Viral sensation Luke Almodovar brings high-flying talent to Memphis
Search for the name Luke Almodovar, and the first video that pops up is SportsCenter’s Instagram post of the 6-foot-3 guard’s posterizing dunk over Southern Indiana’s 6-11 big man.
The crowd at Southeast Missouri went crazy after watching Almodovar take off from just inside the free-throw line. The dunk went viral on social media.
Almodovar tried to dunk over a 7-footer when SEMO played at Missouri during the second game of last season. He failed, but that’s the type of high-flying mentality Almodovar is bringing to FedExForum as a Memphis Tiger.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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