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Cody Carriger Player Profile
Autzen Zoo
In addition to being a track and football star, Cody Carriger was also a star basketball player in college (which explains the superb vertical leap). This guy has versatile athleticism, and it's as tantalizing as it gets. It's just not natural for a …

Aquille Carr looks to elevate game as basketball legend grows
Baltimore Sun
But an impression is growing that Carr, an 18-year-old junior from East Baltimore with a 48-inch vertical leap, a worldwide following on the Internet and a nickname for the ages — "The Crime Stopper" — could reach exactly that height.

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Basketball clown princes Boise bound
Idaho Press-Tribune
At 5-10, Tucker sports a 50-inch vertical leap, and his YouTube videos have garnered well over four million views. Tucker joins slam dunk runner-up John “Jet” Williams of UNC-Asheville and semifinalist Darnell “Spider” Wilks of the University of …

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No. 1 Sheldon edges No. 2 Jesuit in boys basketball
Sacramento Bee
That would make Rollings the best-leaping coach in the region because the 6-foot-3 Thomas has an amazing 44-inch vertical leap. Imagine the glee of the Sacramento State football coaches when they got Thomas' national letter of intent to catch passes as …

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World B. Free, Clippers' last All-Star starter, has fond memories
Los Angeles Times
A 6-foot-2 guard with a remarkable vertical leap and great midair agility, Free enjoyed his two most productive seasons while with the Clippers. Still known as Lloyd Free when he was acquired from Philadelphia in 1978 for a first-round draft pick, …

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Darnell Hillman's flashy style a reminder of basketball's vivid past
San Jose Mercury News
That was because of what Glines estimates was a 40-inch vertical leap. "When you shot the ball and he went after it," Glines said, "then he was an offensive threat." Hillman played on a Spartans freshman team that beat every other Bay Area frosh squad, …

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Clemson Acc basketball game preview:
TechSideline.com
Devin has broken into the playing rotation in the last handful of games, and although his vitals (stats) are not all that just yet (1 point and 1 board) this kid does look to have a very high ceiling going forward and if nothing else, his vertical-leap …

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New Globetrotter following in Lynette Woodard's footsteps
Kansas.com
It also includes the three top finishers from the 2011 College Slam Dunk Contest, including Jacob Tucker, a YouTube sensation with a 50-inch vertical leap. Maddox, 28, didn't start playing basketball until she was 13. She grew up in Colorado Springs …
Globetrotters in Utica, SyracuseRome Sentinel

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The legend of Shaq
The State
I don't care what the 40 time is, or what the vertical jumps are. You see it in football and basketball. If he wants to go get a ball, he just kind of hits that next gear going up.” There are dunks in high school basketball, and then there are Shaq …

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Reed pours in 37 in Wissahickon's rout of Upper Moreland
The Times Herald
The team's high aspirations reach further than the vertical leap of star forward Jordan Reed—and that's head-tilting. On senior night, Reed dropped 37 points, but more importantly, the team improved to 18-2 (8-1) in a 68-46 home win against Upper …

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