Crimson Kicks Off Season With Intra-Squad Dunk Contest

In advance of the dunk contest at Crimson Madness, men's basketball writer Jacob D. H. Feldman conducted a survey of each contestant about their dunking styles, inspirations, and more. 

Q: Which dunker have you modeled your game around?

Sophomore forward Zena Edosomwan: Shawn Kemp.

Senior wing Wesley Saunders: Dwyane Wade.

Senior forward Jonah Travis: None... Every dunker has modeled their game around mine.

Junior wing Agunwa Okolie: I have modeled my game after Paul George.

Freshman forward Chris Egi: Shawn Kemp. I try and emulate his flair and raw power.

Q: What relevant experience do you have that you feel will help you in the dunk contest?

Edosomwan: This is my fourth dunk contest so I feel comfortable in these events.

Saunders: My experience from last year's dunk contest and my innate ability to improvise.

Travis: I taught Blake Griffin and Vince Carter. They've done alright for themselves.

Okolie: Trying to defend my title from last year.

Egi: About three years ago I was in a dunk contest with Justin Darlington... Although I [lost], I learned a couple tricks.

Q: Who will be your biggest competition on Friday?

Edosomwan: Everyone is my competition.

Saunders: Agunwa.

Travis: Nobody.

Okolie: Chris Egi.

Egi: Agunwa. He won the contest last year and I know he's got some good ideas.

Q: If you could dunk on one person, living or dead, who would it be and why?

Edosomwan: LeBron, because he's the most athletic guy in the league.

Saunders: Shawn Kemp, because he deserves payback for all the people he dunked on and embarassed afterwards.

Travis: Ryan Gosling for taking Eva Mendes from me. James Naismith, just to show him how far the game has come.

Okolie: I would dunk on Carmelo Anthony because it would be eventful to dunk on one of my favorite players.

Egi: Probably have to be President Obama.

Q: If your dunking style was an animal, which animal would it be, and why?

Edosomwan: It would be a Liger, a lion and a tiger.

Saunders: A gazelle, graceful and effortless.

Travis: Probably Beast Boy from Teen Titans. He was every animal.

Okolie: I would say my dunking style would be a cheetah because it's both quick and has finesse.

Egi: A kangaroo, because we both can jump and I've got a few tricks in my pouch.

Q: Why are you sure you will win Friday?

Edosomwan: I have some tricks up my sleeve that will hopefully work.

Saunders: It's gotta be the shoes.

Travis: See all of the above.

Okolie: My experience and confidence coming in

Egi: I've got some creative and fun ideas.

—Staff writer Jacob D. H Feldman can be reched at jacob.feldman@thecrimson.com.