I’ve been posting on YouTube and other platforms for years, experimenting with different kinds of content, but dunking has always held a special place in my heart. In this article I want to share how I went from barely being able to touch the net to throwing down my first dunk at age thirteen. Hopefully my story can inspire others who dream of taking flight.
My love of dunking started with a single video. One day I watched a compilation of Michael Jordan’s top plays. Seeing him soar changed everything. Even though I’d grown up playing soccer and baseball more than basketball, I dragged our hoop down to about seven and a half feet and spent hours jumping with a small ball. At that time I didn’t even know there were pro dunkers; I just wanted to imitate the moves I’d seen and have fun. Those low‑rim sessions turned me from one of the weakest players on my fourth‑grade team into one of the better players by fifth grade. I was still terrible at basketball fundamentals, but all that jumping built my athleticism.
As I got older, the goals got higher. By seventh grade I could touch the padding on the backboard and was experimenting with windmills and between‑the‑legs dunks on low rims. Around that time I discovered pro dunkers like Jordan Kilganon and even got some coaching from him. He helped me refine my approach and taught me how small technical changes could make a huge difference. With his guidance I began dunking on nine‑foot‑six rims regularly. The next challenge was a ten‑foot rim. I set myself a goal to make a real dunk before my fourteenth birthday. After countless hours of practice and many near‑misses, everything clicked one day at a gym we call the Lab. A player named Adam Anderson offered to throw me lobs, and after a few tries I threw down my first real dunk. I was thirteen years old and five foot eight. That moment was the start of a new chapter. Since then, I’ve kept pushing myself to learn new dunks and share my progress with the world. Thank you for following along, and I hope my journey helps you chase your own dunking goals.