Two plays that lasted a total of 10 seconds actually took five years for Steven Davis to develop.<\/p>\n
Davis, a senior forward on the Wright State men\u2019s basketball team, is making up for lost time\u2014being redshirted in 2012-13, limited playing time as a redshirt freshman, and losing most of the last two seasons due to injuries.<\/p>\n
In a Nov. 2 exhibition game against Cedarville, Davis was on the receiving end of an alley-oop from junior guard Mark Alstork. His dunk to finish the play was featured on ESPN\u2019s Top 10 list, where it climbed to the No. 4 spot.<\/p>\n
Davis also slammed the ball against Urbana on Dec. 13, and that dunk received notice from sportscasters from around the country as well. It reached No. 2 on ESPN\u2019s top 10 plays list.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was probably one of the best dunks I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d said Raiders junior guard Justin Mitchell.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt had like 500,000 hits within an hour,\u201d Davis said. \u201cIt went crazy on the Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Davis is hoping the Raiders can maintain positive momentum all the way to the Horizon League tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeep building our chemistry and keep getting our defense right and hopefully we can keep winning and keep our season going in a good direction,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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