You would need to jump 2'11" in the air to dunk. Not impossible, but not likely.
His vertical reach displacement during a jump from running 45.76 in., during a 1 hand dunk 41.70 in. and during a 2 hand dunk 40.93 in. These were his results when he was at UNC.
a amazing dunk with power vertical leap that makes the crowd cheer
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Vertical leap is the difference between your flat-footed standing reach and how high you can reach with the same hand while jumping off two feet, from a stand still.
42 inches was measured early in his career.
Yes. It depends only on height and vertical leap of this guy. Shaq was around 350 lb if I remember good, and he could dunk easily.
his vertical leap is 43 inches
Derrick Rose has a 40 inch vertical leap Derrick Rose has a 40 inch vertical leap no he has a 4 feet vertical jump
It is nearly impossible to dunk at 5 foot 3. Professionals in the NBA that are under 6'0" can barely do it. Spud Web is one of the shortest, if not the shortest, player to ever dunk, and he was 5'6". While not impossible, it is nearly impossible, and your vertical leap will need to be tremendous to do so.
His officially recorded vertical leap is 42 inches.
Vertical leap is a term used in basketball. It is the measurement of how high a player can leap vertically, which is just what the name implies. Since I'm not a basketball player, my vertical leap is only about 15 inches.
His vertical leap is 44 inches. He actually has a 35.5 vertical. http://www.nbadraft.net/node/16355