Think the men's March Madness tournament is the only place you can see high-flying college hoops dunks this month? Think again — and meet Brittney Griner.
Griner is a superstar post for the Baylor women's basketball team, also known as the dunking-est player in women's hoops history.
But Griner outdid herself on Tuesday night, dunking not once, not twice, but three times in the final home game of her career, a 84-47 rout of Florida State in the NCAA Tournament's second round. Watch her throw it down in the SportsCenter clip above.
The aerial display was celebrated widely by sports fans on Twitter — where Griner herself had promised fans a show before the game:
Need two more dunks on home court for the best crowd ever! #BaylorNation
— Brittney Griner (@Brittney4Griner) March 27, 2013
All that dunking led to a rough next morning, however. Here's a photo Griner shared with her 8,000 followers from an early Wednesday class:
Homepage photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images
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