Craft dunking?

By shocker45886 -10 November 2012
37 Comments
- Basketball

I was watching last night on line and when OSU was having the impromptu dunk contest, I saw who appeared to be Craft dunk one. I assume he can dunk, just never saw him do so...did anyone else notice this. it was shown in the background when I believe they were interviewing someone...

kareemabduljacobb on 10 Nov 2012 - 12:56pm #

I'd hope so, I'm only 5'11-6 footish w/ shoes on and I can throw down w/ 2 hands with ease.. at least 7 years ago... but then again my vert used to be around 40 inches in HS. I wouldn't doubt Craft can dunk, but I doubt he'll ever do so in a game.

Adamant73 on 10 Nov 2012 - 2:05pm #

I'm 6'2 and white but when I was 21 I could dunk one also. Not shocking

buck-I.8 on 10 Nov 2012 - 2:28pm #

Since we're sharing, I'm 5'10 and white and i can come nowhere close to dunking. That is all.

JLBNYC on 12 Jan 2013 - 3:28pm #

i can dunk with authority with a nerf hoop

schlubens on 13 Jan 2013 - 4:02am #

I'm 5'10.5" with shoes. caucasian. male. i dunk one heck of an oreo. double stuf.

RBuck Mod on 10 Nov 2012 - 3:08pm #

I got a dunk in hoops tryouts in HS at 6'1''. The one and only time..,.could never do it again. I'm sure AC can do it with ease.

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Jugdish on 10 Nov 2012 - 3:15pm #

I saw Craft shooting threes and making them. That made my day.

Buckeyejason on 10 Nov 2012 - 3:19pm #

I'm 5'8" and used to be able to dunk a tennis ball back in H.S. lol..but I did a shit load of plyometrics, jump roping, stair running, sprinting etc back then.

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BostonBuck on 12 Jan 2013 - 2:39pm #

I'd be more impressed if you could dribble it!

RB on 10 Nov 2012 - 3:26pm #

Craft was dunking, not exactly air Jordan, but he was putting down 2 ganders. Sammy T on the other hand can jump out of the gym.

AmherstBuckeye on 13 Nov 2012 - 11:52am #

I scrimmaged Craft my senior year in high school. He actually guarded me (could hardly get the ball past half court when he pressed). I can tell you for certain that he is way more athletic than he looks out there. And much bigger, stronger, and faster. He threw it down a few times in warm ups with ease, and this was 3 years ago before better strength and conditioning.

CRAFTFORTHESTEAL on 13 Nov 2012 - 11:59am #

CRAFT IS A BEAST! Hands down one of the best to come through TOSU, how can you not like the guy.

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One Bad Buckeye on 13 Nov 2012 - 12:33pm #

I'm 5-10 and can get like mid-net.....but I'm pretty sick on D:

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HighBallAce on 13 Jan 2013 - 1:45am #

We had to play a Menonnite school, Shakina I think it was my freshman year for a very first game as a scrimage and sense I'm 6'4" and I had to gaurd their huge center who was well over 7 feet tall! He went up for a rebound one time and they don't exactly use deodorant so as he's coming down, my face caught his armpit as he slid down it! It was one of the nastiest things I've been through! As this was happening, someone in their crowd screamed out, "give em the arm pit ogre!"....lol

Their cheerleaders were really funny. They wore blue jean material skirts that went all the way down to their ankles and long sleeve like sweaters for tops. It was certainly a different experience!

Alhan on 13 Nov 2012 - 1:21pm #

I'm 5'7" and could touch the bottom of the net in HS.

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AirForceNUT on 13 Nov 2012 - 1:25pm #

I'm about 5'10" and I dont think I can touch net.. I blame it on wrestling my whole life.

Doc on 13 Nov 2012 - 1:36pm #

I'm 5'9" and can not dunk, not now not ever. I'm also white, if that matters.

BuckeyeVet on 12 Jan 2013 - 4:13pm #

You & me, Doc. Never once. Sadly.

