Two of the ACC’s finest athletes competed in the 2008 dunk contest last Thursday.  James Gist and Deron Washington were the two seniors from the ACC.  They did a great job and Gist even made it to the final round.  In a previous post I included Washington in a dunk contest for all of the ACC.  I didn’t have Gist in my list but he should be, especially after his performance in this competition. 

The Dunk and 3 point Contest is held every spring and select seniors are invited who are not tied up with post season tournament final rounds.  There were 7 seniors who participated, and each had a chance to show 2 dunks in the first round.  The top 4 competed for the title.  The judges for the competition were David Robinson, Emmit Smith and Kellen Winslow Jr.

Washington’s 360 dunk is below.  This was his first dunk of the contest and didn’t get as much love as it should have.  It is more impressive in slow motion than it was in real time.  Washington finished in 6th place, but that finish does not represent his true talent.  He is an amazing athlete and will be a great forward in the NBA.  I see him going more as late in the first round of the draft, even beginning of second round.

Gist’s dunk is not on youtube from last week,  but I put a dunk below from regular season.  He finished in the top 4 for the dunk contest.  He is a strong candidate for the draft and will definitely go in the first round.

The winner was Sonny Weems from Arkansas.  I think his most impressive dunk is the one below.

Don’t worry if you missed the contest.  They have shown it all weekend, and I am sure that they will continue showing it.

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