Who would get your vote as the best dunker in program history?
It was before my time but I've heard good things about Arnette Hallman.
It was before my time but I've heard good things about Arnette Hallman.
Best dunker
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Interesting thread, Everett Stephens could throw down, Keady used to run a black door oop just for him.
Justin Jennings had some hops, Big Dog was just all power.
Carsen is up there as well
Justin Jennings had some hops, Big Dog was just all power.
Carsen is up there as well
Wasn’t Greg McQuay quite the dunker? I was a bit younger and the exact guy I am thinking of escapes me if it isn’t him.
All the players mentioned were great. Of course Octeus' dunk was one for the ages. I always liked Kramer's dunks. And Lew Jack's dunk was damn impressive. JJ had some good dunks as well. Best power dunker IMO was Carl Landry. Big Dog was not to be denied on his dunks LOL. When I was younger, I always thought Atkinson and Doug Lee could get up. Same for Herb Robinson. Good memories.
Arnette Hallman was the first name that came to mind before I finished reading your first sentence.
Can't argue with any other names given. I'll add Chuckie White to the list. He was the bounciest guy I've ever seen.
I agree with many of the thoughts here....often overlooked, Jim Bullock could get up as well. Of the few I personally witnessed in Mackey, he had an Alley-Oop from Steve Reid on a fast break that just about took down the house.
I think it is a toss up between Jim Bullock and Justin Jennings. I think these two could have been good slam dunk contestants. JJ, Big Dog and others not so much.
I certainly wouldn’t rate Jeff Arnold as one of the best dunkers, but he had one of the single most impressive dunks I’ve ever seen by a Purdue player during his junior year. He got the ball by the basket with room to gather up, and did a two handed slam with authority. It brought the entire arena to its feet.
Russell cross, big dog, Jennings , dove, hallman, octeus, and Carsen , and soon to be wheeler.
I remember Demetrius Kilgore bricking a dunk so hard that it went to half court. ... maybe that's for a different list though
I don't ever remember an impressive lewjack dunk. I remember a lot of talk about him being able to dunk, but I only remember one game where he had a break away and he barely got it down.
I think this Barlow dunk against msu is my favorite ever, mostly because it comes at home. If the octeus or carsen dunks at iu has been at Mackey, they would probably be my favorite.
And I agree with the poster above who said Kramer should be in this list:
A classic:
But I like this one better:
And Eastern may be in the list by the time he's done also:
One of Moore's that I had forgotten:
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Honestly, Nojel reminds me so much of Barlow but has the right attitude and works his ass off every day to get better. From some of my people, you are all going to be very surprised with the development of all the guys but specifically Nojel, Sasha, and Wheeler. Those three benefitted from the year with the seniors and how things are supposed to be done.
The WORST dunks came from JB Carroll through no fault of his own. Every time he seemed to enjoy throwing one down, the refs would T him up.
Herb Dove. He gave a guy a concussion dunking over him.
I think you're right. I remember Greg being a good shot-blocker as well.
Wonder if the Ts weren't the result of the end of the dunking ban and overzealous rules enforcement.
It absolutely was! I had season tickets right behind one of the backboards in those days and even the slightest pull down of the rim resulted in a T.
Hallman I don't remember so much, since I was so young when he played at Purdue. I watched back then, but it's hard to recall much from that period (He graduated when I was maybe 9 or 10?).
Herb Dove and Everette Stephens were certainly high flyers; but for my money it would have to be Justin Jennings. He certainly had the hops tp get up, but he was just an angry dunker; a mean dunker. He was snarling and growling before he left the floor, let alone after throwing one down in an opponents face.
There isn't much video of him from back then, but I did find a TV-18 piece from some years back, with a couple quick dunks: (Dunks start about 20 seconds in).
Herb Dove and Everette Stephens were certainly high flyers; but for my money it would have to be Justin Jennings. He certainly had the hops tp get up, but he was just an angry dunker; a mean dunker. He was snarling and growling before he left the floor, let alone after throwing one down in an opponents face.
There isn't much video of him from back then, but I did find a TV-18 piece from some years back, with a couple quick dunks: (Dunks start about 20 seconds in).
whoa. Good find.
So who's the earliest dunker we can remember. Did anybody dunk in the 60s?
A second for James Bullock, from back in the day when it was not that common. My first memories of Purdue Basketball
Don't discount AJ Hammons' dunking abilities, he should be in the conversation. I always thought he had a nice mix of power and finesse in his repertoire.
Best Dunkers (since around '93-94)
1. Jennings
2. Dove
3. J. Johnson
4. GRob
5. Greg McQuay
Best Dunks:
1A Carsen @IU
1B Octeus @IU
2. Barlow over Sullinger
3. GRob over Ostertag
4. JJ NCAA tourney dunk vs Baylor
Here is a video with a few clips of Jennings and Dove that show off some of their athleticism. I remember Jennings timing an offensive rebound for a dunk from the block on a free throw miss that was ridiculous. I think it was a home game against IU. I wasn't very old, but that one always stands out.
I’ve read that Herm Gilliam could dunk 2 basketballs at once. Dunking was not allowed in games for most of his Purdue however, so not sure he ever dunked in a game.
barlow and jennings. i know everybody hated on barlow, but he was a skywalker.
He, like carsen, was amazing for his size.
. Vbg at Atkinson. I have a clear picture in my mind of him posterizing a buddy of mine at Brownsburg back in '81.
No, I don't think that they were allowed in games. But in over 65 years of watching Purdue basketball, we've never had a better "flyer" than Herm.
Little known story: playing at the CoRec while at Purdue, I was known as a pretty good player. Used to frequently play with the football players and basketball players but early on in the fall semester, I ended up stumbling in against Willie and a few of his buddies playing. A teammate ended up throwing an awful pass for a TO that Willie caught at about the halfcourt line. I sprinted to just try to contest a layup with ghost pressure...Willie ended up somehow jumping OVER ME And dunking it. Luckily it was done when cell phone videos weren’t a thing yet or I’d still be a YouTube star.
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