If You Like Dunks, You’re Gonna Love East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State University is a 13-seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament and will take on 4-seed Florida in their first round game on Thursday afternoon. You might not know much about the Buccaneers, but they will quickly become one of your favorite teams to watch when you tune in to their game.

Why, you may ask? Well, East Tennessee State’s players can jump out of the gym, as they showed at the team’s open practice on Wednesday.

I am very much here to watch ETSU dunk all over the Gators on Thursday. Just look at the full clip of A.J. Merriweather soaring through the air.

Whether the Buccaneers win or lose, they’re going to do their best to put on a show in their moment in the spotlight. If you’re looking for a small school to pull for, look no further than ETSU, because not only is it fun to see a 13-seed make a run, it’s more fun when they have like four dudes that can dunk all over people. Florida Gulf Coast was this team a few years ago (and they’re back in the tournament this year), but the folks from “Dunk City” may have some stiff competition from the kids out of Johnson City when it comes to most fun small school in the tournament.

(h/t Sporting News)

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