Watch: Baylor’s Rico Gathers makes emphatic block against Yale

Baylor forward Rico Gathers emphatically blocked a dunk attempt by Yale’s Nick Victor in Thursday’s NCAA tournament game.

Baylor forward Rico Gathers emphatically blocked a dunk attempt by Yale’s Nick Victor in Thursday’s NCAA tournament game. 

Victor drove down the baseline and rose for a dunk, but Gathers met him at the rim and swatted the ball away with authority. 

​Gathers, a 6'8" senior, has aspirations to play in the NFL as a tight end.