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Holy Smokes, Dennis Smith Can Jump

Move over, MJ, Vinsanity and just about everyone else

By JD King

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NCAA Basketball: ACC Conference Tournament-Clemson vs NC State
Mar 7, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Clemson Tigers guard Shelton Mitchell (4) puts up a shot in front of North Carolina State Wolfpack guard Dennis Smith Jr. (4) during the second half of the ACC Conference Tournament at Barclays Center.
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Wilt Chamberlain’s name is written all over the NBA record book. A lot of his records have fallen since he left the game, but one has only been tied: his vertical of “48.

Darrell Griffith, aka Dr. Dunkenstein, tied it, but no one else has.

Until now.

NC State’s Dennis Smith did it Sunday in L.A.

That’s staggering: a four foot vertical?

As great as that is, imagine it from a 7-1 guy with world-class sprint speed and power beyond Shaquille’s. Chamberlain was athletically incredible.

Still, Smith’s athleticism is off the charts.

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