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In a thrilling Denny’s Slam Dunk Championship, Douglas started strong with a high-flying two-handed slam over IPFW’s Max Landis to advance to the semifinal round.

. with authority!

— CollegeSlam (@CollegeSLAM)

Douglas turned heads with his first of two semifinal round dunks; he nearly hit his head on the rim in his first leap.

Devan Douglas from U of Mary had to duck to avoid hitting his head on the rim

— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron)

After each of the remaining semifinal contestants missed their dunks, Douglas advanced to the finals after an impressive dunk from just inside the free-throw line.

The man has UP's, plain and simple! is off to the finals to face

— CollegeSlam (@CollegeSLAM)

After UNLV’s Ike Nwamu missed his dunk in the finals, Douglas proved to be the most consistent dunker of the night and clinched the title with a 360 dunk. Meanwhile, students at Chesterton’s Pub on the University of Mary campus in Bismarck, ND went wild.

Devan Douglas, competed in the ESPN College Slam Dunk contest....AND WON!!!!! We're pretty excited.

— UMary Student Gov (@UMaryStudentGov)

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