He defeated top dunker Andre Iguodala who has one perfect dunk each in the first and final rounds. Height does not matter with the explosiveness and incredible vertical jump at 43.5 inches. From there, the victor is decided through fan-based voting. Saturday night becomes a stage for the best dunkers in the game to showcase their slamming ability with some added panache. Let's look back at the all-time great dunks, including a list of past winners. The Dunk Contest features four contestants and two rounds of dunking, with the top two dunkers of Round 1 advancing. Blake Griffin literally leaped to victory tonight, walking away as the 2011 All-Star Slam Dunk contest winner by making his dunk while jumping over a car.Get the deets and see the video inside... LA Clippers star, Blake Griffin, beat out Washington's Javale McGee in the final of the 2011 All-Star Slam Dunk contest.Earlier in the Saturday evening broadcast on TNT, Blake said the hardest part … Contest Winners. Blake Griffin NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2011 Winner (with Video) By Michael Santo 2011-02-20 10:53 The very first slam dunk contest was won by Dr.J, Julius Erving at the 1976 ABA (not NBA) All-Star Game, and the current champion is Blake Griffin, who won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2011 on Saturday night. A timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events in 2009. Even though he may not have been the best dunker ever, he wins every single dunk contest easily with those dunks except for 2016 and 2020. The winner of the 2011 … A windmill-tomahawk-360. The senior got his wish and seized the opportunity on Thursday night. Take a look back at each of the winners…. Mascots, cars, birthday candles, and Superman impressions — everything is in play. Even though everyone is going on and on about how AG got "robbed." Leaps from the free-throw line and beyond. Give DJJ some respect. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest's rich history includes some legendary moments since debuting in 1984. Nate Robinson is one of the shortest winners at 5’9″ in NBA Slam Dunk Contest History, Spud Webb was the shortest at 5’7″ to win the Dunk Contest. ... and the 2011 Dunk Contest winner was always going to … The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is the high-flying staple of NBA All-Star Weekend. While it hasn’t been a constant hit since the inception in 1984, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is still one of the more incredible all-star events across all sports. Mute. Three-sixties. There have been 27 different dunkers to win the contest in the event's 34-year history. Tomahawks. Windmills. Since then, there have only been two years in which the dunk contest did not occur (1998 and 1999). Jacob Tucker Wins 2011 NCAA Slam Dunk Contest (VIDEO) It all started when Jacob Tucker, a 5-foot-11 guard at Illinois College (D-III), posted an incredible dunk video on YouTube in an attempt to get voted into the NCAA slam dunk contest. The man went out there and put on a show. The first-ever NBA slam dunk contest was held at the 1984 All-Star Weekend in Denver, CO. Hey, did someone say the NBA Dunk Contest was totally rigged and Javale McGee got robbed on national television? The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989. The 10 Best NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winners, Ranked. Full screen. The 2011 Powerade Slam Dunk contest was won by LeBryan Nash.