Odbball UConn Dunk Question

[Huskybass]

During the Maine game a few weeks ago, James Bouknight scored 15 points in pretty much every way possible including a 3, old fashioned 3 point play, free throws, reverse layup, mid range shot, and a dunk.

The dunk was noteworthy because it came off his own missed shot from about 10-12 feet out. I have never seen another UConn player do that in 4 decades of watching and attending UConn games. Has any other Husky dunked off his own missed shot without gathering and going back up? I am not talking about a big grabbing a rebound of a point blank miss and going back up.

(I realize that Andre Jackson did it as well in a high school game, but I believe the play had been whistled dead at that point.)

 

[Excalibur]

I seem to remember Donyell and Butler both doing it, but I could be wrong . . .

 

[ctchamps]

There have been a lot of bigs who after rebounding a missed bunny dunked the second opportunity. But not many missed mid range shots that were rebounded and dunked by the same player.

Maybe the bot @tcf15 can give us a list. I thought Rodney and Jerome have done it.

 

[UCLJ0211]

I’m sure Stanley did that at some point..the guy must’ve dunked several hundred times in his UConn career.

 

[tykurez]

You’re going to cost @tcf15 a few hours of sleep by posing this question

 

[Huskybass]

I’m sure Stanley did that at some point..the guy must’ve dunked several hundred times in his UConn career.

Oh, really. I would love to see the highlight.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Oh, really. I would love to see the highlight.

Ok. At the 8:10 mark of the Stanley Robinson Dunk highlight mix on YouTube he does it. Can’t figure out how to attach link.

 

[UCLJ0211]

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[8893]

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Lol, he actually missed two shots before that dunk.

 

[Huskybass]

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An impressive highlight, but from about half the distance of Bouknight's miss. Thanks for posting this. I didn't remember it.

 

[UconnU]

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Watch this mix and try comparing it to anything you’ve seen from a Uconn squad recently. We don’t have the athletes to run these high % lob plays, put back dunks and run out dunks. Jackson is going to be a huge addition for us in this respect.

 

[UKemba15]

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Man that guy got off the ground SO fast! I think my favorite part of this video is just watching the opposing fans/players/coaches shaking their heads after each dunk thinking, “how the heck are we supposed to stop someone who exists that far above the basket?” Looking forward to Andre producing a similar demoralizing effect on our Big East foes next year.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Man that guy got off the ground SO fast! I think my favorite part of this video is just watching the opposing fans/players/coaches shaking their heads after each dunk thinking, “how the heck are we supposed to stop someone who exists that far above the basket?” Looking forward to Andre producing a similar demoralizing effect on our Big East foes next year.

I love how he screams after literally every dunk..lol

 

[Chin Diesel]

I’m sure Stanley did that at some point..the guy must’ve dunked several hundred times in his UConn career.

Best dunker and most explosive athlete at UConn in the almost 40 years I've been watching UConn hoops. Not even close. Jackson obviously is a smaller framed Ayer but hopefully he has some of the same highlight type dunk's that gets the crowd rocking like Sticks would do.

 

[krinklecut]

I remember Kemba throwing it off the glass and dunking it, but it may have just been a layup and im looking through rosey nostalgia glasses.

EDIT: This was it, not a dunk.

 

[Rico444]

I remember Kemba throwing it off the glass and dunking it, but it may have just been a layup and im looking through rosey nostalgia glasses.

I was at that game, it was a layup. He threw it off the glass because he had picked up his dribble and didn't have an open man to pass to. Great play.

 

[tcf15]

You’re going to cost @tcf15 a few hours of sleep by posing this question

 

[ctchamps]

Just imagine what Stanley would have been if only he was athletic.

 

[SixRings]

It was like Stanley hated the rim. He abused it like very few in CBB and rarely dunked without springing the rim and swaying the backboard. I see some of that in AJ and think he dunks with that same anger and rage. AJ isn’t as big as Stanley but hits that rim nearly as hard. It’s complete disrespect. I love it.

 

[SixRings]

You could shorten your work substantially by creating The Stanley Robinson Layup mixtape.

 

[ucjoet]

Best dunker and most explosive athlete at UConn in the almost 40 years I've been watching UConn hoops. Not even close. Jackson obviously is a smaller framed Ayer but hopefully he has some of the same highlight type dunk's that gets the crowd rocking like Sticks would do.

Going "Old School" but the only other player I can remember to possibly match Stanley Robinson was Stormin Norman Bailey from Northwest Catholic. In my mind, the best dunk I ever seen was Bailey's dunk vs Villanova ('80 or '81) in a double overtime loss at the Field house. He stole the ball at mid court, left just inside the foul line, double pumped and jammed over a Villanova player to put UConn ahead. Never heard the Field house so loud.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Going "Old School" but the only other player I can remember to possibly match Stanley Robinson was Stormin Norman Bailey from Northwest Catholic. In my mind, the best dunk I ever seen was Bailey's dunk vs Villanova ('80 or '81) in a double overtime loss at the Field house. He stole the ball at mid court, left just inside the foul line, double pumped and jammed over a Villanova player to put UConn ahead. Never heard the Field house so loud.

Mike McKay, Stormin' Norman and Al Frederick were three of my first favorites at UConn.