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Wednesday / December 4.
  • Fran Belibi becomes first girl to win McDonald’s Dunk Contest since 2004, beats out Scottie Lewis, Precious Achiuwa for title

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    By ADAM ZAGORIA

    Stanford commit Fran Belibi became the first girl to win the McDonald’s All-American Slam Dunk Contest since Candace Parker in 2004.

    Belibi jumped over another McDonald’s girls player and dunked with one hand to beat Florida-bound Scottie Lewis and uncommited Precious Achiuwa in the final. She was the only girl with six boys in the contest.

    Earlier she had a two-handed dunk off a pass off the backboard.

    The 6-5 Florida-bound Lewis came close with several impressive jams.

    The 6-9 Achiuwa, who is mulling UNC and Kansas among others, also reached the final.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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