Greatest dunkers in GHSA history: Help us compile the list
Those of us who cover high school sports for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution have seen our fair share of throw-down, rim-shaking, nasty dunks during a combined 100 or so years of coverage in this state.
We were in Thomaston in the 1980s when Kenny Walker of Crawford County flew over a couple of R.E. Lee players in the middle of the lane and brought the house down. We were at the B/C camp a few years later when Griffin’s Darrin Hancock put on a dunking exhibition, the last slam after flying over a large lunch room table he had placed near the free-throw line.
But we need your help to compile a list of the greatest dunkers in GHSA history. Here’s what we want you to do: Tell us below about the best dunk you’ve ever seen in a high school basketball game. Give us the player, the year (or estimation), the place and a solid description of the dunk. And if you want to possibly be part of our story, copy the post and send with contact information to sports@ajc.com.
The “Greatest Dunkers in GHSA History” list and story will be posted on ajc.com and published in the newspaper’s sports section on Jan. 13, which happens to be the same day we will begin taking nominations for the ajc.com’s annual Slam-Dunk video contest. That competition is for current players.And just to whet the dunking appetite, here are a few factoids you just might recall:
- Name three former Georgia high school players have won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest:
They are Walker (Crawford County) in 1989, Josh Smith (McEachern) in 2005 and Dwight Howard (SW Atlanta Christian) in 2008.
- Name three Georgia high school players who won the dunk contest at the prestigious McDonald’s All-American all-star game.
They are Hancock (Griffin) in 1990, Carlos Strong (Cedar Shoals) in 1992 and Donnell Harvey (Randolph-Clay) in 1999.
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241 comments Add your comment
classof2010
December 6th, 2012
11:31 am
Marcus thorthon westlake 2010
Blue Funk Era
December 6th, 2012
11:52 am
Antonio “Rick” Randall – Washington Wilkes High School – 1995 once dunked in a game against Harlem High School so viciously that the dunk shattered the goggles of the player underneath the net. Randall was also the slam dunk champion in the GACA All Star Game that year at UGA. He was known to point out opposing players that he would dunk on in games.
coACHJ
December 6th, 2012
11:52 am
louis williams south west gwinette
Eagles for Life
December 6th, 2012
11:56 am
Travis (T-Bird) Leslie of UGA by the way of Columbia High School.
Titletown USA
December 6th, 2012
12:07 pm
Ruben Harvey – 6′6″ 265 PF Terrell County HS….played at Albany State University. If he touched the ball in the paint, it was over. Strong as a bull ox, and vertical out of the world….best power dunker I have ever witnessed…and I grew up in Albany, GA aka “Basketball City”
Tha Truth
December 6th, 2012
12:07 pm
Shaquille Johnson- Milton
AP
December 6th, 2012
12:13 pm
I second Travis Leslie
Hubert Green
December 6th, 2012
12:13 pm
Shaquille Johnson once caught a lob against Bishop Gorman in which the top of the ball was even with the top of the backboard.
Matthew
December 6th, 2012
12:35 pm
Tony Woods Sr. from East Rome High School in the late 80’s. 6′8″ and about 240 and could drop step and dunk on anybody in the state at that time. Great player.
Todd
December 6th, 2012
12:44 pm
Jeff Sheppard from McIntosh in the early 90s. He won the Boston Shootout dunk contest. I saw him dunk from the free throw in a pre-season event. Went out to play for Kentucky and won the 1998 NCAA Tournament MVP.
GHSA
December 6th, 2012
12:46 pm
Didn’t we do this topic last year?
poppa4life
December 6th, 2012
12:50 pm
Harold Hubbard of Stone Mountain HS 1976-1980. went on to star for the Harlem globetrotters in the 80’s. dude could fly and had power. Like D. Wilkins and W. Berry
CDawg42
December 6th, 2012
12:55 pm
I second the Tony Woods Sr. comment. I played with a young Tony at East Rome and also Victor Saxton (who went on to star at Central Florida) who could throw it down at will, with force, with the best of them. Needless to say practice was always an event!
The Green Machine
December 6th, 2012
12:55 pm
J Sheppard could bounce, especially for a 6′-3″ white dude!
Westlakealum
December 6th, 2012
12:58 pm
Westlake has a few kids we have AJ Moye (Mr. Georgia 1999) who did a360 two hand dunk in the championship game of the APS tournament. We have Marcus Thornton (Mr. Georgia 2010) who averaged 4 dunks a game! Also was the AJC slam duck champion!!! Honorable mention Dominique Crawford 2002 did a windmill off an alley in the Banneker game. Jeff Newberry 2010 pound for pound maybe had the most hops ive seen for a 6′2 guy. he could do anything imaginable.
1eyedJack
December 6th, 2012
12:58 pm
I went to the same High School as Tree Rollins and although I believe the dunk was illegal then, all you had to do was feed it to him and he would just let it roll off his finger tips into the basket.
Dry Branch
December 6th, 2012
1:04 pm
Herb White BABY!!!!!!!!!!
Dry Branch
December 6th, 2012
1:06 pm
Al Wood Jones County, UNC, NBA
Adam
December 6th, 2012
1:15 pm
Josh(Greg) Tinch Westover in Albany early 00s. I watched him dunk on 2 of our players at one time. He played WR for louisville. He was a man.
Thrilla from Camilla
December 6th, 2012
1:17 pm
Anyone remember Calvin Thompson from Mitchell-Baker from early 80’s. Dude shattered at least 5 backboards and had more dunks than I can remember. Dondrial and Al Pinkins were great too!!
CSR
December 6th, 2012
1:22 pm
Jumaine Jones (Mitchell-Baker)
CL
December 6th, 2012
1:23 pm
Percy Eberhart, CCHS/CSHS, broke the glass during a game in the early 90’s. R.I.P.
jtj
December 6th, 2012
1:29 pm
No doubt Percy Eberhart from Clark Central. His grades sent him to JUCO, but Dick Vitale said once in a telecast that the best dunker in America was from Anderson College and his name is Percy Eberhart!! met his maker too soon, RIP
Norcross Blue
December 6th, 2012
1:30 pm
Al Farooq Aminu and Gani Lawal of Norcross
Norcross Blue
December 6th, 2012
1:31 pm
maybe JT Tiller of wheeler.
Old Golden Lion
December 6th, 2012
1:36 pm
Mark McSwain of St. Pius 1982 then on to the college capital of dunking Louisville
CL
December 6th, 2012
1:39 pm
Hey jtj, Coach Wade used that video as inspiration.
East Rome Gladiator
December 6th, 2012
1:40 pm
Man, I seen Tony Woods Sr back at East Rome High school in 1991 dunk on 2 twins for Bowden High School that were 6′8″ a piece in the state championship AT THE SAME DAMN TIME, 4REAL!!! Woods fouled both of them out in the 4th Qtr and he wound up with 30pts/30rebs. He was a BEAST in da middle!! His son is 6′11″ who plays for Oregon Ducks(his senior year)who will dunk on you just like his Dad but his Dad had more strength in his foundation!! Mannn, good ol days!!
That Dude Says...
December 6th, 2012
1:42 pm
Jeff Shepard gets my vote.
Best in game single dunks I’ve seen in person were by Jeff Sheppard/McIntosh, CJ Williams/Woodward, and Brandon Boykin/Fayette Co.
