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Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:26 am EST

Video: Baylor's Brittney Griner becomes seventh woman to dunk

By Eamonn Brennan

Candace Parker did it seven times. West Virginia's Georgeann Wells was the first. Now another joins the pantheon.

Tuesday night, Baylor's Brittney Griner became only the seventh woman in the history of college basketball to dunk. Video, if you haven't noticed, is above.

Griner is a star 6-foot-8 freshman center at Baylor, averaging 15.0 points per game, a team high for the No. 8-ranked Bears. Dunking is nothing new for Griner, who threw down 52 times in high school, making her possibly the most entertaining female high school basketball player ever.

Yahoo! Sports blog Ball Don't Lie even debated whether or not she could play in the NBA. Regardless, with four years of college eligibility ahead of her, there's plenty more where this came from.

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  1. Peter D
    1. Posted by Peter D Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:32 am EST

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    whats she doing at baylor then?
  2. Sports are just a game calm down
    2. Posted by Sports are just a game calm down Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:08 pm EST

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    weak
  3. Kristoffer P
    3. Posted by Kristoffer P Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:50 pm EST

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    That's a dunk?
  4. Julio
    4. Posted by Julio Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:52 pm EST

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    hhahaahah mad weak
  5. Hadi M
    5. Posted by Hadi M Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:52 pm EST

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    Watch cry baby! I mean Labron James.
  6. Jonathan
    6. Posted by Jonathan Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:53 pm EST

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    Does this remind anyone of Caster Semenya?
  7. KJ
    7. Posted by KJ Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:54 pm EST

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    Wow. Look at the stands. All 15 people must've been really proud of her.
  8. Vincent
    8. Posted by Vincent Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:55 pm EST

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    lame. get your ups
  9. Sammy
    9. Posted by Sammy Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:56 pm EST

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    she's 6'8 and dunking is an accomplishment? Women's athletics is fairly pathetic....
  10. piccilo
    10. Posted by piccilo Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:56 pm EST

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    yeah that was not impressive for someone who is 6'8.
  11. First L
    11. Posted by First L Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:58 pm EST

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    WNBA sucks. Why so excited that some girl dunked? Oh wait, hasn't it been going on in the NBA for decades. When a girl gets in the NBA, i'll take women sports seriously. Until then, Nnobody cares about this third rate, terrible excuse of a sport call the WNBA.
  12. AJ
    12. Posted by AJ Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:00 pm EST

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    She's 6'8!! she better be able to dunk!! lol
  13. Zues
    13. Posted by Zues Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:00 pm EST

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    she is 6'8". I hope she can dunk. If she was in the NBA, she would never dress for a game. The only reason I am even taking the time to post, is that the story is so weak only 7 people have posted and I can actually see my comments show up.
  14. oluwatobishokunbi
    14. Posted by oluwatobishokunbi Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:01 pm EST

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    Wow, she needs practice,, big time, dats y no one watches woman baketball
  15. JamieW
    15. Posted by JamieW Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:03 pm EST

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    She's from Houston, so she went to Baylor to stay close to home and make an impact right away.
    Play in the NBA? Laughable...she'll be a star in the WNBA (no doubt), but no way could she play with the likes of LeBron and Kobe.
    Weak? Maybe if you're a Div.1 men's college basketball player...it was a solid 8th Grader/Freshman-in-High-School dunk, which I would argue is pretty damn good for women's basketball!
  16. Greg S
    16. Posted by Greg S Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:04 pm EST

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    Wow... looked like she barely jumped. Lame
  17. Travis
    17. Posted by Travis Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:04 pm EST

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    Wow, who gives a [profane]?
  18. nouman
    18. Posted by nouman Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:05 pm EST

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    funny that everyone who posted a comment cant dunk
  19. Chris
    19. Posted by Chris Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:06 pm EST

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    Hey, you all can say the dunk 'sucks', but its definitely worth showing.
    Also I went to my first WNBA game in Seattle and i have to say the game was a hell of a lot of fun.
    The crowd was louder than a couple of NBA games I've been to (granted I saw sixers games before iverson when things were pretty blah) . .
    Anyway, i'd take a WNBA game over a men's game with a boring crowd anyday. Of course I'd rather nothing than a celts, magic, dallas, lakers, games . . etc. . .
  20. Brandi
    20. Posted by Brandi Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:06 pm EST

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    omg. im a girl and i think that is weak!! wtf was that. maybe if she actually jumped i wouldve liked it better. maybe.
  21. jim
    21. Posted by jim Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:06 pm EST

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    that was far from a dunk, she pushed the ball over the rim. Some people are so desperate to make women equal on every level.
  22. bsepul
    22. Posted by bsepul Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:07 pm EST

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    Find me a story about a 6'8'' human being that cannot dunk a freaking b-ball. (paraplegics not included)... Now that would be news!!!!!! That was a lame dunk.
  23. jasmine
    23. Posted by jasmine Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:07 pm EST

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    All of yall need to stop hating...yea shes a woman and hell yeah she just dunked!!!! pople need to give us our props....we can play ball too! it 2009 damn near 2010 women can play ball too, and for all yall thats hatin "grow the hell up" brittney keep doing your thing!!!! :d
  24. reds#1fanfan
    24. Posted by reds#1fanfan Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:07 pm EST

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    I dont get why this is a big deal. She is 6'8'' and can dunk. I think a better story would be the 6'8" person who couldnt dunk. Come on Yahoo, quit wasting my life posting this crap!
  25. JoshuaS
    25. Posted by JoshuaS Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:08 pm EST

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    How does dunking make a player qualified for the NBA?

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