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One of the most memorable plays of the young college basketball season happened when the Texas Longhorns beat UT-Arlington 80-73 back on December 1 -- freshman point guard Kerwin Roach threw down a monster jam on the unsuspecting Mavericks.
The dunk was so good NBC Sports has named it the third-best for the entire 2015 calendar year, which dates back to last season:
#BestDunks2015 No. 3 Kerwin Roach: The @TexasMBB freshman has the favorite for best dunk of the 2015-16 season. https://t.co/1wSDjFwyOF
— CollegeBasketbllTalk (@CBTonNBC) December 28, 2015
That's lofty company considering how many big-time slams take place over the course of a basketball season, but what beat it out?
Two dunks by the same player, Kentucky center Willie Cauley-Stein, were each named No. 2.
#BestDunks2015 No. 2 Willie Cauley-Stein: @KentuckyMBB's center taught freshman Devin Robinson a lesson: Don't Jump. https://t.co/lYFbJJQbGx
— CollegeBasketbllTalk (@CBTonNBC) December 28, 2015
#BestDunks2015 No. 2 Willie Cauley-Stein (cont.): Cincinnati's Quadri Moore learned the hard way, too: https://t.co/elQwDBeZGe
— CollegeBasketbllTalk (@CBTonNBC) December 28, 2015
And the top spot went to Notre Dame's Jerian Grant.
#BestDunks2015 No. 1 Jerian Grant, @NDmbb: Like there was any other option. https://t.co/r6wdobrKr8
— CollegeBasketbllTalk (@CBTonNBC) December 28, 2015
Did NBC Sports get it right? Let us know who you thought had the best dunk of the year.