13 Foot Touch - Top of The Backboard

[@robertbarrera3876]

the man.

[@superballer365]

the guy in that video just did it. the top of the backboard is 13' and that guy just touched 13'. I agree that nobody in the nba has ever done it, but that guy just did

[@browardcountyboy1]

dang doug thomas got sum mad hops

[@DrFatal1ty]

There was one basketball player named Leon Huff. He was born in USA, but he went to play basketball in Europe. So he ended up in Finland. They got a half-time show, when someone put a coin on the backboard and Leon jumped and took the coin in the air. And thats a true story. He did it many times. Now his son, Shawn Huff, plays in Finlands National team, and is the best dunker there, but he still says that hes not the best dunker in his family. Leon is now over 60 years old, but still he can dunk

[@BradleyBarks]

since the sound was off, when he did it, i was like, no one cheered? then it came in like 5 seconds later - haha!

[@Mr1chris5]

look at where his head is compared to the rim daaaamnn!!!!

[@bwong0]

Damn. He gets his entire head above the rim.

[@SICKwoodpusher]

I met him today ! He's pretty tall, He was playing basketball with his family. And i took a picture with him because my friend was talking with the wife. :D

[@HancuffedLightning]

Actually theres a old video i saw showing WIlt Chamberlin with 13.5max vertical reach while trying to grap a rebound. The tip of his finger was beyond the top of the backboard.

[@goillini33]

The knowledge of basketball on these posts is astounding...The man in the video can certainly jump. As stated he will never grab the top of the board and hang on because he requires a huge run up. He may be able to pull a coin as he passes from the side, but only a two foot jump with little forward momentum could duplicate the stories from previous legends such as the Goat. Also, dunkers23 is blind, if that guy is 7 foot then the crowd around him is the tallest collection of people I have seen

[@noformstyle]

PUT A QUARTER ON THE TOP OF BACKBOARD AND GRAB THAT!!! Then there will be no debate.

[@swampfox946]

That's quite incredible. I wish the NBA All Star game had this event. David Thompson (6' 4") claimed he could touch the top of the backboard and Dwight Howard (6' 9") touched 12' 6" on an ESPN's Sport Science show. Wilt and world record (8 feet) high jumper Javier Sotomayer (6' 4") would be interesting. Connie Hawkins and Michael too. Dwight Howard, incidentally, broke Shaq's record of 9' 5".

[@Sal30]

Ralph Sampson was THE ONLY GUY EVER who could touch the top of the backboard FROM a STANDING JUMP. 7'4" tall, 10'0" standing reach, 36"+ vertical, and 40"+ one step jump. If Ralph was an olympic high jumper, he would have set the record so high, that it wouldn't have been broken for centuries, and perhaps millenia. One thing that probably surprises people is that Shawn Bradley could touch the top of the backboard in his younger days, but not as high as Ralph. watch?v=k0YUN4DBIgo

[@MultiScienceMan]

No, a recent controversy proved that it wasn't 12 inches. It was 11.5. Now they're making a change over at Subway.

[@RozzamaTRON]

whilst your first point is valid, his vert would have to be way more than 36" with your arms up, you add about 25% to your height - if he is 6'8", his reach is about 8'3", maybe if he does have long arms we can bring this up to around 8'9" absolute maximum. which would still give him a vert of about 50 inches. unless of course he's much taller, in which case it's impressive that he's getting himself off the ground in the first place

[@chriseversley33]

if u pause at 1:10, he has his neck over the rim, wow

[@natureboy1313]

2009 and he is flipping burgers somewhere

[@tyronebiggums69]

Well depends what type of stretching you do. Some can be bad for vert.

[@solaris4]

wow, haha that's ridiculous, both his height, and his jumping ability. Now I just want to see him dunk!

[@cloudrain123]

thats 13 subway sandwiches

[@umard]

I like how the song in the background is "You Can't Touch This"

[@MichaelApodaca]

I think it was cuz he's a one footed jumper. Unlike jumping off of two feet, where you're more vertical from leap to landing, when jumping off of 1 foot you tend to travel farther. He would have had to try on like the side of the backboard, although still reaching. Otherwise his momentum would take him into the backboard. So I think it was much easier to reach straight above him than touch the top of the bb.

[@TheRokas94]

Are you fucking kidding me? That is insane! Do you have any idea how much force a tall, heavy guy has to create in order to get so high? I am 17 years old 6'10" at the moment (still growing alot. 4 inches a year) and I am training so intense to jump ~33 inches of the ground. I can do 1 rep on a sit down machine with ~150kg. Try to imagine how much weight he uses. The guy jumps ~50 inches!!!

