Not the best dunks, but the number of alley-ops that Ejim got when he dropped 48 was fun to watch.
Best Dunker in ISU History?
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Rahshon Clark is the reason my favorite number is 13, but the answer is Burton, imo. His bounce and how hard he dunked is unmatched.
I’ll agree that the play is awesome, sure, but mainly because of the passes before the dunk. The actual dunk is not that great. Burton’s in the Big 12 championship was much more impressive
I loved Cato dunks. He dunked like the rim just stole his girlfriend
Dunk is outstanding, but the break itself is a thing of beauty. Duration about 3 seconds start-to-finish.
I remember a few times he battled in the paint to get an offensive rebound, took it straight up for a dunk, even with a couple of guys all but hanging on his back.
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I would say that Rahshon Clark is the best dunker because of the freak athleticism he had. The man could jump out of the gym.
Burton could dunk with more power though, and his dunk against WVU in the Big 12 championship is my favorite dunk of any Cyclone ever.
I’ll admit that I’m too young to remember Grayer.
Burton could dunk with more power though, and his dunk against WVU in the Big 12 championship is my favorite dunk of any Cyclone ever.
I’ll admit that I’m too young to remember Grayer.
I remember how the crowd went silent after it happened It was awesome
I was at this game as a student at ISU at the time. Have had season tickets every year after graduating and to this day I don't think Hilton was ever as loud at a given moment than it was after that dunk. That was the "Iowa State is the real deal" moment of that magical season and to me was the moment the nation took notice that we were going to contend in March. Coming into that game Mihm at the time was projected at the possible #1 overall pick of the upcoming NBA draft and Fizer just manhandled him and scored 35 points that game. That dunk is probably one of the most memorable and significant dunks in ISU history.
As for best dunker it's Clark with Burton a close second. Clark was so athletic and ran the floor that he really got some hang time on some of his dunks. Burton probably was a lot more "thunderous" dunks than Clark did because of his size and strength but Clark was just a freak and defied gravity at times.
Trying to find a video clip of Kato’s monster dunk in the 97 game to get to sweet 16. He took a pass along the right sideline in transition, took a couple dribbles and the took off from what seemed like 15 feet away along the baseline and almost tore the roof off the building with 2 hands. Might be the greatest dunk in Cyclone history. Kudos to anyone who can find it.
Agreed. I was screaming and couldn't hear myself. Upper level too. By far the loudest hilton has ever been.
My son and I were sitting 4 rows behind UCONNs bench. The day before the game, Drummond mentioned that Royce wasn’t **** in so many words. Royce was lighting Drummond up and after the dunk, Coach Calhoun was in Drummonds face screaming at him. He was doing it for so long Drummond sat back in his chair with his hands on his head. Calhoun still hollering and Drummond started clapping in Calhouns face. I do not believe Drummond got off the bench after that.
Even with all that, Rashon still the best dunker ISU has ever had.
Grayer would have been but he was around before dunks got real flashy. Burton and Clark both had flair. Burton brought the thunder. Clark brought the finesse
