Skip to main content

Watch: Junior-college player throws down vicious, one-handed jam

  • Author:
  • Publish date:

There was nothing junior about this dunk.

Davion Benton of Harper College in Palatine, Ill., ran the floor on Wednesday as the trailer on a 3-on-1 fast break opportunity and he finished with a flourish.

That lone defender didn’t have a chance.

College of DuPage recovered, however, and escaped with a 76-70 win.

Power Rankings: Wisconsin's absurd offense, UK's sliding defense

Benton’s dunk provided a highlight in an otherwise dreary season for the Hawks, who fell to 9-18 with the loss.

The freshman forward is the team’s second-leading scorer at 13.9 points per game and leads the club with 10.7 rebounds per game.

Benton, a 6'5, 195-pound forward from Chicago, scored more than 1,000 points in his career at Alcott College Prep and played in the Chicago Public Schools All-Star Game.

Boston College to wear 1970s throwback uniforms against Syracuse

Even if he never sets foot on a professional court, Benton will always have this clip, which was good enough to make ESPN's SportsCenter.

And, heck, it only used up eight seconds of his 15 minutes of fame.