On Thursday, March 30, ETSU’s senior guard AJ Merriweather (Jackson, Tenn.) competed in the 2017 Denny’s Slam Dunk competition at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.

The last winner from ETSU was twenty five years ago, when Calvin Talford (Castlewood, Va.) came out victorious in 1992.

Merriweather (Jackson) led the competition for three rounds until it was down to him and Georgetown’s Rodney Pryor. Merriweather was unable to finish the dunk he planned for in the last round. Pryor capitalized and came away the winner.

 

 

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    Garrett Tumlin is a senior majoring in journalism with a minor in sports management. He is vice president of ETSU’s Black Affairs Association and a leader for Quest. He is also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. A Chattanooga native, Tumlin has always loved writing and sports and is excited to be an athletics writer for the East Tennessean. He also works for BucTV. More recently, Tumlin has started working at the Herald & Tribune in Jonesborough. He loves basketball and his favorite NBA team is the Celtics.

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