The first time you dunked

[Blzer]

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Freshman year here at SDSU. I was in our gym at 2:00 AM at like the only time the courts are free and just taking jump shots, then I decided to try and go for a dunk. It took me about eight tries (I can get up, but I can't keep the ball in my hand really) until I finally did it. Just like hitting a home run, there was that "nothing" feeling to it when I did it. I almost didn't realize what I had just achieved... my first dunk.

I'm 5'10", by the way.

[ScoobySnax]

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I remember the first time I dunked. It was in my freshman year of high school ( I was 6'1" at the time) and I had one of my boys throw me a oop and I got it. I was happy as hell. I grew to my final height (6'5") my senior year and my hops got better and I was able to dunk in games and went on to college and did the same there. I'm almost 26 and I can still do my thing, but nowhere near as flashy as I used to.

I also agree that dunking is one of the most masculine things you can do in a sport.

[ryan36]

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Well I tweaked up my groin REAL good my first time dunking. I was about 17, and drunk. It was like 2am, I went for the dunk, and spilled my hot coffee all over my lap. ***king donuts.

...I've told this story before lol.

[countryboy]

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stilll waiting....

[ExtremeGamer]

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I was a sophmore in high school. Dunked 2 handed. Now I can barely touch the net. LOL

[CharlieBrown]

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I was in the third grade... Maybe 4'2", 4'3"...



Mmmmmmm. Doughnuts.

In all seriousness, I have yet to touch the bottom of the backboard.

[Brandwin]

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I've never done it...but I'm 5'6"

Closet I could every come was touching the rim with the tip of my finger. I could never grab the rim and of course could never dunk. That was when I was late teens to early 20's. I bet if I tried now, I'm just touching the net at best.

[no juice]

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My freshman year in high school. Never could do it before, so during pregame warm up i was amped b/c of the cross-town rival we were playing. Got my first dunk and first pregame technical.

[rudyjuly2]

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I was 16 and a hair under 6 feet at the time (I'm about 6' 3") now. It was during lunch hour in the gym and a bunch of people were watching me. I had never dunked before and they were bugging for me to try again. I failed a few times and I'm not sure what happened but I ended up finding a way to get higher and threw a couple one handed dunks down.

By the end of high school it was a lot easier but I never got much playing time until my senior year and never dunked in a game. Big difference between being able to take a calculated run at a basket and being in traffic.

[JohnnytheSkin]

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What is this dunking you speak of? I'm 6'3" and could only ever grab the rim.

[stewaat]

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It's quite clear genetics play a huge part in this haha. Johnny you just weren't meant to get up haha.

[Blzer]

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It's quite clear genetics play a huge part in this haha. Johnny you just weren't meant to get up haha.

Oh man, this is a perfect "that's what she said" moment! Just... I can't do it to my boy Johnny. Someone take it away.

[JBH3]

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I'm white. smh. We can't jump.

[Sportsforever]

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My first and only dunk came during a game during high school. I'm 5'9", but I had a 36" vertical when I played. I could always come close in warm ups/practice, just couldn't hold onto the ball.

One night our sg gets a steal and is on the breakaway with one guy on him...I hustled down behind him just to clean up anything and sure enough, his layup just rimmed out and I had timed everything perfectly. I met the ball just as it was coming off the rim and I was going up and jammed it home.

[J.R. Locke]

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First time I dunked was summer before sophmore year. I got kicked off my basketball team but really started playing over the summer and got in good shape for football. It was at an open gym warming up. Some of the older guys were fooling around (our 6'8 center was throwing them down). I came from the right wing and jumped off my right leg and left handed threw down a rim grazer. I was 5'11 1/4 then.

Now at 6'1 (6'2 w shoes) I could dunk over this last summer but barely.

From 1999-2003 I was able to one step and dunk (never off of two feet through). Off a spin move on the baseline was my favorite dunk.

I am on the march trying to get back what athleticism I can. I turn 29 in two months and I hope to be dunking again.