Tyrone muggsy bogues was the shortest player to ever play in the nba reports differ concerning whether muggsy bogues could really dunk or not. Played a quick match with that team and he dunked 80% of the time. Why theres much more to muggsy bogues than height and. Finding his niche and filling it remarkably well is what made point guard tyrone muggsy bogues a dominant player in the national basketball association nba. Who are the shortest basketball players in the nba. The very mention of nba tends to conjure up images of tall, strapping men leaping to astonishing heights to dunk a basketball. How good was 5 foot 3 muggsy bogues nba got game tv. Twenty years after webbs victory in the slam dunk contest, he trained new york knicks point guard nate robinson who stands at 5 feet 9 inches tall to win the event. His dads name is richard bogues and his moms is elaine bogues. Curry remains the franchises all time leading scorer and bogues is the top assist man in hornets history. Nba basketball 1986 slam dunk contest photo signed by hawks legend spud webb. Reports differ concerning whether muggsy bogues could really dunk or not. He was the first little guy i ever saw with serious hops that could dunk.
Also, unlike another users claim, there was no game between the charlotte hornets and the washington bullets on december 4, 1990. Instill fundamentals, teamwork and a love of the game in the hearts and minds of todays youth. Spud webb entered a slam dunk contest and beat michael jordan and dominique wilkins in the slam dunk contest. Portrait of tyrone muggsy bogues one of the nbas top twenty career assist leaders and the smallest player ever to play in the nba, during the 2003 allstar weekend on february 9, 2003 in atlanta, georgia.
The shortest player ever to play in the national basketball association, the 5 ft 3 in 1. On this site we have compiled the best muggsy bogues dunk videos and highlights. Shortest player in the nba played at that standard for 15 years. He thought differently, and forced the opposition adapt to him if they could. Tyrone curtis muggsy bogues born january 9, 1965 is an american former basketball. He is the speedy, stocky, starting point guard for the hornets, the teams most valuable player last year and the shortest player in. Tyrone muggsy bogues 53 behold, the shortest player in the history of the nba, tyrone muggsy brogues. A top ten countdown of the shortest players to ever grace the courts of the nba. It has been claimed that bogues once successfully dunked during pregame practice in december 1990, but that has never been confirmed. Shortest in the nba the muggsy bogues untold story. However, rumor has it that muggsy had a massive 44inch vertical jump which would have provided him enough boost to allow him to dunk. Muggsy bogues in the land of the giants by jane leavy.
Giant people tall people guinness book guinness world world records guiness human. Spud webb and nate robinson shocked the league with their acrobatic and height defying achievements at the nbas. Contact me for any appearance opportunities and i will be in touch with you immediately. In the land of giants, muggsy bogues stands tall by ira. Webb tossed the ball to robinson, who leaped over webb and dunked, earning 50 points from the judges. Bogues reportedly had a 44inch 110 cm measured vertical leap, but his hands were too small to hold on to a ball to dunk onehanded. This team with michael jordan, muggsy bogues and spud webb picked up at 80 feet against guys who had been in. There are more than a few sources out there that claim muggsy. In an interview with muggsy bogues, the interviewer asks him if he can dunk. Who is the shortest person to ever dunk a basketball on a.
Forgotten greats such as wataru misaka, mel hirsch and red klotz are discussed as well as modern players such as earl boykins, greg grant, monte towe, and muggsy bogues. This is the story of the nbas 2 high flying short guys and dunk contest winners. Tyrone muggsy bogues played in the nba from 1987 to 2001, despite being just 53 tall. After an initial misunderstanding that caused conflict between them he was fighting mitsui when sakuragi and ayako came around, and he thought she was dating him, both found comradeship in the fact that they had both been unlucky in love, although miyagi, having only been rejected 10 times, still falls. Reddit muggsy bogues dunk contest corner stable coupon cockeysville sport1 gewinnspiel 100 000 euro nate robinson 5 ft. College during his junior and senior year, dunbar won 59 consecutive games and was ranked as one of the top high school team in the united states. However, rumor has it that muggsy had a massive inch vertical jump which would have provided him enough boost to allow him to dunk muggsy bogues dunk basketball. Stay in the loop with the latest news updates in the world of muggsy bogues. Nothing less than incredible that muggsy bogues was a long. Some big guy is liable to come up and slam dunk him along the base line. Nba star muggsy bogues motivates kids at sun life health. He was born january 9, 1965, in baltimore, maryland.
Back from his first retirement, michael jordan attempts to keep the ball out of muggsy bogues reach in game 1 of a playoff series. Former nba player muggsy bogues teaches a few tricks to gianna ammazzini at the shaw centre on march 16, 2019, during the sun life financial dunk for diabetes celebration event. During his high school junior and senior years, he led dunbar to gain rank as one of the top high school team in the united states. Miyagi ryota is sakuragis closest friend on the team. Bogues, standing at 53, could dunk on a standard hoop 10. When the washington bullets took muggsy bogues with the 12th pick in the 1987 nba draft, the 53 point guard was a punchline in the next days local paper. He graduated from wake forest where the school retired his jersey number. He and his friends practiced slam dunks with an open. That muggsy bogues has arrived where he has, a significant member of one of the n. Basketball is a favorite pastime of kids and adults.
Muggsy bogues saved his brother chuckie from drug addiction and. Dunbar star dwayne woods dubbed bogues muggsy, telling him that his physical style of play reminded him of a mugging. Its not muggsy but spud webb on the classic hawks team can dunk and he is 54. Tyrone muggsy bogues doesnt want to only be remembered as the charlotte hornets alltime leader in assists and steals or for being the shortest player to ever make it to the nba. Muggsy bogues signed charlotte hornets 11x14 photo jsa coa. You are about to learn the truth about muggsy bogues vertical jump and along the muggsy bogues dunk we will show you some cool tips that can help you jump higher boguee muggsy in his. About muggsy early life tyrone muggsy bogues was born january 9, 1965, in baltimore, maryland. Muggsy bogues did dunk one time which was his one and only dunk.
He is 5 feet 3 inches tall, and his friends call him muggsy. Tallest, shortest, biggest, smallest, youngest, oldest. Bogues just finished his college career at wake forest. Muggsy bogues in the land of the giants washington post. The nbas shortest player never gave up at 5 foot 3, muggsy bogues holds the record as shortest player in nba history. Nobody in the nba was pressing in 1988, wilbon recalled. By far the shortest player in the history of the national basketball league, tyrone muggsy bogues became a fan favorite over his 16season career from 1987 to 2001. Once he got the recognition, he liked being muggsy bogues. Tyrone curtis muggsy bogues born january 9, 1965 is an american former basketball player. A new childrens book about the toronto raptor, written by muggsy bogues. If youre wondering how he was bestowed with the nickname, muggsy, it was because the diminutive baltimoreborn point guard was so good at defence, that his teammates claimed that he was mugging them. But try telling this to tyrone muggsy bogues and he only smiles. Nba prospects tyler ulis, kay felder following path of.
Standing at only 5 foot 3 he was the shortest player to ever play in the nba. Dynasty sports has a large selection of basketball autographs, memorabilia, and. Muggsy bogues is an incredible athlete with a 44 inch vertical leap. He stood at only 5foot3inches tall and his hands were too little to palm a basketball.
There is a major height difference between these two players. Michael is a favorite, but this one is for tyrone muggsy bogues. The day that the 5foot3inch tyrone muggsy bogues dunked. Muggsy bogues project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The 2019 slam dunk contest at the nbas allstar weekend involved several props finishing one of his dunks on his way to a win in the 2000 dunk contest. Muggsy bogues on his nba career and current role in the community.
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