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This episode explores the NCAA's decision to outlaw dunking in 1967 and its impact on college basketball.

In 1967, the NCAA did something almost unthinkable - it outlawed the dunk. For nearly a decade, one of basketball's most electrifying plays was banned in college hoops, a move widely seen as an attempt to curb the dominance of towering stars like Lew Alcindor. In this episode, we look back on why the rule was created, the official justifications behind it, the cultural and competitive tensions surrounding it, and how it reshaped the NCAA tournament during one of the sport's most transformative eras. From UCLA's dynasty to the evolution of the skyhook and the eventual reinstatement of the dunk in 1976, this is the story of the rule that tried to change basketball. #ncaatournament #collegebasketball #ucla #ncaa

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