Josiah Philip wows crowd as Dunk Contest champion at #HASC23 - Hoopsfix.com

Josiah Philip wows crowd as Dunk Contest champion at #HASC23

Josiah Philip defeated Lane Campbell in a thrilling final battle to take the Dunk Contest title at the 2023 Hoopsfix All-Star Classic, on Sunday.

With a final round score of 140, Philip joined the event’s list of illustrious names to be crowned champion of the contest.

Philip flew over his fellow finalists Campbell and Declan Kom to finish with a flourish for his second perfect dunk of the final round.

Campbell failed to dunk over previous winner Hensy Sako and MC Tahir Hajat after the two finalists were tied at 90 following their opening two attempts.

In the first round, Campbell and Philip both recorded a combined score of 75 to advance with Kom – the runner-up in 2022 – missing out on 71 despite claiming the highest scoring dunk in the round with five nines from his second attempt.

Full results

First round: Declan Kom 71 (26, 45), Lane Campbell 75 (35, 40), Josiah Philip 75 (32, 43)

Final: Lane Campbell 115 (40, 50, 25), Josiah Philip 140 (50, 40, 50)

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