Fans Crown Norfolk State Player's Tomahawk Slam As Undisputed Dunk of the Year

Take a bow, Christian Ings.

Christian Ings during Norfolk State's 67–52 loss to No. 1 Tennessee on Dec. 31, 2024. | Randy Sartin-Imagn Images

Here are some facts about Norfolk State guard Christian Ings: he's a Philadelphia native, he started his career at Rider and on Monday he may have given college basketball its dunk of the year.

With 18.4 seconds left in the Spartans' game against Morgan State and his team leading 67–60, Ings found himself with an open lane to the basket. Stunning his home crowd, Ings took to the air and threw down a vicious tomahawk jam more impressive than most NBA fare.

Video of the dunk aired on SportsCenter and went viral on numerous social media sites, winning wide acclaim from fans.

Oh my. 🤯#GoldStandard🔰 #SCTOP10 pic.twitter.com/oskuoYaOza

— Norfolk State Men's Basketball (@NSU_BBALL) February 25, 2025

Viewers found themselves defaulting to superlatives to describe it.

this is one of the nastiest college basketball dunks ive ever seen https://t.co/N0WEdi1ItL

— J. Kyle Mann (@jkylemann) February 25, 2025

Ings, who stands just six-foot-two, will have a great story to tell.

This is the type of thing you tell everybody you did for the rest of your life. https://t.co/B49s3LX2Xf

— aaron. (@aaronxworldwide) February 25, 2025

The wider NBA world took notice...

I need like 17 more angles of this dunk https://t.co/l0913h8o2J

— Brian Brennan (@BBrennanNBCS) February 25, 2025

...as did the wider college basketball world.

This is one of the nastiest dunks I’ve ever seen. GET UP YOUNG FELLA! https://t.co/iaadFcu1yj

— Jeff Chapman (@JeffKChapman) February 25, 2025

In at least one case, the dunk led to a laugh at a blue blood's expense.

found the team that will kick out kentucky round 1 this year https://t.co/E31pWfKk1k

— cami (@CamiFleming) February 25, 2025

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