UGAdawg
December 6th, 2012
1:45 pm
Louis Williams was dunking for the Snellville Middle School 8th grade team. I believe I remember him saying his first time dunking was in 7th grade. Amazing, especially for his height.
tuber
December 6th, 2012
1:48 pm
ishmael muhhammed, WD Mohammed. Dunked all over us
NYCDAWGFAN
December 6th, 2012
1:48 pm
I don’t remember the kid’s name but, when I was in high school at Burke County (97/98-00/01) Dublin High was in our region.. They had a guy on their team that had UNBELIEVABLE hops!! I saw him do some crazy things.. Once during the region tourny @ Augusta State he dunked so hard that he got a tech!! He didn’t hang on the rim or anything, it was just that nasty… The whole gym went crazy and I felt so bad for the kid that got posterized.. I would love to know A. The guys name and B. whatever happened to him.
Red and Black til Death
dawgfacedboy
December 6th, 2012
1:51 pm
Fritz Hoerner, Milton, Class of ‘96.
Kyle Farnsworth, Milton, Class of 94. Dunked on Shareef Abdur Raheem from Wheeler.
DeKalb Raider
December 6th, 2012
1:52 pm
Quinton Hollis and LaMont McIntosh from Redan High School. Hollis, who signed with College of Charleston, once caught a miss off the backboard, over three Douglass defenders as a freshman. He had several rim rocking dunks during his time. Unfortunately, his career was cut short due to knee injuries.
Against McNair, McIntosh, who played on Ga. State’s last team that advanced to the NCAA, once caught a missed jumper and windmilled the ball in after catching the rebound from his hip. McIntosh currently plays in the top European League in Germany.
1 Trick Pony
December 6th, 2012
1:56 pm
I agree with Percy Eberhart as well. He brought the house down on back to back dunks vs.Habersham Central back in the day. Speaking of back in the day, I can’t remember where he played at, but Griffin comes to mind, Jumping Joe Ward was raw, and you’d better get out his way !
Dry Branch
December 6th, 2012
1:57 pm
Chris Morris…………..
hambone
December 6th, 2012
2:03 pm
Does anybody ever recall a great dunker from south Georgia ?
bo wright
December 6th, 2012
2:16 pm
belock mcgarity paulding county high class of 1981 was an awesome dunker and an awesome talent had 48pts in one game, just did’nt have much upstairs though
Pastor Trey
December 6th, 2012
2:19 pm
Michael Banks from Southwest Atlanta Christian. I was on the bench as a coach when he drove the baseline and dunked reverse two handed on Ishmael Muhhammed from WD Mohammed who went on to play for GT.
Roberta Dunker
December 6th, 2012
2:26 pm
I was a freshman when Kenny “Sky” walker was a senior at Crawford Co. When they called him “Sky” walker they called him that for a reason. He could jump and place a quarter on top of the Backborad in Practice. When he played the entire county was at the gym, standing room only. It was always to come out and see him put on a show! Kenny “Sky” Walker was one of the best Leapers I’ve ever seen!
high school sports fan
December 6th, 2012
2:28 pm
I believe it was the March 6, 2009 Class AAAA semifinals at West Georgia– Miller Grove defeats Fayette County — Stephen Hill had 7 rim rattling dunks of various kinds in the game. He could jump out of the gym and Fayette Co. couldn’t slow him down that night.
Falconsjrt
December 6th, 2012
2:31 pm
What about James Forrest of southside high!
mrcvsjr
December 6th, 2012
2:33 pm
Michael Spruell. Albany High School
rusty
December 6th, 2012
2:34 pm
Scenario Hillman, Wilkinson County, mid 2000s
Deejus
December 6th, 2012
2:41 pm
Lorenzo Brown, Centennial H.S. 2006-2010. When he wanted to, ‘Zo threw it down like his life depended on it. Unbelieveable hangtime.
Mole
December 6th, 2012
2:46 pm
Beach High School in Savannah Late 1960’s. The whole team could dunk on you.
Principal Skinner
December 6th, 2012
2:54 pm
I saw Anjuan Wilderness jump over a kid in his Senior year at Dunwoody. True the dude was only 5′10” but it was still a show-stopper
tremell middlebrooks
December 6th, 2012
2:55 pm
Darrell Dunham Manchester,Ga.. 5′11 Dunking Machine.. All I gotta say is best dunker… ever!!
Blue Ridge Dawg
December 6th, 2012
3:07 pm
Casey Willis out of Fannin County High School. Class of 95′…. He was 5′10. White. Weighed 135 pounds. Highlight- He dunked over 2 defenders against a top ten team out of North Carolina. He went on to play point guard at North Alabama on scholarship.
balling
December 6th, 2012
3:07 pm
Greg Gray of Pebblebrook High School, Class of 1992!
POTF
December 6th, 2012
3:10 pm
The whole Richard Arnold teams back in the 70’s.
wttp
December 6th, 2012
3:19 pm
Reggie Tinch in the state playoffs at Georgia Tech 1988.
lumberjacket
December 6th, 2012
3:21 pm
Stephen Hill of Miller Grove, played at Ga Tech and now with the NY Jets. Saw him in a playoff game a few years ago steal the ball and do a windmill dunk that would make Wilkins proud. It was in a game and the whole place new he was going do dunk, but had no idea what they were about to see. Best HS dunk I’ve ever seen.
TripleEagle
December 6th, 2012
3:23 pm
Mark McSwain St. Pius 1983…..Melvin “Hollywood” Henderson Decatur……Those two could throw it down like nobody else I that ere
Scared
December 6th, 2012
3:26 pm
Bill Braski – Home schooled himself – I once saw Bill jump from the 3-point line, do a reverse 720, make love to my wife, toss the ball off Juanita Jenkins in the 3rd row (she was 6′2″ 461 lbs), then dunked the ball while cracking the foundation the gym on was. TO BILL BRASKI.
dublin fan
December 6th, 2012
3:29 pm
NYCDAWGFAN….the player you talk about is Jermaine Hall. He is now playing over seas. Played college ball at Wagner i believe.
dublin fan
December 6th, 2012
3:29 pm
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Walt
December 6th, 2012
3:29 pm
Tim Gathier Gainesville High , Chezley Watson East Hall
Hubert Green
December 6th, 2012
3:35 pm
It’s obvious a lot of you didn’t watch Shaquille Johnson play. It’s not close.
NoDistrictLinesInDekalb
December 6th, 2012
3:53 pm
Lets go back a few years Herb White Druid Hills 1969 70 ?, Mike Dickerson Decatur High 1971, Mark McSwain St. Pius 1983…
just the truth
December 6th, 2012
3:57 pm
I second Herbie White. The first person to declare someone put a $ on top of the backboard in 1966,
NYCDAWGFAN
December 6th, 2012
3:58 pm
@dublin fan: Yessir! Just Googled and that is him.. Man that kid could fly! Glad to hear that he is still playing pro ball because he certainly had some serious game.
Red and Black til Death
college
December 6th, 2012
4:00 pm
I go with Herb White
just the truth
December 6th, 2012
4:00 pm
NoDistrictLinesInDekalb………… actually Herb went to Decatur High and was playing and @ UGA at that time. Some people may not know that Herbs roomate with the Hawks was Pete Maravich!
