Spud Webb - wikipedia Spud Webb Spud Webb Webb at an Australian basketball exhibition in 1994 ( 1963 - 07 - 13 ) July 13, 1963 ( age 55 ) Dallas, Texas, U.S. Nationality American Listed height 5 ft 7 in ( 1.70 m ) Listed weight 133 lb ( 60 kg ) Career information High school Wilmer - Hutchins ( Dallas, Texas ) College Midland College ( 1981 -- 1983 ) NC State ( 1983 -- 1985 ) NBA draft 1985 / Round : 4 / Pick : 87th overall Selected by the Detroit Pistons Playing career 1985 -- 1998 Position Point guard Number Career history 1985 Rhode Island Gulls 1985 -- 1991 Atlanta Hawks 1991 -- 1995 Sacramento Kings 1995 -- 1996 Atlanta Hawks Minnesota Timberwolves 1996 -- 1997 Mash J. Verona 1998 Orlando Magic 1998 Idaho Stampede Career highlights and awards NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion ( 1986 ) Career NBA statistics Points 8,072 ( 9.9 ppg ) Rebounds 1,742 ( 2.1 rpg ) Assists 4,342 ( 5.3 apg ) Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Anthony Jerome `` Spud '' Webb ( born July 13, 1963 ) is an American retired professional basketball point guard. Webb, who played in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ), is known for winning a Slam Dunk Contest despite being one of the shortest players in NBA history. NBA.com lists him at 5 feet 7 inches ( 170 cm ) tall. He is currently the President of Basketball Operations for the Texas Legends, the G - League team for the Dallas Mavericks in Frisco, Texas. Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Early years 1.2 Midland College 1.3 North Carolina State University 1.4 NBA career ( 1985 -- 1998 ) 1.5 NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Life and career Early years Webb was born into poverty in Dallas, Texas. He was raised in a small two - bedroom home and used basketball as an inspiration. Webb was not tall, but he used his quickness and jumping ability to outplay the other, bigger kids. Starting in the seventh grade, Webb was told that he was too short to play basketball. He received a chance to play on his junior high team only after 2 players forgot to complete their physical exam requirements in time for the first game. Webb scored 22 points in that first game. He could dunk the ball when he was 5 feet 3 inches ( 1.60 m ). At Wilmer - Hutchins High School, he played on the junior varsity team where he made a large impact ; when he made the varsity team, he averaged 26 points per game. Midland college Despite his impressive high school record, colleges showed little interest in Webb. He received his first opportunity to play on a college basketball team when he attended Midland College ( in Midland, Texas ), where he led the Chaparrals to the junior college national title in 1982. In the championship game, Midland defeated # 1 - ranked and previously unbeaten Miami - Dade North of Florida, 93 to 88, in double overtime. Webb led all scorers in that game with 36 points, making 10 of 15 shots from the floor and 16 of 18 from the free - throw line. His performance at the tournament earned Webb a write - up in Sports Illustrated, and national attention. In 1983, he was named an NJCAA All - American by the National Junior College Athletic Association. North Carolina State University Webb attracted the attention of Tom Abatemarco, an assistant coach at North Carolina State University, who arranged for Webb to meet head coach Jim Valvano, who offered Webb a scholarship. In college, his vertical leap was measured at 42 inches ( 1.1 m ). NBA career ( 1985 -- 1998 ) Most scouts predicted that Webb would end up playing in either Europe or for the Harlem Globetrotters because of his height. However, Webb was drafted in the 4th round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. His first six seasons were played with the Atlanta Hawks, but he had his best years statistically with the Sacramento Kings, where he played as a starter from 1992 -- 1995. He then split a season between the Atlanta Hawks and the Minnesota Timberwolves before finishing his career after one season with the Orlando Magic and retiring from professional basketball in 1997. Webb played 814 games in his NBA career, averaging 9.9 points per game, and registering 8,072 points and 4,342 assists in twelve seasons. Since Webb made his NBA debut, only two players have been shorter than he was : Earl Boykins and Muggsy Bogues. NBA Slam dunk contest Webb was the shortest person to compete in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, winning the event in 1986 at Dallas ' Reunion Arena. His participation surprised the media ; including his teammate and defending dunk champion Dominique Wilkins, who had `` never seen me dunk before '', Webb said. His dunks included the elevator two - handed double pump dunk, the off - the - backboard one - handed jam, a 360 - degree helicopter one - handed dunk, a reverse double - pump slam, and finally, the reverse two - handed strawberry jam from a lob bounce off the floor. He defeated Wilkins with two perfect 50 - point scores in the final round. Atlanta coach Mike Fratello said, `` Spud kind of duped him. He told Wilkins he never had anything prepared, did n't practice for it. So, Wilkins maybe thought his normal assortment would be good enough to get through ''. Twenty years after Webb 's victory in the Slam Dunk contest, he trained New York Knicks point guard Nate Robinson ( who stands at 5 feet 9 inches tall ) to win the event. Webb tossed the ball to Robinson, who leaped over Webb and dunked, earning 50 points from the judges. Robinson went on to win, making him and Spud the only two people in NBA history under six feet tall to win a slam dunk contest. Webb was a judge for the 2010 Dunk contest in Dallas, at the American Airlines Center. It was the first time the event has been in Dallas since Webb 's win in 1986. See also List of shortest players in National Basketball Association history References Jump up ^ `` NBA Stats -- Spud Webb ''. NBA.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ http://www.spudwebb.net/texas-legends.html# ^ Jump up to : Martin, Buddy ( March 20, 1985 ). `` Super Spud ''. The Denver Post. Jump up ^ `` This T.O., We Like. '' Dallas Observer. October 25, 2006. Jump up ^ `` Spud Webb Enrolls At Midland Junior College '' sports.jrank.org Jump up ^ `` He 's Bigger Than He Looks. '' Sports Illustrated. November 29, 1982 Jump up ^ `` Spud Webb to judge Slam Dunk Contest as part of NBA All - Star Weekend -- ESPN Dallas ''. Sports.espn.go.com. 2010 - 02 - 13. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 17. External links Spud Webb career statistics Spud Webb Official Website 2004 interview, `` Catching Up with Spud Webb '' Spud 's college statistics Midland College Athletics Website Slam Dunk Contest winners 1984 : Nance 1985 : Wilkins 1986 : Webb 1987 : Jordan 1988 : Jordan 1989 : Walker 1990 : Wilkins 1991 : Brown 1992 : Ceballos 1993 : Miner 1994 : Rider 1995 : Miner 1996 : Barry 1997 : Bryant 2000 : Carter 2001 : Mason 2002 : Richardson 2003 : Richardson 2004 : Jones 2005 : Smith 2006 : Robinson 2007 : Green 2008 : Howard 2009 : Robinson 2010 : Robinson 2011 : Griffin 2012 : Evans 2013 : Ross 2014 : Wall 2015 : LaVine 2016 : LaVine 2017 : Robinson III 2018 : Mitchell Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spud_Webb&oldid=863130648 '' Categories : 1963 births Living people African - American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Italy Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Texas Detroit Pistons draft picks Idaho Stampede ( CBA ) players Midland Chaps basketball players Minnesota Timberwolves players NC State Wolfpack men 's basketball players Orlando Magic players Point guards Sacramento Kings players Scaligera Basket Verona players Sportspeople from Dallas Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Euskara Français Galego Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Malagasy Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Türkçe 中文 12 more Edit links This page was last edited on 8 October 2018, at 22 : 18 ( UTC ). 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Question: shortest to win the nba slam dunk contest
Answer: Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb