Caleb Love's poster dunk on Iowa State brings the house down
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Caleb Love catches a lot of heat for his shooting slumps.
On Monday night he was trending on social media for a different reason: One of the best dunks of the college basketball season.
Love, Arizona's fifth-year shooting guard, ignited the sellout McKale Memorial Center crowd with a ferocious dunk near the end of the first half of Arizona's Big 12 showdown with Iowa State.
Love caught an outlet pass at midcourt, took two dribbles and took off outside the key in a ridiculous display of athleticism.
Iowa State guard Keshon Gilbert was ahead of Love on the play and was timing his jump to attempt a block — but he thought better of it after Love took off so far outside the key.
Watch Love's poster dunk:
CALEB LOVE WITH AUTHORITY 😤 pic.twitter.com/RL9RrmeVTo
— ESPN (@espn) January 28, 2025
Arizona (14-6, 8-1) went on to stun Iowa State 86-75 in overtime to take over sole possession of second place in the Big 12.
The Wildcats and Cyclones are trying to stay within reach of Houston (16-3, 8-0) for first place in the Big 12. The matchup also has NCAA tournament implications.
Iowa State came into the game ranked No. 6 in the NCAA NET Rankings and projected to be a No. 1 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament in ESPN's latest Bracketology projections. Arizona is ranked No. 15 in the NET and projected to be a No. 6 seed in the tournament.
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Ben Sherman has been covering the sports world for most of his 27-year journalism career, including 17 years with The Oregonian/OregonLive. A basketball junkie, March Madness is his favorite time of the year.