. I can’t stop her from playing but I want to make sure she at the level she needs to be. So I’ve kind of challenged her and told her, [B]‘When you can dunk the basketball consistently, you can play.’ [/B]“ Seems to infer she could dunk and since she is playing basketball and believing her father's veracity; she can dunk. Which answers my question (vertical) and my concern (26" vertical can dunk but a 34" vertical cannot). Whew! I am relieved. As an aside I found an interesting fact. One of Gabby's high school senior basketball teammates was invited to the nationwide 2014 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Championship. I suspect Gabby had the second highest vertical on her high school basketball team. The dunker in question was Tyler Sumpter, all [B][COLOR=#ff0000]5'7"[/COLOR][/B] of her! NOW, THAT IS A VERTICAL!!!!!! As a senior she averaged 19.6 points per game. Did we get the second best player from Reed high school? :( ... :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]

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