Dalton's 50+ years of questionable history
December 6th, 2012
4:02 pm
who cares! its worth 2 f’n points! who can shoot a mid-range jumper..thats more relevant…
HGH
December 6th, 2012
4:04 pm
Dale Ellis / Marietta High School Late 70’s
DawgNole
December 6th, 2012
4:08 pm
I third Herb White–of Decatur and UGA fame in late 60s. Put on heart-stopping pregame displays in Athens, at 6-2–and he was white. Played briefly for Hawks before knee injury ended career.
THSclassof92alumni
December 6th, 2012
4:10 pm
James Forrest of Southside, He had a dunk against Tucker in the region final, in which they stopped the game for 5 minutes, because of the rim shaking.
iSAWit
December 6th, 2012
4:12 pm
Timmy Starr from Fairmount HS in Fairmount. The school is gone but the legend still lives. There wasn’t a player alive that he couldn’t dunk over. I saw him jump over a player from Bowdon one night. He had long arms and could absolutely fly.
just the truth
December 6th, 2012
4:13 pm
NoDistrict …….. you may of been thinking of another player who went to Druid Hills but graduated in 66. This player is the ” only 3 sport Parade All American ever” to this date. Ron Blomberg had over 125 basketball scholarships ( including one from UCLA and John Wooden ), and over 100 football scholarships but chose to be the first person drafted in the 1967 baseball draft by the NewYork Yankees. I played with Blomberg and against White.
Chriscosmo
December 6th, 2012
4:16 pm
Hands down Martice Moore of north Fulton high in the early 90’s. He was definitely best player and dunker in Georgia during that era. Can we also say ACC rookie of year in 92 @ GT. Enough said!!
TARRANCE
December 6th, 2012
4:18 pm
OK How you guys going to forget about Dieon Glover. I saw this guy in like 96 in a Christmas tournament drive base line take off and dunk backwards over like two guys. They had stop the game because people were running on the floor.
Back in the 60's and still champion...
December 6th, 2012
4:21 pm
…former Decatur High School star and UGA Bulldog – jumpin Herb White – a 6′ 2″ WHITE guy who could take a quarter off the top of the backboard and leave change…
Southside Ken
December 6th, 2012
4:22 pm
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Mark
December 6th, 2012
4:25 pm
Jumpin Joe Ward Griffin GA 1981 & 1982. Legend. Started out at Clemson and ended up as star at Geordia for Hugh Durham
big daddy
December 6th, 2012
4:26 pm
Rodney Cothron, Bremen High school 1990
Big Al
December 6th, 2012
4:28 pm
Dontonio Wingfield’s alley oop dunk against Crim in the 1992 state playoffs.
Mark
December 6th, 2012
4:29 pm
I have to 4th or 5th Herb White of Decatur High School – not a very tall guy who could leap amazingly high at only 6′1″ or 2″ if I remember right. USed to watch him practice with the Hawks in the old Decatur Rec Center off the Square with Pistol Pete. The other I would recommend from back in the 70’s/80’s is Danny Buggs of AVondale – could pick a quarter off the top of the backboard at only 6′1″ or 2″ also. He went on to play for West Virginia and the Redskins. But Herb White was the best – any guy over 6′6″ should be able to dunk – but watching a ‘regular’ guy do it, was the best there was!
JCM
December 6th, 2012
4:29 pm
Jeff Sheppard for sure. Went to same high school as him. Even though wasn’t in a game, he once dunked over 2 students from a bit inside the foul line at one of the pep rallys………..and for a 6′ 3″ white kid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He has highlight reel dunks from when he played at Kentucky
LCS
December 6th, 2012
4:37 pm
Ismail Muhammad from WD Muhammad (and later Georgia Tech) — most in-game carnage hands down. Also would put on dunk shows during pre-game warmups (at home, where refs wouldn’t T him up)
Jeff Shepphard – McIntosh (and later Kentucky) – something like a 47-50″ vertical, amazing sky-high dunks
para
December 6th, 2012
4:42 pm
SW Macon State and National Championship team Terri Fair – Read Ducks Boys by Henry Goss. Vertical out of this world…google Ducks Boys…
Metro Ref
December 6th, 2012
4:43 pm
I’m going to have to say between ‘84 – ‘89…Rueben Harvey 6′6, (Terrell Co) and “Moon” 6′9(Calhoun Co).
jvillebil
December 6th, 2012
4:52 pm
Jammin Jerry Javonawinski 1982-1988 @ Bestville High School in Guideville, Ga. Once stole the ball took off before he got to the 3 point line, did a 360 behind the back, between the legs, bounced it off the backboard caught it in mid air and did a referse two hand dunk and broke the backboard. Sure nuff, I was there, look it up in the records.
bonairedawg
December 6th, 2012
4:54 pm
Kenny “Sky” Walker – no one even close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
joe in tucker
December 6th, 2012
5:06 pm
@NoDistrictLinesInDekalb – Herb White went to Decatur; and ditto on ‘Slim’ Dickerson!!
Therut
December 6th, 2012
5:09 pm
Jared Cook-North Gwinette
Therut
December 6th, 2012
5:10 pm
Yes I know how to spell Gwinnette
Therut
December 6th, 2012
5:12 pm
Played a little ball with Herb in the Atlanta rec. league. He could jump!!!
NYCDAWGFAN
December 6th, 2012
5:17 pm
The greatest dunker and player this state never knew has to be Jeffrey Gilmore from Burke County… One of the saddest stories ever. If you have ever seen this guy you know Im not being overzealous
Red and Black til Death
Jeff
December 6th, 2012
5:21 pm
Dequan Jones from Wheeler or Travis Leslie from Columbia, period. Scenario Hillman from Wilkinson County gets an honorable mention, along with Stephen Hill from Miller Grove. If I had to pick between Jones and Leslie, I’d probably pick Leslie (played against him in high school, dunked on our 6-10 center with ease).
Da Coach
December 6th, 2012
5:22 pm
Matt Harpring
Tom Ball
December 6th, 2012
5:31 pm
There is only one true legend. The elevator from Decatur , Herb White .you have to remember he played high school and college ball when the dunk was not allowed. Being only 6feet2.at the most fans would show up at Madison square gardens just to watch him warmup when he was with the Atlanta hawks. He did dunks that no one had ever seen before. I think his vertical was about 46 inches and o by the way he was a white leaper
tony montana
December 6th, 2012
5:31 pm
Skyler Williams of East Laurens High in the early to mid 2000’s! At only 6′2″ he would dunk on at anytime during the game when the fans and players least expect it ask Georgia Tech’s Lewis Clinch during a game in Dublin,Ga while he was at Crisp County.
Larry Purdom
December 6th, 2012
5:32 pm
Let’s go back a few years…RAY JEFFORDS from Ware County High back in 1966. He was the tallest white boy around in an age of two-point set shots.
In a game against rival Waycross High in the old WPA-built City Auditorium (where folks like Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Cab Callaway, and Duke Ellington once played), Jeffords’s dunk tore the goal right off the backboard. The game had to be delayed until they put up another goal. (yes, I admit to a little civic pride). Foks around town still talk about it. Jeffords went on to play FOOTBALL for UGA.
