Will Herndon's Vert

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Will Herndon's Vert

Post by Plano Minuteman » Fri Jun 25, 2021 8:46 am

Did he ever get officially measured for his vertical leap?

I saw in one thread here that his was 44-46".

The reason I ask is because of this article where Keon Johnson shattered the combine vert with 48", the previous being from 2001 by Kenny Gregory of 45.5".

https://sports.yahoo.com/tennessees-keo ... 17803.html

What was Dr. J's? Can anyone recall anyone else at UMass with otherworldly hops?

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Re: Will Herndon's Vert

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:00 am

Jameel Pugh could jump through the roof, but probably not to the stars like Will and Julius. No idea what his vertical actually was.
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Re: Will Herndon's Vert

Post by harbo » Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:04 am

Jameel Pugh comes immediately to mind.

Edit: apparently more immediately to Innervision's mind :D

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Re: Will Herndon's Vert

Post by Floyd » Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:18 am

Unique is up there. Jameel, Andre Burks could get up, and way back I remember seeing a kid Craig Smith who I think was about 6-4 dunking 2 balls at once.
But Will was money on that backdoor lob they used to do. Totally change momentum in a heartbeat

But, there will always only be one Dr. Never saw him at UMass but was always mesmerized by his ability. Never be another Julius
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Re: Will Herndon's Vert

Post by kdogg8173 » Fri Jun 25, 2021 10:38 am

Michael Wilson who was on those awesome Memphis teams in the 90s umass played, supposedly had a 52 inch vert.

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Post by Merlin Samuels » Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:50 am

Probably not in the same category as some mentioned but I remember Gaffney getting up there for dunks and boards. He had a giant wingspan.

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Re: Will Herndon's Vert

Post by TheInsider » Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:05 am

Let's not forget he was 6'3ish and built like a linebacker. The difference between Will and some of the other mentioned is he would seem to just float and stay in the air longer than anyone else. The classic move was for him to jump center, win the tip and immediately break for the basket and finish off a half court ally-oop.

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Re: Will Herndon's Vert

Post by Floyd » Sat Jun 26, 2021 2:54 pm

^+1. Will the Thrill. Sooo many times it was "whoa, did u see that?"
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