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Word: dunks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Sidney Wicks converted an alley-oop slam dunk into a three-point play with 1:04 remaining to put the Celts ahead to stay. Hustling Kermit Washington contributed 18 points and 17 rebounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCOREBOARD | 3/23/1978 | See Source »

...recruiters were scattered through the crowd of 12,500. Sharp-eyed men with pads and pencils, they liked what they saw, and knew what they would be getting. With his emphasis on fundamentals and unselfish shotmaking, Wootten's players can play defense as well as drive home a dunk-to the delight of college coaches. And his insistence on academic achievement produces athletes who can parse a sentence as well as pass a basketball-to the relief of admissions deans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: How to Win a Scholarship | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

Seven points by Bob Hooft (16 on the night, to match nine rebounds) and a Cyrus Booker slam-dunk keyed a mini-comeback that brought the IAB residents to within five points...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Cagers Can Dartmouth, 71-69 | 3/1/1978 | See Source »

Booker uncorked a slam dunk to notch it at 75-75; Banks scored from straight away to keep it at 77-all; Fine arched in a jumper he had waiting in cold storage in Melrose Park, Pa. to make it 79-up with 4:04 left to play; and Hooft tied it with a pair from the line with 3:00 showing. Booker finally cut the Gordian Knot when he netted those fateful free throws to give Harvard an 85-83 lead, its first of the half...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Cagers Humble Penn in Shocker, 93-86 | 2/21/1978 | See Source »

Booker followed up on a rebound to make it 43-37 and then brought the house to its feet midway through the half when he swiped the ball and raced full court for a plexiglass pummeling slam dunk on which he drew a foul. He converted the three point play to give Harvard a 50-39 edge...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Hoopsters Blitz Brown With First Half Blowout | 2/4/1978 | See Source »

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