Jalil Bethea placed on a clinic Monday night time and received the Powerade Jam Fest Dunk Contest. The guard, who dedicated to Miami in September, confirmed his high qualities within the league.
Bethea placed on a present, with a number of dunks the place he jumped over a participant. He was battling that night time with Rutgers basketball star Ace Bailey, who additionally had his personal spectacular dunks.
Bethea, a five-star guard from Archbishop Wooden (Philadelphia, Pa.), will play within the McDonald’s All-American Recreation on Tuesday night time. Bethea selected Miami over a proposal checklist that included Kansas and Villanova.
He was ranked because the sixth-best recruit within the nation by ESPN.
Watch Bethea’s game-winning dunk:
Jalil Bethea wins the 2024 Powerade Jamfest Dunk Contest with this INSANE dunk 🤯 @McDAAG pic.twitter.com/IJU4vZj9yZ
— League Prepared (@LeagueRDY) April 2, 2024
He additionally confirmed nice potential in coaching in the course of the week, demonstrating his attacking capabilities.
Soiled work from Miami performed by Jalil Bethea right now 🍟🍔 @JalilBethea2 pic.twitter.com/VGTk32CtfG
— League Prepared (@LeagueRDY) April 1, 2024
As for Bailey, the top-ranked participant within the nation in response to USA TODAY Excessive Faculty Sports activities, he produced some very robust moments within the slam dunk contest.
Ace Bailey! @AiriousB 🍔Powerade Jamfest 2024 #McDaag pic.twitter.com/rZzrFe7kfS
— Gerard “Hyperlinks” Hyperlinks (@Leftisland88) April 2, 2024