Watch: Baasil Saunders of Imhotep Charter wins City of Palms Classic slam dunk contest
By Jordan Divens
Dec 18, 2022, 6:03pm
Philadelphia senior edged out John Gamble of Charlotte by 0.5 points in the final round.
For his two dunks in the championship round, Saunders dunked over his teammate – five-star Kentucky signee
Justin Edwards – for scores of 44 out of 50 and 49.5 out of 50.
Gamble threw down his first dunk of the final round from a pass off the side of the backboard from a teammate before dunking over the City of Palms Classic executive director Mary Schaack for his final dunk of the night.
Baasil Saunders of Imhotep Charter rises over Kentucky-bound teammate Justin Edwards on his way to winning the slam dunk contest at the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers. (Photo: Pete Wright)
To earn his spot in the final round, Saunders received a score of 49 out of 50 on his first dunk of the night after dunking over a pair of teammates before receiving a score of 48 out of 50 after throwing down a 360 slam.
Gamble threw down an emphatic windmill slam for a score of 47 out of 50 on his first dunk and for his second dunk he threw down another windmill slam from a pass that came off the backboard from his teammate to earn a score of 49 out of 50.
Saunders and Gamble edged out
Elliot Cadeau of
Link Academy (Branson, Mo.),
Alexander Lloyd of
Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),
Sadiq White Jr. of
Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.),
Isaiah Abraham of
Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.),
Jordan Taylor of Charlotte,
Ikeena Alozie of
Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.),
Jerry Ashley of
Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.),
Jacob Hammond of
IMG Academy Blue (Bradenton, Fla.),
Caleb Gatewood of
Tampa Catholic (Tampa, Fla.),
Kameren Wright of
The Rock (Gainesville, Fla.),
Chris Washington Jr. of
The Villages (The Villages, Fla.) and
Matthew Vaughn of
Winter Haven (Fla.) to advance to the championship round.