[@TranswarpXL]

If his standing reach was 9 feet his vertical would be 48 inches, because the bell is at 13 feet.

[@rjgoeswild]

ye, they had a bell on top of a stick

[@DaRkJaWs42]

So what? Wilt Chamberlain used to take change down from the top of the backboard when he was in the Harlem Globetrotters. This guy isn't even trying to do that, he's just jumping up and they are measuring how high his hand goes. He's not even trying to touch the top of the backboard.

[@paperboy215]

on sports century's profile of wilt there's a pic of him with his ribs near the rim. the nba also banned dunking from the foul line for a short period of time because he could without taking any steps

[@keatz1]

i like guys

[@ryanmerk11]

Nooo sir, the camera angle made it look like he did

[@enzowars]

@ZonABoi44 I'd say more or less 7 feet... there are tons of people there that are at his shoulder...

[@WiltChamberlainArchive]

/watch?v=0EpVZS26BUs vintage style, in Chuck Taylors

[@Raptorel]

I was talking about Ralph Sampson.

[@THEGUYS2014]

@watupdawgdawg that makes no sence, the symbol for feet is ' and inches is " if i look at what you put that means 13.0 inches if i get what your shooting for it would make perfect sence if they put 13' 0" or 13.0'

[@Bontas1337]

pause at 1:38

[@heatbs15]

today it happend Kirpatrick McCauley did it wit ease

[@verybigpenguin1]

Google "kirkpatrick mccauley makes history" and click the first link. Someone touched 13 feet.

[@litewright]

thats well over a 40'' vert

[@jspeed04]

While I sense a bit of hate in your tone, I absolutely agree. +1 sir.

[@gsa219]

str8 ballin by 2pac

[@killerjunior23]

@ZonABoi44 actualy im pretty sure he's 6ft9 lol... got hops anyways

[@grant_hatcher_silly]

@bigjrome42 true

[@ihenderson55]

just because he can touch the top of the backboard doesnt mean he has the highest vertical

[@jerster8]

damn on the internet everyone who comments can dunk.

[@I.n-10s]

whats the movie again where a guy tried to take the dollar bill on top of the board?

[@tym3k]

he's 6'8'' you can check it on the d-league web site

[@RozzamaTRON]

Actually I pulled random numbers indirectly out my ass. The exact route they took was through my fingertips and onto my keyboard. However, my point was that Julzellis was wrong when he said "His reach is probably close to 10'... which makes his vertical 36" give or take 2-3 inches" Thanks to your keen observation, I realise I neglected the tendancy of basketball players to have freakishly long arms, so his standing reach is probably about 9'2" making his vert a still-impressive 46".

[@ccbball1034]

It's Str8 Ballin' by Tupac.

[@dbdrummer88]

if i had to guess i would say this guy is around 6'9"

[@Sal30]

Ralph Sampson would have gotten 13'9" EASY. He could have done 13'0" while sleepwalking.

[@THEGUYS2014]

it says in the video he touched 13" or 13 inches. it really should have been 13' or 13 feet

[@elijc2007]

reach as high as you can with your right arm it won't take a whole foot off of your arm length

[@juicyjfan]

@ryanmerk11 wilt had a 42 inch vert standing in his prime plus he would dunk on 12 foot nets before anyone else could

[@almaclark]

I've seen 6' to 6'10 volleyball players grab and hang on the back of the backboard, and even more crazy they were white.

[@swampfox946]

Names?

[@DArcyFD]

ok i wanna see him dunk

[@ssgatlin4l18]

i want to know what his reach is just standing...that way i can find out what his vertical is

[@stevewode]

i bet...they just have those 12 foot rims everywhere for u to touch

[@Thechengcheng87]

If you block his jumpshots it will be a goaltending

[@Sal30]

Type in "Ralph Sampson dunk on Worthy" in the search box on youtube. Samson's not even giving like 60% on that jump, plus it's in a game when he's already tired. That and he's got like a 10' Standing reach(even Shaq has a 9'8" standing reach. I don't think even one in ever 100 Billion Human Beings would be able to have a higher touch than Ralph Sampson without using a ladder, trampoline, or some other kind of aid.

[@Sanlron]

@ZonABoi44 that dude is tall as hell isnt he.....

[@Cybaster9]

Running fast doesn't mean you can jump, sir.

[@FLieu22]

@PJHunterTJ how is it 8 ft? the guy standing under him has to be atleast 5'6

[@full3ffect]

@ZonABoi44 actually 6.9

[@Tom87O]

wilt chamberlain was able to put coins on the top of the backboard

[@MrAlbLBJ]

he almost had all his head over the rim

[@smoothhoopinal]

Did he get it? I just saw him leap, and then a crowd gathered around him?????