Max Sizemore
December 6th, 2012
5:38 pm
Mole, you are right about the Beach team of the late 60’s. When they came on the Alexander Memorial Coliseum court for the first time (I believe it was the first year of integration — 1967?) they starting throwing down dunks in warmups and the whole place, which was packed, just went nuts. I think 12 of the 15 players could throw it down. After watching and covering prep sports for years, I think it was the most electrifying thing I have ever seen. That was the year Beach beat South Fulton something like 92-56 in the final, behind Andrew Knowles and Gator Rivers and (can’t recall first name — David?) Hall.
TItletown USA
December 6th, 2012
5:40 pm
There are some nice stories on this forum…especially for basketball junkie like me.
Tom
December 6th, 2012
5:43 pm
The one and only elevator from Decatur. You have to remember he played ball in the late60s when the dunk was outlawed but when he played for the hawks they use to come to Madison square gardens just to watch him warmup. His vertical was around 46 inches and o by the way white men can jump. He selected by sports illustrated as the most under rated dunker ever to play in the nba. He was the legend before any of these other guys. There was another leaper from Roosevelt high that no one would remember by the name of Yule brooking
old man
December 6th, 2012
5:49 pm
remember herb white, decatur high school? early 60s
Roundball
December 6th, 2012
5:51 pm
Larmar Harris, Mitchell Co late 70’s and Rueben Harvey, Terrell Co. mid 80’s.
Roundball
December 6th, 2012
5:55 pm
Lamar Harris, Mitchell Co. was a long jumper in Track and Field.
Panthers Dunk Too
December 6th, 2012
6:05 pm
Best Dunk Ever: Perry High School vs. Central High School (Macon) 1987 – Score 0-0. Perry’s / Phillip Thompson throws an inbound pass to Shonn Davis who leaps from outside the lane – double clucth reverse jam – for the first points of the game! That set the tone for a blowout for Perry High and needless to say Coach Sweat didn’t break his ciip board that day.
old man
December 6th, 2012
6:12 pm
went to roosevelt in early 60s. brookings could jump too! had a brother too. coach. david
Actually, all of us Herb White fans...
December 6th, 2012
6:14 pm
…cannot say we ever saw Herb dunk in a game since dunking was not legal in HS or college until about 1978, or maybe even later…we could dunk in HS BEFORE the games, but not during – just the opposite of today in college – dunking before a game is a technical foul today just as it was during a game back in the day…
Speedy
December 6th, 2012
6:16 pm
When Jeff Sheppard dunked over Forest Park’s 6′-8″ Center his freshman year of high school. The whole gym went crazy. McIntosh had 15 white players, a white coach, 12 white cheerleaders, and prbably 9 parents in the whole gym of 1,200 or so. When he stole the next pass and tomahawked a dunk over the point guard…the whole gym went crazy and started stompeing on the bleachers and chanting “white boy, white boy” ….The crowd loved him. They would mock their own players when he dunked on them. Every game after that, when McIntosh rolled in…. the stands were packed, chanting,and stomping…..Morrow, Riverdale, Jonesboro, Griffin, Banneker, Newnan, LaGrange…. everybody showed up to see Jeff show out!
GT4Life (the original)
December 6th, 2012
6:37 pm
Without a doubt, Ishmael Muhammad (WD Mohammed High), the most vicious in-game dunked in GHSA history. Heard about him and saw a game where he caught an errant shot/pass off the backboard, took off just inside the free throw line and two-hand windmilled on 2 defending post players with ease. I couldn’t believe what I’d seen and he shrugged like it was nothing.
My favorite dunker from my high school days in DeKalb was Kelsey Weems of Walker High (McNair High now). He could jump out of the gym but her was Jordanesque with the Gumby haircut, in that he glided with ease and had flair. He had some good battles with Avondale (Chris Whitaker), Columbia (Harlan Graham) and the Decaur teams of the mid-80’s…power houses all.
Richard
December 6th, 2012
7:11 pm
Dontonio Wingfield was an absolute beast from Westover Highschool in Albany, Ga. He led Westover to four consecutive AAA State Championships with his thunderous dunks.
Don Savage
December 6th, 2012
7:27 pm
Dan “Great White Hope” Stryzinski. Northview HS. Search him on youtube yall. Dude could fly. Wish he would’ve played a little more wide out than small forward. him or Bradley Osteheimer. Unreal. Helps keep me cool.
Zingy Zang Zang
Timmy2Times
December 6th, 2012
7:30 pm
Shareef Abdur-Rahim threw down some nasty dunks in his time @ Wheeler
Clyde
December 6th, 2012
7:47 pm
Stan Rome of Valdosta High School. His 1974 team averaged over 100 points per game. While dunks were not allowed in games at that time his dunks in practice and outside of games were of David Thompson caliber!
Stu Hasty
December 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
I saw Dewey Neese of Wills High School in Smyrna, steal an inbounds pass late in the finals of the 1981 Cobb County Tournament and tomahawk dunk all over Campbell High’s Alex Warner in the Cobb County Cobb Civic Center 1981! He then high stepped back all the way down the court pointing at the Campbell student section, probably the loudest roar I ever heard! Pretty good facial dunk too!
Fair Play Fan
December 6th, 2012
7:55 pm
Max Sizemore and Mole: How can I ever forget my great Beach High Bull Dogs. I often tell how I played point guard holding off Gator Rivers, Knowles, etc. The year after I graduated, Beach won 3-State Championships. lol The late –Russell Ellington, Morris Brown grad was a great coach coming a few years after the legendary Joe Green.
New Cars
December 6th, 2012
7:59 pm
Not enough love for my fellow Patriots from Southwest-Macon. Terry Fair was out of this world, but the dude that jumped center sometimes on that team was a dude named Hook McCarthy and he was unreal. I remember that national champion team playing our ninth grade team. We had a guy named BoBo Thomas that played at Centenary, he was 6-3 maybe and one time he dropped stepped and dunked on Scott Hastings, 6-11′ of Arkansas and Hawks fame. Plenty other on those teams, but one thing about Duck, you better not miss a dunk or you were sitting next to him getting chewed out. It didn’t matter how big a star you were.
StingerSplash
December 6th, 2012
8:01 pm
Randy Hughes from Swainsboro. Took a lob pass off the backboard from Sergio Washington, took off from dotted line and bam.
Arkee Thompson from Windsor Forest. Drove baseline against 6-7 Reggie Smith and 6-10 Kenyon Jones from Beach and went over both of them for a dunk.
Brandon Jones from Bradwell Institute. Took half-court pass from Vince Lewis and reverse dunked in traffic.
meeks32
December 6th, 2012
8:04 pm
Marvin “highriser” Collins Lithia Springs class of 2002. Won city slam on espn some years back and several other events. I believe he plays some type streetball. Needless to say just look him up on you tube. Plus he broke a backboard as a starting freshman. prob wasnt even 6′1 tops
Maybe, maybe not
December 6th, 2012
8:30 pm
Matt Harpring could dunk over the best of them at Marist.
hit a single
December 6th, 2012
8:30 pm
I would rather have a basketball player than a dunker. Give the guy that can hit the 10 foot jumper.
coach
December 6th, 2012
8:59 pm
Chris Morris-Douglas High School 1984 finals vs. Lagrange
Roland Shelton-Decatur High School
Kelsey Weems-Walker High School
Jjandrews22
December 6th, 2012
9:09 pm
Quincey Knuckles from Buford caught an inbound alley oop over me that still gives me nightmares.
