Acrodunk

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ACRODUNK is a basketball performance squad founded by Jerry L. Burrell in 1994.[1] ACRODUNK started out as The High "Impact" Squad with members of ACRODUNK still performing for The High "Impact" Squad. ACRODUNK is also formerly known as TEAM ACRODUNK. ACRODUNK's primary mission is to inspire and impress audiences with variations of the slam dunk.[2][3] The group performs shows for college and professional basketball games, corporate meetings, festivals, fairs, theme parks, TV shows and schools.[4][5] The squad made an appearance twice on the television show America's Got Talent.[6][7] Members of ACRODUNK have set numerous Guinness World Records individually and as a team [8][9] and the team performs worldwide.

The Team

Each player has a nickname that they are known by during shows:[10]

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  • Jerry L. Burrell (JB)
  • Gregory L. Mueller (G-MAN)
  • Gregory T. Jerralds (GT)
  • Jason Skillern (J-SKILLZ)
  • Mattew Marzo (M&M)
  • Anthony J. Grant (NINJA)
  • Eddie Ray Johnson III (EASY EDDIE)
  • Jesus El (ZEUS)
  • Elijah S. Price (SHOWTIME)
  • Joshua Tomas Rasile (3D)
  • Devin Alexander (SPIDEY)
  • Timothy Muscarella(JERZEE)

Performances/Results

Acrodunk has performed in the television show America's Got Talent.[11]

America's Got Talent, season 4

Week Theme Song choice Original artist Performance order Result
Audition N/A "Boom Boom Pow" Black Eyed Peas N/A Safe
Vegas Verdicts N/A N/A N/A N/A Safe
Top 48 Street "Jump" Flo Rida 11 Safe
Top 20 Fire "Let It Rock" Kevin Rudolf 1 Eliminated

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://houston.culturemap.com/news/sports/03-25-13-where-old-mascots-go-to-thrive-the-houston-rockets-ex-turbo-is-still-flipping-elsewhere/
  2. ↑ Burton, Austin (September 3, 2009). "Acrodunk loses its $1 million shot." Dime Magazine. Accessed February 2012.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V873Ig7gZck&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLbHS3phnNtlX1Jd2jYB_Qkz3EZ2MIn2WF
  6. ↑ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb426311.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/photos/first-live-show-3/353781
  8. ↑ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-7000/farthest-six-person-basketball-dunk-using-a-trampoline/
  9. ↑ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/7000/highest-slam-dunk-with-a-backflip
  10. ↑ Home of ACRODUNK - America's Favorite Dunk Team & The High "Impact" Squad
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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