[@Ahmazing69]

i no dwight can tuch top of backboard...he took a $5 note of it in a halftime show ...lebron sez he can dunk 13 foot..but iv seen him jump his highest to catch a rebound nd his head was barely at rim...NOW evrybody mite nod kno the best dunker evah ..EARL MANIGAULT..yuno G.O.A.T. he coulkd stack 7 coins on top of th bckbord n could dunk the ball twice whil in the air from 1 jump...he lyyk grabbed it after dunkinq it and dunk it aqenn..he once dislocated his shoulder from hittinq it on 10' rim

[@Chelle976]

if ur at least 6'7 with long arms and just a 40 in vert... touching the top of the backboard should be no prob.

[@Regzus]

Grab a dollar bill fromt he top,zthe youre gonna be a legend. RIP GOAT.

[@Thadocter]

"only 6'5"? are you kidding me? if you were that tall it would be surprising if you couldnt touch the rim

[@caclobir]

what's the title of the first song?

[@MultiScienceMan]

Wilt Chamberlain was a high school jumping champion. He high jumped 6 feet. Then broad jumped 22 feet. He was reported to have an 50 inch vertical. Again, reported. But I'm pretty sure if Wilt back in his prime put his mind to it, he could touch anything. Westbrook is nowhere close to 50.

[@23DannyFresh]

is it real ????

[@panukornrojanasomsith3304]

How tall is he? The guy touch on 13 foot top of backboard?

[@havadd]

one of my classmates in shop touched up high and we measured it at 13 feet..

[@MadPropzBaller]

Audio is late lol

[@ilovethisgame20591]

@yaser55 your in dream world if u think anyone 6'1 can touch the top of the backboard

[@AfroNinjaDunker]

@kosterwong09 he tried to but he didnt.... type in james white attempts 13 feet and watch it

[@Labruin1414]

Yea right man, I play volleyball and I know a lot of guys that jump High and on national teams, none can come close to 13 feet, let alone hang on the backboard, that doesn't make any sense at all. An NBA backboard is 13 feet at it's height, look it up.

[@rschloe0]

haha thats hilarious...thats saying wilt could 'supposedly' get his head up to about 11'7"...so people honestly think he could dunk with his mouth? haha thats the funniest thing i have ever heard

[@bruhsaywhatt]

@THEGUYS2014 its says 13"0 means (Feet"inches) fail

[@MrInstantOffense]

He didn't do it. You saw incorrectly.

[@carlossaranillo]

you earl the goat, or earl manigault thats the only 5'9" man who can touch the top of the backboard and thats hops :)

[@fallaflynch]

u no technically he never actually touched the top of the backboard just air

[@grant_hatcher_silly]

@bigjrome42 vertical = up, leap = jump, this is a vertical leap. nobody ever touched 13 feet from a stand still

[@Hereiam7575]

No way. If you look at the current Brazilian team on FIVB the highest reach is at 370cm.= 12'1". Cuba has one at 374cm. but that's not even close to the 13' or 396cm.

[@Raptorel]

So after a bit of calculus he had a 44 inch vert to touch 13'8? I'm not sure anyone is able to imagine a 7'4 guy jumping 44 inches, sorry.

[@ikewrizzle]

your arm doesn't start at your head...it starts at the shoulder. if his arm is 3 ft long, then about 2 feet will go over his head...comprende?

[@Euphorium]

13foot touch is undoubtedly impressive, but whts his vertical and his standing height reach. From the video it seems as if he gets most of his head above the rim. Is he playing for any professionals leagues?

[@solaris4]

wow, how tall is this guy?

[@TLeahong91]

@andergra000 lol woow i just seen it aswell

[@EGarrett01]

Would be better if we could actually see and hear what was going on.

[@pienapple13]

@marltonla that's a movie. not real life

[@DannyWrigley]

He could hit it from the side though.

[@redhockey]

i dont understand the measuring for this

[@butthole991]

lebron has way more hops than dwight

[@MultiScienceMan]

Where's the proof? That video shows his head at the rim but nowhere near the top of the backboard... Where's the statistics for his vertical leap?

[@AtomicCrane]

@elitekoncept lol i know right

[@Findthemall]

the point of the video is vertical leap not reeach...

[@kainepl]

@best496 im 5ft9 and i can grab the rim.lol and i just turned 15

[@Jughand]

I don't get it, why didn't he actually touch the top of the backboard?