YELLERJACKETZ1
December 6th, 2012
9:11 pm
ATLANTA P. D . I SEE THEM AT THE DOUGHNUT SHOPS ALL OVER TOWN ! HAHA
NYCDAWGFAN
December 6th, 2012
9:16 pm
First, this forum is AWESOME!! I wanna say that Im glad some of you mentioned Ismail Muhammed, that guy could absolutely fly! Can’t believe I forgot about him.. Im gonna throw another name out there of a guy that is definitely getting over looked… He’s a DGD.. Mr. Brandon Boykin ;O)
Red and Black til Death
Joz
December 6th, 2012
9:32 pm
Bruce Oglesby. 6′3″ player from Hart County in late 80’s/early 90’s w crazy ups. Nasty dunk over the 7 footer from Cass in a State Tourney game at GA Tech!
woodie
December 6th, 2012
9:35 pm
Frank Elliott- Lagrange High School…late 70’s
That Dude Says...
December 6th, 2012
9:42 pm
@NYCDAWGFAN… You aren’t joking about Brandon ”Bam Bam” Boykin from Fayette Co high school. I mentioned him on page one of this blog. Boykin, Jeff Sheppard, and CJ Williams who played for Woodward Academy (Ga Tech football) have the best in game high school dunks I’ve ever seen.
Pinhead
December 6th, 2012
10:10 pm
Jeff Sheppard, who also had the state HS high jump record. Who says white boys can’t jump?
jack knife
December 6th, 2012
10:12 pm
Don’t forget the old Atlanta Hawk, Herb White aka The Elevator From Decatur.
Big Hops
December 6th, 2012
10:27 pm
In a Christmas tournament game at Morgan County HS in 2001, Mario West from Douglas County HS took off from inside the free throw line, went over a Parkview defender, and threw down a dunk on his way back down!!
Crapola on you
December 6th, 2012
10:41 pm
How bout an article on the best jump shooters, or most efficient playmakers or best free throw shooters? Maybe one day the colored players will undertand that a dunk only counts for 2 points and other facets of the game are more important.
K-Man
December 6th, 2012
10:48 pm
I was a 10-11 year old gym rat in 1965-66 at the old SWD; but to this day, when I think of a dunker, the main man IS the Elevator from Decatur: Herbie White was, and is still, the best these eyes have seen!!
Richard Razor
December 6th, 2012
10:57 pm
There was a kid from now defunct Harper-Archer High in the city of Atlanta (APS) ‘93-97, Demetrius Hammonds, AKA “Meathead”…kid was about 5′10 or 5′11, & was a skywalker, powerful dunker! legendary in the city…
Veteran Fan
December 6th, 2012
11:09 pm
Bruce Dalrymple, Wills H.S. Versus Sprayberry state championship game at GT I think 1977. Won the opening tip to one of his guys and then took off and sprinted to the basket and caught a pass from his teammate a foot above the rim and threw it down for the first basket of the game! Wills Tigers won the game and the state title for Charlie Neal in his last game as coach on the last Wills basketball team as they were merged into Campbell the next year!
True Story
December 6th, 2012
11:12 pm
Quniton Hollis of Redan High School and you heard it hear first Darius Alexander of Stockbridge high school (henry county) currently in 10th grade has the most athleticism of any other player in the 2015 class state of georgia. At the moment is one of the top dunkers in the state!
Dum-Bass
December 6th, 2012
11:46 pm
Please stop it with this asinine emphasis on dunking, especially in high school. That’s exactly the reason I no longer watch the NBA. College BB is headed down the same road and is losing me also. If they insist on this “love affair” with the dunk, they need to raise the basket another 12 inches. At least make it challenging!
the pringles can
December 6th, 2012
11:57 pm
how can anyone that grew up in south ga during the late 90’s not mention Greg Tinch from Westover in albany? he played football at Louisville as well. heck, even dotonio wingfield and Dextric Green. I think they were known as the quad squad since they won 4 state ships in a row
Mantis
December 7th, 2012
12:07 am
Donny Burris – Douglas County back in 93. Smoked one against Osborne back in the day – out of the 4 corners. Dude was a stud – underrated…
Savannah love
December 7th, 2012
12:53 am
Never saw him live but what about Savannah High’s Pervis Ellison. My generation favs of Dontonio Wingfield, Jeff Sheppard, Shandon Anderson, and Shareef.
RobinVa
December 7th, 2012
1:14 am
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RobinVa
December 7th, 2012
1:17 am
Who cares? The most overrated act in sports.
Scott
December 7th, 2012
7:36 am
Couple of guys that played in the early 80’s – Joe Ward of Griffin and Sylvester Maddox of Newton County. Both were known for delivering some serious dunks. Got to give a nod to that whole 1978-1979 Southwest Macon Team too. Led by the big dunker Terry Fair. Hands down the greatest high school basketball team in Georgia History.
RHS bball champs 1997
December 7th, 2012
7:54 am
Jermaine Phillips, Roswell High School 1997. ANd he could out a mean hit on people at UGA and with the Tampa Bay Bucs
TONEY TONE
December 7th, 2012
8:38 am
HERE WE GO
TERRY MARTIN(DOUG),CHRIS MORRIS(DOUG),STEPHEN KITE(TURNER),BIG GRADY(WASH)
STANLEY FERGUSON(ARCHER),BYRD(SYLVAN),WEST FULTON HAD MANY BACK IN THE 80,S DERRICK DENNISON(DOUG) MAN WE CAN GO ON FOREVER THINK ABOUT IT
Norman Thrasher
December 7th, 2012
8:58 am
ICEMAN Crawford of Booker T Washington High 1981-1982 Awesome, could go get from anywhere and Dunk It and just Shock the Crowd.
SeminoleDrew
December 7th, 2012
8:59 am
Jon Horne Northwest Whitfield
Norman Thrasher
December 7th, 2012
9:01 am
Terry Martin of Douglass High with the Left hand Dunk
EC Indian 1994
December 7th, 2012
9:06 am
Someone ask Jeff Sheppard if he remembers getting dunked on by Terrence Hill of East Coweta in the 1993 4-AAAA Region Playoffs at Troup County. Hill took one dribble along the baseline on a fast break, one handed the ball in his right hand and pulled it back…meanwhile Sheppard tried contesting the dunk. What ensued was a SERIOUS facial for Mr. Georgia Basketball. Absolutely the best dunk I have ever seen in person at a high school game.
T-RICE
December 7th, 2012
9:26 am
Dondi Flemister of McEachern
Johnny Basketball
December 7th, 2012
9:28 am
Joe Ward, Griffen High
Da Coach
December 7th, 2012
9:32 am
Rasheem “The Dream” Barrett from Marist high. played 4 years at Auburn and now is overseas
Coach
December 7th, 2012
10:06 am
Myron Pace from Cedartown in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Dude was a monster.UNLV offered him. Unfortunately he is now in prison for murder. What a waste of unbelievable talent. Mr Dunk a sorous!
