Arizona alum Keshad Johnson will be joining Carter Bryant in this year’s NBA dunk contest, which now features two former Wildcats.
Both played under Tommy Lloyd, and both played for one season. Johnson transferred to Arizona for the 2023-24 season, and Bryant played his lone year in college for Arizona in 2024-25.
In last year’s NBA draft, Bryant was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 14th overall pick.
Johnson went undrafted but was almost immediately picked up by the Miami Heat on a two-way contract, joining another former Wildcat in Pelle Larsson in Miami.
Johnson and Bryant add to the list of former Wildcats to participate in the dunk contest, putting the overall total at six players and an overall total of appearances at eight.
Aaron Gordon was the last Wildcat to participate in 2020. He has also previously participated in the 2016 and 2017 competitions.
The first former Arizona player to participate was Richard Jefferson in 2003. In between Gordon and Jefferson were Andre Iguodala in 2006 and Chase Budinger in 2012.
Gordon, Iguodala, and Budinger all had second place finishes, with Gordon being the only former Arizona player to have two second place finishes.
If Johnson or Byrant were to win the competition, they would be the first former Wildcat to win the NBA dunk contest.
