High school basketball player breaks rim
By Stephen Spiewak
Jan 20, 2015, 12:00am
Darrion Willies' vicious dunk attempt halted a game.
Backboard-shattering, rim-rattling dunks are less common than they once were, thanks to improvements in the design of backboards and rims.
However, every once in a while, a powerful dunk renders a hoop unusable.
It happened last year
with this viral dunk, and it happened again this season when
Summit (Fontana, Calif.) standout
Darrion Willies tore down the rim while drawing a foul on a dunk attempt in a game against Grand Terrance.
The 6-foot-5, 150-pound senior is averaging over 13 points and seven rebounds this season. He now also leads the country in broken rims.