Coach
December 7th, 2012
10:07 am
James “Hollywood” Bailey at Villa Rica from 1985-89. Unbelievable dunker who changed games with his force. Went to Ole Miss and played basketball 3 years and football 2 years. Now the girls basketball coach back at Villa Rica. The best to ever come out of VR.
ss
December 7th, 2012
10:14 am
j.r. pinnock at eagle’s landing high…and a couple years later there was kevin smith at same school
Texas Pete
December 7th, 2012
10:20 am
Back in the mid-1970’s, the College Park basketball teams of Coach Ken Ross had a point guard named Kenny Smith who could leap out of the gym. It was illegal to dunk back then. But in warm ups, Kenny could sky with the best of them. Great memories of watching him play!
Bany Boy
December 7th, 2012
10:22 am
Chris “Camo Head” Cameron, Dougherty High, 1993. Caught 3 alley oops on 3 consecutive possessions in the Albany Civic Center!! Went to Tulane and coaches at Albany State now.
Jim
December 7th, 2012
10:26 am
Myron Pace of Cedartown in late 80’s, early 90’s; amazing, could be the in NBA. But he’s serving a life sentence instead…a shame
GRIP
December 7th, 2012
10:48 am
Brent Petway 2003 Griffin Bears numerous rim rattiling dunks enroute to the 2003 state championship, but the dunk that stood above all was in the championship game against South Atlanta and AJC player of the year Vincent Banks, before heading to the University of Michigan.
zeke
December 7th, 2012
10:50 am
Who cares? That is not a skill!!!
Bulldog Mom-D. L.
December 7th, 2012
10:53 am
John Law of B. T. Washington High, went on to win the prestigious Dominque Wilkins Slam Dunk Contest.
johnny fontane
December 7th, 2012
10:58 am
Jumping Joe Ward from Griffin hands down.
NCDawgFan
December 7th, 2012
11:18 am
Dontonio Wingfield has to get some of this dunk love. He already looked like Dominique Wilkins when he was in 9th grade.
Norcross '97
December 7th, 2012
11:29 am
Carlos Strong of Clarke Central. He once dunked so hard in the Norcross gym that I think the rim is still shaking!
Buckshot
December 7th, 2012
11:33 am
Tim Starr of the old Fairmount High School during the early 90’s could dunk with the best of them. Georgetown wanted him bad……grades were another story.
Chicken Bone
December 7th, 2012
11:42 am
Bo Bo Hubbard of Stone Mountain High in the mid to late 70’s was awesome before the dunk was legal in high school. Believe he played collegiately at Maryland before the Globetrotters. Also, in 1968 6′ 8″ 280lb Mitch Sutton dunked a ball at the Macon coliseum during warm-ups that almost broke the backboard and the goal shook for minutes as the officials came out of their lock rooms. Can’t remember if the Pirates got a technical fouls or not. I believe they might have though! He played for the Philadelphia Eagles
mt
December 7th, 2012
11:45 am
Norris Randall, Pelham High School,1971-1973 ,spectacular
oconeedawg
December 7th, 2012
12:07 pm
Lou Williams and Mike Mercer at South Gwinnett most recently but Melvin “Hollywood” Henderson from Decatur back in THE day.
Carz
December 7th, 2012
12:13 pm
I played against Hollywood in High School. Freakish talent. Great passer too. Had a guy named Graham on that team that could dunk good too.
Carz
December 7th, 2012
12:15 pm
Brook Steppe of North Springs would slam it and take the technical if they had a good lead, which was most of the time. Sometime in the late 70’s. Great player.
SEC FAN
December 7th, 2012
12:22 pm
Troy Mitchell- Stone Mountain High School class of 88′. Didn’t play for the school but was nasty on the playground.
NWGAfan
December 7th, 2012
1:17 pm
Timmy Starr of Fairmount High (1987-1990). One of the best ever! Legendary.
Aubrey
December 7th, 2012
1:31 pm
Herb White, Decatur; Travis Leslie, Columbia; Myron Pace, Cedartown
Aubrey
December 7th, 2012
1:39 pm
Also the aforementioned, Carlos Strong, but from Cedar Shoals not Clarke Central. His conteporary at Clarke Central was Percy Eberhart, (deceased), a ferocious dunker who ended one game early by bringing down the rim, not, backboard, and supporting wookwork.
Anthony Scott
December 7th, 2012
1:49 pm
Martago Howell of Upson-Lee High School 2009-2011. Dunked on many people his entire career. Only 5′10”…. Dunked on a 7 footer from Jones County. Kissed the rim on a kid at Phillips Arena. Had 5 spectacular dunks in one game against Lamar County. His brother had a fast break as he trailed. His brother threw It off the backboard and a LC player tried to get it. Martago leaped over him and dunked all on him. The guy was hurt on the dunk.
MM
December 7th, 2012
2:29 pm
I saw both Tony Woods and Victor Saxon dunk several times in games, they were both good, but couldn’t dunk like Ron Curtis at Gordon Central in the late ’80s. Curtis was a beast and could throw it down. Timmy Starr at Fairmount may have been better than RC. Anytime the two played the gym was full waiting on the highlight of the night and when they played each other, dunkfest! I once saw Starr jump over a defender(Trion HS) standing outside the block trying to get a charge on a fast break.
Chad
December 7th, 2012
3:25 pm
James Forrest caught one on a break away, met the defender mid air chest to chest, james continued after the contact for a thunderous 2 handed jam, and the defender ended up on his back underneath the basket, what made it worse is the bleachers behind the basket fans jumped up and out the stands and were taunting the player laying on his back,……….the most vicious dunk ive ever witness at the high school level…..I live nowehere near GA saw on SSA on espn maybe 20 years ago and still resonates in my mind to this day,…….if you can find the clip post it he should win,…..
Jefe
December 7th, 2012
3:33 pm
I saw Daquan Jones at Wheeler about 5 years ago put down a dunk with such authority over some kid at Centennial HS (tournament) that you could feel it through the entire gym. best dunk I’ve ever seen in watching hundreds of games of hs basketball over the years.
Jefe
December 7th, 2012
3:34 pm
and best college dunk – 1988 Jerome Lane for Pitt shattering the glass backboard. priceless!!
Bob Leblah
December 7th, 2012
3:44 pm
Quardekious Varametrius Crandell-Popson
Bob Leblah
December 7th, 2012
3:49 pm
The above mentioned once dunked so hard, both pistols fell out of his socks!!
Enus Stokesberry
December 7th, 2012
4:22 pm
Wingfield albany
Applejack vienna
hillman wilkinson
Mccolough americus
jarvis
December 7th, 2012
4:30 pm
@Bob you are an ignorant racist fatty.
Marietta boy
December 7th, 2012
4:32 pm
Dion Glover and Dontonio Wingfield
Marietta boy
December 7th, 2012
4:33 pm
Patrick Ewing Jr., knocked a kid out from Harrison from a dunk. crazy.
Norcross Trucker
December 7th, 2012
4:46 pm
You said “history”, not recent memory, right? Herbie White, Decatur High School, class of 1966. He could get up over the rim, read a chapter of War and Peace, throw down a slam, have a sandwich, then return to the floor. If you ever saw him, you would know – he’s the best ever, and not just because he was a short power forward instead of a seven-footer.
