🌟 [ 32 ]   Kenny Gregory (45.5-inch vert) - 1997 High School Dunk Contest (McDonalds All-American) [ @Ryan Van Dusen ]

Despite being the most spectacular dunker throughout the evening s proceedings, a pair of critical misses on his final attempts knocked Kenny Gregory out of the top spot and instead gift-wrapped the 1997 McDonald s All-American dunk title to Baron Davis. Standing 6-foot-5 with a 6-foot-11 wingspan, Gregory boasted a max vertical of 45.5 inches (39.5 standing), both of which stood an NBA Combine records for 20 years before Keon Johnson emerged with a max vert of 48 inches (41.5 standing) in 2021. Gregory played four years at Kansas, leading the Jayhawks to the Elite Eight in 2001 alongside a supporting cast that included future impact NBA players Drew Gooden, Nick Collison, and Kirk Hinrich. Gregory himself went undrafted in 2001 before embarking upon a decade-long international professional basketball career. Footage courtesy of slam40dunk (aka EKH111), whose channel features a near endless supply of 90s and 2000s dunk highlights. The full 1997 McDonald s All-American Dunk Contest can be seen here: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] NBA Combine Vertical Leap Leaders (as of 2023): [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ]

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