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Alley-oop (basketball)

Index Alley-oop (basketball)

An alley-oop in basketball is an offensive play in which one player throws the ball near the basket to a teammate who jumps, catches the ball in mid air and puts it in the hoop before touching the ground. [1]

60 relations: Acrobatics, Al Tucker, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Alley Oop, Alley-oop (American football), Basket interference, Basketball, Bill Russell, Bill Walton, Circus, David Thompson (basketball), Dereck Whittenburg, Dwight Clark, Glenn Robinson III, Greg Kelser, Idaho Vandals men's basketball, Joe Montana, Johnny Green (basketball), Jumping, Kansas Jayhawks, Larry Bird, Lorenzo Charles, Magic Johnson, Michigan State University, Monte Towe, National Basketball Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, Oklahoma Baptist University, Oxford English Dictionary, R. C. Owens, San Antonio Spurs, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Semi-Pro, Slam dunk, The Catch (American football), The Kansas City Star, The Pit (arena), Tim Stoddard, Trey Burke, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Kansas, University of Memphis, University of San Francisco, V. T. Hamlin, Will Ferrell, Wilt Chamberlain, Woody Harrelson, Y. A. Tittle, 1978–79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, ..., 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game, 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, 1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team, 1982–83 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team, 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, 2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team. Expand index (10 more) »

Acrobatics

Acrobatics (from Greek ἀκροβατέω akrobateō, "walk on tiptoe, strut") is the performance of extraordinary human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination.

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Al Tucker

Albert Amos Tucker Jr. (February 24, 1943 – May 7, 2001) was an American professional basketball player.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque (Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil; Arawageeki; Vakêêke; Gołgéeki) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Alley Oop

Alley Oop is a syndicated comic strip created in 1932 by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin, who wrote and drew the popular and influential strip through four decades for Newspaper Enterprise Association.

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Alley-oop (American football)

The alley-oop is an American football play in which the quarterback throws the ball high into the air, and another player jumps up and catches it.

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Basket interference

In basketball, basket interference is the violation of (a) touching the ball or any part of the basket while the ball is on the rim of the basket, (b) touching the ball when it is within the cylinder extending upwards from the rim, (c) reaching up through the basket from below and touching the ball, whether it is inside or outside the cylinder, or (d) pulling down on the rim of the basket so that it contacts the ball before returning to its original position.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Bill Russell

William Felton Russell (born February 12, 1934) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Bill Walton

William Theodore Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is an American retired basketball player and television sportscaster.

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Circus

A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, unicyclists, as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists.

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David Thompson (basketball)

David O'Neil Thompson (born July 13, 1954) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Dereck Whittenburg

Dereck Whittenburg (born October 2, 1960) is a former collegiate basketball player who played for North Carolina State University, where he was a member of the 1982-83 team that won the NCAA national championship.

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Dwight Clark

Dwight Edward Clark (January 8, 1957 – June 4, 2018) was an American football wide receiver / tight end and executive.

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Glenn Robinson III

Glenn Alan Robinson III (born January 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Greg Kelser

Gregory "Greg" Kelser (born September 17, 1957) is a retired American basketball player and current television color commentator.

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Idaho Vandals men's basketball

The Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the University of Idaho, located in Moscow, Idaho, in NCAA Division I basketball competition.

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Joe Montana

Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956), nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "The Comeback Kid", is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers and then with the Kansas City Chiefs for the final two seasons of his NFL career.

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Johnny Green (basketball)

John M. "Jumpin' Johnny" Green (born December 8, 1933) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Jumping

Jumping or leaping is a form of locomotion or movement in which an organism or non-living (e.g., robotic) mechanical system propels itself through the air along a ballistic trajectory.

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Kansas Jayhawks

The Kansas Jayhawks, commonly referred to as KU, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Kansas.

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Larry Bird

Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, most recently serving as president of the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Lorenzo Charles

Lorenzo Emile Charles (November 25, 1963 – June 27, 2011) was an American college and professional basketball player.

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Magic Johnson

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Michigan State University

Michigan State University (MSU) is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.

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Monte Towe

Monte Corwin Towe (born September 27, 1953) is an American basketball coach and retired player.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit organization which regulates athletes of 1,281 institutions and conferences.

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NC State Wolfpack men's basketball

The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition.

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Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) is a co-educational Christian liberal arts university located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and owned by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma.

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Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the main historical dictionary of the English language, published by the Oxford University Press.

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R. C. Owens

Raleigh Climon Owens (November 12, 1934 – June 17, 2012) was a professional American football wide receiver from 1957 through 1964.

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San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as the Seattle P-I, the Post-Intelligencer, or simply the P-I) is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Semi-Pro

Semi-Pro is a 2008 American sports comedy film from New Line Cinema.

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Slam dunk

A slam dunk, also simply dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball(s) above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by putting the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands.

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The Catch (American football)

The Catch was the winning touchdown reception in the 1981 NFC Championship Game played between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on January 10, 1982, as part of the 1981–82 NFL playoffs following the 1981 NFL season.

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The Kansas City Star

The Kansas City Star is a newspaper based in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States.

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The Pit (arena)

The Pit, formally named Dreamstyle Arena, is an indoor arena located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving primarily as the home venue of the University of New Mexico Lobo basketball teams.

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Tim Stoddard

Timothy Paul Stoddard (born January 24, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Trey Burke

Alfonso Clark "Trey" Burke III (born November 12, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, United States.

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University of Kansas

The University of Kansas, also referred to as KU or Kansas, is a public research university in the U.S. state of Kansas.

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University of Memphis

The University of Memphis, also called The U of M, is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee.

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University of San Francisco

The University of San Francisco (USF) is a Jesuit Catholic university located in San Francisco, California, United States.

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V. T. Hamlin

Vincent Trout Hamlin (May 10, 1900 – June 14, 1993), who preferred the name V. T. Hamlin, created the popular, long-run comic strip Alley Oop, syndicated by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.

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Will Ferrell

John William Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer.

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Wilt Chamberlain

Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player.

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Woody Harrelson

Woodrow "Woody" Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, activist, and playwright.

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Y. A. Tittle

Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (October 24, 1926 – October 8, 2017), better known as Y. A. Tittle, was a professional American football quarterback.

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1978–79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

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1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game

The 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion for the 1978–79 season.

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1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball.

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1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.

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1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston.

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1982–83 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 1982–83 North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University.

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1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

The 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

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1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball.

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2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

The 2012–13 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012, followed by the start of the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.

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2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the Crisler Center.

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2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2012–13 college basketball season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley-oop_(basketball)

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