Jacob Tucker selected by the Harlem Globetrotters

Jacob Tucker won the 2011 College Slam Dunk Championship, a culmination of a YouTube video campaign to take part in the competition that has gained worldwide fanfare with well over 4 million hits. At just 5-11, Tucker sports an incredible 50-inch vertical leap, which helped him mesmerize the crowd with two perfect scores of 50 among his amazing dunks. The Carlyle, Ill., native led Illinois College in rebounding and steals as a senior, and was the team's second leading scorer.

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