University of Memphis Athletics
Stephens Claims Intersport's Dunks Of The Year Competition
Mar 27, 2012 | Men's Basketball
March 27, 2012
CHICAGO, Ill. --University of Memphis junior D.J. Stephens was named Intersport's Dunks of the Year winner during the production company's one-hour television special that aired late Monday night on ESPN2.
The show featured college basketball's top slams from the 2011-12 season, as voted on by Facebook fans. Stephens was announced as the Intersport Dunks of the Year winner at the conclusion of Monday's show.
Stephens, whose Feb. 4 dunk versus Xavier placed him in the competition, was up for the honor along with Campbell's Eric Griffin, Indiana's Victor Oladipo, Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Darius Miller, Washington's Tony Wroten, Wyoming's Larry Nance Jr. and Xavier's Dez Wells.
To view the top dunks of the 2011-12 season and learn more about the Dunks of the Year show, visit www.facebook.com/DunksOfTheYear.
Encore telecasts of the show will air on the following dates this week:
Tuesday, Mar. 27/3 p.m. (CT)/ESPNU
Thursday, Mar. 29/4 a.m. (CT)/ESPNU
Friday, Mar. 30/11 p.m. (CT)/ESPN2
Sunday, Apr. 1/1 p.m. (CT)/ESPN2
