Dunk of the year nominee: Shaq Goodwin’s off-glass alley-oop slam

At the end of disappointing season in which his team isn’t even in contention for the NCAA tournament, Memphis big man Shaq Goodwin is still running the floor hard. His reward Saturday night was to be on the receiving end of a SportsCenter-worthy alley-oop pass. Instead of attempting a contested layup late in the first half against Tulsa, Memphis guard Trahson Burrell spotted a trailing Goodwin out of the corner of his eye and lobbed a pass off the glass. The 6-foot-9 junior showed excellent recognition and finished the play with a two-handed flush. One of the reasons Memphis is only 17-12 is that Goodwin hasn’t performed to his potential, but he enjoyed one of his better games of the season against Tulsa. He scored 17 points and pulled down six rebounds, but the Tigers blew a late lead in regulation and lost 74-72 in overtime.

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Previous Dunk of the Year nominees:

• Jerian Grant ruins a Yellowjacket’s day
• LMU’s Evan Payne soars
• Wyoming’s Jason McManamin takes flight
• Buffalo’s Justin Moss throws down ferocious slam
• Sam Thompson’s inbound slam
• Lift off for Wyoming’s Josh Adams
• Demetrius Jackson puts a 7-footer in a poster
• Cliff Alexander destroys Oklahoma State
• Montrezl Harrell’s stretching alley-oop slam
• High Point guard’s soaring one-handed alley-oop
• Le’Bryan Nash lays waste to Texas defender
• Jalen Reynolds’ off-glass alley-oop
• Norman Powell splits double team, jams
• Jarell Martin goes through the legs