DYNAMICBIGBOY
December 7th, 2012
5:00 pm
No less tha Wilt Chamberlain himself named Herb White from Univ of Ga, and Decatur High School as the greatest dunker in NBA history. If he is the greatest in NBA history I would assume that he would win in your contest.
old school
December 7th, 2012
5:39 pm
Also too remember Jumping Joe Ward of Griffin and Michael Chico Partridge of Newnan.
Had some good duels in the early 80’s. Both were powerful Nique like dunkers.
The Real Deal
December 7th, 2012
5:50 pm
Brian Smithson. North Cobb High School 2001-2003. Baddest 5 foot 10 white dude I ever saw play high school basketball.
Monroe's First Redcoat
December 7th, 2012
6:12 pm
Al Wood (Jones County) has to be in there, as does Jumpin’ Joe Ward from Griffin (UGA). Fir that matter, just about anybody who played for Southwest Macon in the late 70s-early 80s. Those boys only occasionally came down to earth…..
Old School APS
December 7th, 2012
6:13 pm
James Banks-Smith HS, James Crawford-BTW HS, Chris Morris-Douglas HS, Terry Martin-Douglas HS, Rickey Brown-West Fulton HS, Ricky Gresham-Brown HS, Joe Ward-Griffin HS, Kenny Walker, Tony Flanigan-SW ATL HS, Terry Fair-SW Macon HS
Monroe's First Redcoat
December 7th, 2012
6:14 pm
Travis Leslie (Columbia HS, UGA) as well. That kid was a MUTANT!!!
heat check
December 7th, 2012
6:28 pm
Antwuan Dixon from Wheeler HS in the late 90s. Dude was a beanpole, but he could jump higher than anyone I’ve seen at that level.
Dennis G. Berdanis
December 7th, 2012
7:11 pm
Dale Ellis threw down some pretty good ones playing center for Marietta in the late 70s.
Bryan
December 7th, 2012
8:05 pm
Let’s go wayback to the late 70’s when the dunk became legal again. I’ll give you 3 sky monsters: Terry Fair and Orlando Lee of SW Macon and James Daniels of Cedar Shoals
DawgNole
December 7th, 2012
8:30 pm
Dum-Bass
December 6th, 2012
11:46 pm
Please stop it with this asinine emphasis on dunking, especially in high school. That’s exactly the reason I no longer watch the NBA. College BB is headed down the same road and is losing me also.
______________________
Somehow I don’t believe they’ll miss you at all.
Panther
December 7th, 2012
9:29 pm
Dale Ellis at the Garden screaming down the baseline over Willie Tennison of Campbell in 1978
T bigg
December 7th, 2012
9:59 pm
Tyrell Biggins, central Gwinnett, black night, class of 92′, dunked on white-bread Steve Wilson from brookwood high. Quoted in school newspaper, “I dunked it on his head….”….
Ed
December 7th, 2012
10:11 pm
I’d rather wrestle and fart, then dunk. Class of ‘78 berkmar.
The Dude
December 7th, 2012
10:49 pm
I cannot remember his name, but he played at Columbia in Dekalb co, and dunked on 4 guys on our team in 94 or 95. What a talent. He ended up signing to play at Alabama, but unfortunately he was an idiot and went to the hoosegow because he was involved in a carjacking ring
Fats G
December 7th, 2012
11:26 pm
Basketball Jones of Northeast HS in 1983. Dude be bringing da house down every Friday in Macon town. Best I ever seen and he was only 6-2
Just too old
December 8th, 2012
2:20 am
Cedric Henderson…part of the Marietta’s 1983 State Championship team…I would swear that all his points were off of dunks. A man among boys.
Hugh
December 8th, 2012
4:43 am
Purvis Ellison SHS
Red Ruffinsore
December 8th, 2012
7:18 am
HERB WHITE Decatur High School @ 1967 no doubt about it.
Mobes
December 8th, 2012
8:00 am
Herb White, 6 feet 2 inches, Decatur High School, 1966. Played at Georgia and a couple of years with the Hawks. He was one whiteman who could jump.
Joby Wright, 6 feet 8 inches, Johnson High School, Savannah, 1968. Selected by AJC in 1975 as Georgia’s best high basketball player of the quarter century.
Jumping Jacket
December 8th, 2012
8:33 am
Cedric Henderson of Marietta, early 80s, pulled off a reverse slam in traffic that I will never forget.
Ben
December 8th, 2012
8:53 am
Reggie Brown in the 1999 region championship vs Central Carroll. Almost from the free throw line, two hand tomahawk. Shook the whole building at Floyd College!
Big Mike
December 8th, 2012
10:27 am
Percy Eberhart – 1990’s Clarke Central High School. One of the best ever!
Elevator
December 8th, 2012
10:30 am
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1023432/index.htm
coach j
December 8th, 2012
11:02 am
anthony carter of crim highschool, now plays in NBA, at 6′ 2 and dunk anyway and on anybody!!!!!!
tj swann
December 8th, 2012
11:09 am
kenny gaines, whitefield academy nearly touched his shoes with a reverse dunk in a game last season.
Steve Johnson
December 8th, 2012
12:41 pm
Herb White Decatur High School 1966- White men can jump
ag
December 8th, 2012
2:28 pm
Although he played with future Bulldog and Spur Willie Anderson, Darryl ‘Cone Head” Thomas was the best player and dunker on the ‘83-84 East Atlanta Wildcats.
Aj cannon
December 8th, 2012
2:29 pm
The elevator from Decatur, herb white
Golden Hawk - Greg Minor - Resume speaks For Itself
December 8th, 2012
3:13 pm
Greg Minor –
Washington County High School Golden Hawks: Shooter and Dunker
University of Louisville: 1st Rd Draft Pick (1994)
NBA Slam Dunk Contest: 1996 (3rd Place) Boston Celtics
South Georgia IS In The House – Rules Once Again ….
JMM
December 8th, 2012
5:35 pm
Hands down Jeff Shepard from McIntosh! I loved watching him jump out of the gym.
Side note: I got yoked on pretty hard by Jasper Sanks down at Carver-Columbus in the mid 90s. Pretty impressive dunk!
Stu Hasty
December 8th, 2012
7:20 pm
Veteran Fan, your only a whole decade off (1977 try 87), and no, Bruce Dalrymple did not play at Wills High School in Smyrna unless you went to a summer game. Bruce D. played HS ball in New York! I see where you posted at 11:49pm, maybe you should let us all know what you were drinking at the time, and we can all take a sip!
William Casey
December 9th, 2012
11:31 am
HERB WHITE, DECATUR, ‘66, for several reasons. First, dunking was RARE in those days, even in practice or pick-up games. Second, played pick-up against him at Decatur Rec. Remember him driving baseline, going up for what I thought would be a reverse lay-up, emerging on other side of hoop and throwing down. I thought his head would hit backboard. Third: he may have been listed at 6′-2″ but I remember him more like 5-11 or 6-0.
Ballhawka
December 9th, 2012
11:58 am
I can’t believe nobody has said Antawan Dixon, Class of 98! from Wheeler It didn’t matter where D.A Layne threw the alley Dixon would always dunk it
Trevor
December 9th, 2012
12:20 pm
Those boys of Southwest Macon 70s & 80s – Pick somebody!!!! They all were unreal!
