By JACK LeGWIN
Practice? Who needs practice?
Not Allen Iverson and apparently not Derrick Jones, either.
Despite missing the first two days of practice for the Under Armour Elite 24 Game, the 6-foot-7 Jones out of Radnor (PA) Archbishop Carroll won the Dunk Contest Friday night in Brooklyn, beating out Josh Jackson in the final round with a perfect score.
Here’s the link to the Instagram.
In the semifinals, Jones picked up a perfect score by jumping over Stephen Zimmerman (7-foot) and Harry Giles (6-10), and then finished it off with a baseline, between-the-legs slam with his dominant left hand, earning him once again another perfect score.
The favorite for the event, Kwe Parker, missed his infamous 360 scoop multiple times in the semifinals, and didn’t finish a dunk, causing him to miss out on advancing.
Ranked No. 30 in the class of 2015 by 247 Sports, Jones cut his final list of schools down to nine recently, listing Arizona, Auburn, Florida, Kansas, UConn, UNC, UNLV, Louisville and Kentucky.
He has a home visit with UConn Sept. 10.
