Meet Jordan Kilganon, the Dude Who Dunked In Jeans

What’s your signature dunk?
The Scorpion dunk, the one I did All-Star weekend. I like to set someone up right underneath the rim, and as I jump over them, I’m looking at the ground, so I’m never looking at the rim ever. It’s a no-look dunk and I bring the ball behind me –not over the shoulder. I duck down so I’m dunking it behind my back.

Any others?
  I have dunk called the Krown– with a K, for Kilganon ­– where normally I go over someone but I don’t need to. I jump up and I do a double elbow, but in reverse. So I’m hanging back with both my arms on the rim.

How do you invent new dunks?
Creating’s always been a part of me. I went to school for industrial design which is synonymous with being an inventor. I’ve always loved inventing stuff. I don’t care to do dunks that other people have done. I like to be the first; to do something nobody’s ever done before. So I’ve invented 80, maybe 90 dunks now. Nobody’s even close to that number. A lot of times I go to a lower, maybe 8-foot rim, so I can really get crazy with ideas, but then I have to see if I can do it on ten feet. A lot of people will get a dunk idea and just say that’s too crazy. I don’t think that.

Does constant dunking wear down your body?
I’ve sprained ankles, pulled a little ligament in my foot. But luckily the times that happened, I took time to just lift weights. And no major injuries. My knees are actually really good because of the way I land. A lot of people when they jump, their heel hits first, which is straight impact on the knee. When I jump, it looks like my heel touches the ground but there’s no pressure on it whatsoever. It’s all on the balls of my feet, so that’s an extra shock absorber.

So what’s next?
I’m going to Sarnia, near Michigan, for my old basketball coach, who’s there now. He set up a little charity event. Then two months off, just training, lift heavy and get my legs as strong as I can, so I can hit these dunks that have not been done before. Then Europe.