Rupe in DC
December 9th, 2012
12:23 pm
More on Chris Morris: Mr. Basketball in Georgia 1983 (jr. Year). 4th overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Georgia_Basketball
Rupe in DC
December 9th, 2012
12:27 pm
@ Trevor … Those SW Macon teams of 83 and 84 took some losses to Douglas HS and Harper HS. Both of Atlanta in the same 4A sub region. I have to agree that those were some tough SW Teams. Both Douglas and Harper made it to he final 4 in 84. In think Douglas ended up beating Lagrange.
Rupe in DC
December 9th, 2012
12:36 pm
Chris Morris… Not only a power dunker and high flying leaper …. His teams won Championships at the highes classification 4A ( at the time Region and State). Dunked in significant games over the best competition in the state. On top of that, he went on to have a long NBA Career.
mike
December 9th, 2012
2:32 pm
Kenny Gaines Whitefield Academy 2011
richard
December 9th, 2012
3:32 pm
Herb White…can you also post any of your high school clippings from AJC during your senior year at Decatur High? I distinctly remember an article about you at the time and how you worked construction jobs in the summer and wore ankle weights all day so that when you took them off to play pickup games, you felt so much lighter and felt you could fly. I had my mother go to Everett Roach Sporting Goods on East Paces Ferry Road and buy me a pair so that I could wear them too!
Uldawg
December 9th, 2012
6:18 pm
I saw Kenny Walker dunk on RE LEE back in the 80’s. He was something else.
Clive
December 9th, 2012
6:20 pm
Bernard Ross! Ross, awesome.
Knightsfan
December 9th, 2012
7:57 pm
Jeff Sheppard from McIntosh in the mid 90’s….once saw him dunk over three players off of a missed free throw…he also had some nice dunks while at Kentucky
The Ville
December 9th, 2012
8:13 pm
Stan “RISE Worthy, 1983 was only 6′2 at the time but would dunk on anybody in HS or anywhere. He was a scorer but could RISE like the sun just ask all the teams in AA such as Cartersville, Central of Carrollton, Bowden, during the Christmas Tourney at West Georgia College stole inbound pass and reversed dunk on everyone under the basket, went on to Missouri State and drafted by Seattle Supersonics then played overseas. Great Athlete!!!!!!!!!
The Ville
December 9th, 2012
8:16 pm
Coach, Stan Worthy was and still is the best to ever play at Villa Rica HS and don’t you ever forget that you can even ask James himself!!!!!!!!!!
mario
December 9th, 2012
8:37 pm
Fayette Co had a kid named Mario Arnold in 1985 who could sky and was left-handed! what excitment it was to watch that boy get up!
Fin
December 9th, 2012
11:56 pm
Antuan Dixon from Wheeler High School (Florida State University) 95-98. The guy had springs for legs, he could jump out of the gym! One particular game that stands out was a game against Marietta High and Coach Hood. He had about 8 or 9 dunks that game. That was when Wheeler was showtime basketball and would sell out a gym.
Wheeler had two other more recent dunkers, Tahj Tate (Delaware State) and DeQuan Jones (University of Miami, Fl). Whenever the opposing team had a turnover or missed shot and Wheeler had a fast break, the crowd chirped with electricity as they knew a great dunk was coming. Just for fun, youtube DeQuan Jones dunk over John Wall (yes, THE John Wall of the Wizards) Wheeler vs. Word of God, NC).
Good article, it has brought back memories of some of the players I forgot about it.
Tim Dawg
December 10th, 2012
12:11 am
I live in Thomaston I was at that game when Kenny Sky Walker did that.
OLESKOOL
December 10th, 2012
12:23 am
I REMEMBER SEEING GUY A BACK IN THE DAY BEFORE DUNKING WAS LEGAL IN HIGH SCHOOL EVEN THOUGH THIS TOPIC IS JUST ABOUT DUNKING THIS GUY COULD DO ANYTHING WITH A BASKETBALL HANDLE, SHOOT, UNBELIEVABLE PASSES AND COULD JUMP OUT OF THE GYM FROM ROCKDALE COUNTY NAMED EDDIE GIBSON HE WAS ONLY ABOUT 6″0 AND THAT MIGHT BE STRECTHING IT A BIT BUT SAW THIS GUY PLAYING IN A PRO LEAGUE GAME DUNK ON GUYS WHO WERE 6′8–6′9 WITH EASE AND JUST COMPLETELY TAKE OVER A GAME WAS VERY GIFTED HE WAS QUITE THE ATHLETE EXCELLED IN FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL TOO THIS WAS IN THE EARLY TO MID 70′S ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT BECAME OF HIM
bball fanatic
December 10th, 2012
4:32 am
Jim Brown,Jr. who graduated Lakeshore High in 1980 was one of the best dunkers of all time. He was only 6′1″ OR 6′2″ but he could jump out of the gym. The other guy who was one of the best dunkers was 5′9″ Brandon Bam Boykin from Fayette High School who went on to star for UGA in football. It was a sight to see a 6′6″ guy throwing ally oops to a 5′9″ guy.
UGA QueDawg
December 10th, 2012
9:31 am
LeDon Green. Columbus High School class of 1992. Went on to dominate at Mercer University and have a successful career playing overseas. BAAAAAAAD White Boy!!!!
Herman
December 10th, 2012
9:35 am
Dequan Jones
ismail muhammad
Travis Leslie
Patrick Ewing Jr
Antuan Dixon
Al-E-Cat
December 10th, 2012
10:05 am
Jumpin’ Joe Ward, Griffin High School 1981. I played against him while at Fayette Co. and he was simply an amazing player and an awesome dunker! Played at Clemson, UGA and then to the pros. He hammered the ball a la Dominique Wilkins.
Tom Kandul
December 10th, 2012
11:09 am
I bet no one remembers Al Cole form North Cobb HS, late 70’s
RobinVa
December 10th, 2012
11:31 am
Rather than points for shots made basketball should be scored by judges with little cards like they do in gymnastics or diving, This type of survey only encourages this silly and counterproductive behavior. Raise the rims please and restore what once was an exciting team game.
jb1964
December 10th, 2012
12:00 pm
CHRIS MORRIS DOUGLASS high school bent the rims on my redan boys in the early80s Great size power and could leave a building with those hops. JOEY BROWNER over 3 guys at a REDAN xmas tourney a close 2nd
JD
December 10th, 2012
2:04 pm
Aaron Swinson, 6′5″, Brunswick High, Brunswick, GA Class of 1989. Went on to play at Auburn University, in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns as well as overseas. Currently an assistant coach with the Cincinnati Bearcats women’s basketball team.
Da Coach
December 10th, 2012
2:51 pm
DeQuan Jones from Wheeler, at the Centennial MLK Day Classic, dunks on Miller Grove’s center…Play as temporarily stopped because the crowd was getting so out of control. loudest i’ve ever heard a gym
lndian man
December 11th, 2012
12:55 am
saw sergio washington in mid 90s came off a fast break by himself started up like a simple dunk but reverse in the air hung up there backwards long as l ever saw anyone hang in the air in person and came down backwards boy the whole gym went crazy!!! his head was at the basketball rim with his legs dangling in midair awesome dunk!!!!!
Foreal
December 11th, 2012
11:33 am
EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP THIS!!!
MAYA MOORE!!!!!!!!!
eNOUGH
Chan
December 11th, 2012
6:59 pm
Coolidge from Carver High. No doubt about it.