2010/11 College Dunk of the Year Tournament – Round 1

It’s back.  The Hoops Manifesto’s Second Annual College Dunk of the Year Tournament is back (that’s last year’s winner Gerard Anderson dunking on yo face above).  We’ve selected 16 of the best dunks from the 2010/11 college basketball season and have paired them up in a single elimination tournament. The rules are pretty simple: you, the reader, vote for which dunk is the best between each pair (please only vote once per dunk – no ballot stuffing – that’s why a valid e-mail address is required for each voting ballot). Each round of voting will be open for a week and we’ll continue until we have crowned our champion.

So let’s get the show on the road – voting for Round 1 ends this Sunday at midnight Eastern.

Matchup 1

Larriques Cunningham #1 – Lee University:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
Fdd8PBKzJlE&[/youtube]

vs

D.J. Stephens – Memphis:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
hsNRP-wXnPU&[/youtube]

Matchup 2

Jared Cunningham – Oregon State:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
iX_yAi_M1Y8[/youtube]

vs

John Williams – UNC-Asheville:
(dunk takes place at around the 45 second mark of the video)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
_oTuswTXf90#[/youtube]

Matchup 3

Travis Cohn – Jacksonville:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
AcDdJwek2as[/youtube]

vs

Shay Shine –  High Point:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
u9sc-O71Y2M&[/youtube]

Matchup 4

Derrick Williams – Arizona:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
zoJSLWvbQDo&[/youtube]

vs

Kenny Gabriel – Auburn:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
E5bwu5VMpZs&[/youtube]

Matchup 5

Larriques Cunningham #2 – Lee University:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
gAwcCGXZTus&[/youtube]

vs

Shane Manor – UW River Falls:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
pESmPjmFaHY[/youtube]

Matchup 6

C.J. Fair – Syracuse:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
c2_icEby0WY[/youtube]

vs

Kyle Kuric – Louisville:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
ljB5-lEuBs8[/youtube]

Matchup 7

Harrison Barnes – North Carolina:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
8xGqe4gvCgc[/youtube]

vs

Dwayne Lathan – Indiana State:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
UjHJaGtwk8g&[/youtube]

Matchup 8

Larriques Cunningham #3 – Lee University:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
es5cO_LoFis&[/youtube]

vs

Peyton Siva – Louisville:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=
SYJNoTXq-2U&[/youtube]

This round of voting is now closed.  Vote in our Elite Eight round here.