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BUCKI06 on 13 Nov 2012 - 2:36pm #

I'm 6'5" and I dunk on my 8.5 foot rim like it's my job.

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GoBucks713 on 13 Nov 2012 - 3:08pm #

I'm sure that dunking really isn't one of his worries, and shouldn't be one of ours as fans. All that matters is that he gets the ball safely through the hoop. And safely often.

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Firedup on 13 Nov 2012 - 4:01pm #

Watched him dunk against my team from the bench in high school. Never thought he could until then. Only a matter of time before he does it in a game this year.

jthiel09 on 13 Nov 2012 - 4:24pm #

If he can dunk that's all fine and good, but if he can hit 3's at a higher percentage than previous seasons ... even better.

Buckeyevstheworld on 12 Jan 2013 - 3:21pm #

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JLBNYC on 12 Jan 2013 - 3:32pm #

Best dunk ever

Colby3333 on 12 Jan 2013 - 3:48pm #

I'm 5'-4" and put down a sick reverse dunk on a 7' rim on my 8 year old in my driveway last week.

Statutoryglory on 12 Jan 2013 - 6:47pm #

Maybe the staff can add a section to the user profile for height and ability to dunk at one point in life?

Nkohl13 on 12 Jan 2013 - 8:14pm #

NKOHL13: 6' 0"

ABILITY TO DUNK: NEVER

cplunk on 12 Jan 2013 - 8:33pm #

I'm 5'7" and can't dunk. No hops at all. My buddy in college was 5'9" and was also cursed with excess gravity. One night we split a case of beers and then hit the neighborhood, just wandering around. Nearby was a daycare facility that had a full court (really short length) with regular hoops and a super-short kids full court with hoops that were maybe 7 feet. We hopped the fence, found the wooden locker with the balls in it, and "somehow" got the lock open.

Drunk off our asses we then proceeded to unload with an array of amazing dunks on those short rims. We were really going at it, playing HORSE with crazy jams. We could barely stand straight between dunks and kept falling down, but it seemed world class level dunking to us. My buddy called an MJ free throw dunk and for once in his life got serious air. He was so excited as he extended his hand to dunk that he looked up to watch....and promptly jammed the ball through the hoop and into his upturned face. Broke his nose.

Blood everywhere, me on the ground laughing so hard I couldn't breath, and of course that's when the cops showed up.

That's my one and only dunking story. Long, I know, but its all I've got so I'm proud of it.

VintonCountyBuck on 12 Jan 2013 - 8:46pm #

Basketballs? Not so much..

Doughnuts? Like no body's business

Mmmm...doughnuts

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buckeyejohnny on 12 Jan 2013 - 8:57pm #

NoVA Buckeye on 12 Jan 2013 - 9:15pm #

If I had Craft's weight, I'd probably be able to dunk.

/Duff'd It

tampa buckeye on 13 Jan 2013 - 1:43am #

6'5" 34years old white. Still dunking. I will dunk at 40 then retire.

ATXbucknut on 13 Jan 2013 - 2:19am #

I do not dunk. Dunking is dangerous.

brandonbauer87 on 13 Jan 2013 - 10:20am #

If craft can dunk he has a very good vertical. I'm 5'11 and he's shorter than me. I've seen him around town a few times, usually Canes's, and he's not 6'0.

Triv on 13 Jan 2013 - 7:06pm #

Either you're not 5'11" or one of us doesn't know who aaron craft is. No offense to you, but I've seen Craft many times and he looks eye to eye with me and I'm pushing 6'2" but then again I've never stood back to back. From my point of view he seems every bit of 6'1" at least, could be wrong though

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Jhesse17 on 13 Jan 2013 - 5:36pm #

I'm going to start this off by saying that if Mark Titus can do it AC certainly can. I'm not going to lie to you and say I can throw down, I can only hang on the rim, but the majority of the kids on the varsity basketball team at my school can jam. I'd be shocked if AC couldn't dunk.