Rodney Williams' slam a candidate for dunk of the year, ABC spot

The sophomore forward's finish against Iowa earlier this season could be featured on a ABC special.

February 10, 2011 at 1:06AM

Rodney Williams is getting some national recognition for his aerial acrobatics.

Intersport, a TV production company, is producing an ABC "Dunks of the Year" special that will air during the Final Four. Williams' alley-oop finish over Iowa (see below) is a finalist for Week 5.

Fans can vote for Rodney's dunk at www.facebook.com/dunksoftheyear. Voting ends Sunday at 11 p.m. central time. Fans will determine the winners. They can vote once per day.

Dunks by St. John's Paris Horne, Kansas' Travis Releford and Georgetown's Hollis Thompson are also finalists this week.

Here's Williams' dunk:

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Myron Medcalf is a local columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune and recipient of the 2022 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award for general column writing.

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