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Meet Mark Vital. He is a 6'6" small forward from Lake Charles, La., and he committed to Baylor more than two years ago. Vital is ranked as the 65th best prospect in the class of 2015 by ESPN. In their write up, ESPN said that he "is a high major athlete and slasher with tremendous upside...

How many videos have you seen of LeBron James dunking over other basketball players? A lot right? Well last night when the Miami Heat took on the Indiana Pacers, Paul George posterized King James with a two handed jam.

Face it, if LeBron James were to compete in the Dunk Contest he would win it, EVERY YEAR. Look no further than this video of the dunk James did in the Phoenix Suns practice facility as the proof you need. Incredible.    

You hear that? That's the sound of LeBron James ripping down the poster of Tiago Splitter dunking over him in Game 2 of the NBA Finals and stapling up one of his own.

Every year everyone wants to know if LeBron James is going to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest at All Star Weekend and every year everyone is disappointed when they find out his is not. Have you ever wondered why people are so disappointed...

He hasn't been in the NBA that long, but Blake Griffin's scowl is already famous. When you see it, chances are there's about to be some kind of ridiculous dunk that makes Griffin look like a full-grown man throwing down on a kids' Nerf hoop. Need proof Griffin's scowl is already known? Just ask Chris Paul's son...

Not all of this past few days’ college basketball action happened at the Final Four. While Kentucky and Kansas were busy advancing to Monday night’s NCAA title game, the nation’s best dunkers gathered on Thursday to crown a champ at the 2012 College Dunk Contest.

We've seen ex-UTEP dunk artist Randy Culpepper do his thing here in El Paso, but arguably the best dunker around is 5'9" TDub of Team Flight Brothers. Add ESPN, a little Dub Step, some spectacular slow-motion photography, SportsNation's Michelle Beadle, a car and Venice Beach and...BOOM!

LeBron, how could you ignore that youthful enthusiasm, not to mention the reasoning? And when he talks about 49 states cheering for you except for Ohio -- man, not only is that a great line but he's also showing he knows his geography!

As the Miners head to the Gulf for a three-game road swing, we'll give you a whiff of some home-cookin'. Here's UTEP freshman Julian Washburn's no-look reverse dunk from last Wednesday's 70-56 win over East Carolina.