Baylor players spent Monday perfecting their trampoline dunks
Whether it’s taking batting practice at the baseball diamond, rowing with the crew team or playing flag football on the practice field, the Baylor basketball team has spent the first couple weeks of the offseason dabbling with other sports.
The Bears joined the gymnastics team at a trampoline park Monday, the perfect setting for them to bring along a Fisher Price basketball hoop and have a little fun.
It was 6-foot-8, 280-pound Rico Gathers who delivered the most impressive dunk, a flying one-handed dunk preceded by bounces on three different trampolines. The agility Gathers displayed at his size was a reminder why many think he has the athleticism to switch to football if pro basketball doesn’t work out for him.
Getting some work done with gymnastics today. Here’s Rico showing off his agility. #SicEm pic.twitter.com/XiXVorAtwD
— Baylor Basketball (@BaylorMBB) April 20, 2015
A close second for dunk of the day? This slam ball-esque alley-oop slam from Royce O’Neal to Taurean Prince.
Royce to TP for the oop. #SicEm pic.twitter.com/jY4pLiOfhl
— Baylor Basketball (@BaylorMBB) April 20, 2015
Of course, not all Baylor’s trampoline dunks were successful. This Gathers outtake belongs on the blooper reel.
Outtakes: a failed #RicoSmash. #SicEm pic.twitter.com/3PpBBBfexX
— Baylor Basketball (@BaylorMBB) April 20, 2015
Fun stuff, Baylor. Here’s hoping the Bears join the equestrian team for a practice session next. The world needs to see Gathers jump a gate riding a horse.
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