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About Cam Hazzard
Pro dunker out of Little Elm, Texas. 20 years old, 6’2″, 50-inch verified vertical. One of 24 dunkers in the world hand-picked by Shaq for the DunkMan League.
DunkMan League · Top 24
My story
From a kid who thought dunk videos were CGI to Shaq’s roster.
I’m Cameron Hazzard. I’m 20, I’m from Little Elm, Texas, and I’m one of 24 athletes Shaq picked for the DunkMan League this summer. The whole thing live-streams on TNT, with $500,000 going to whoever ends up the best dunker in the world.
Before any of that, I was just a kid obsessed with dunking. Honestly, I grew up watching Dunkademics thinking the dunks were CGI. Then I started hitting my own.
First dunk at 15
Local rec center, phone propped up on a basketball. Two months later I had a back scratcher. The obsession started here.
First windmill, then both hamstrings
Hit my first windmill during AAU season, then tore both hamstrings on a sweat patch a couple weeks later. A full year of no jumping while my body absorbed the bone. It killed my college ball vision and started something better.
The comeback, plus six inches
Came back taller and bouncier. Went to Dunk Camp in Dallas and watched Isaiah Rivera, Jordan Kilganon, Jordan Southerland, and Donovan Hawkins in person. A week or two later I hit my first 360 windmill. My bag got deep fast.
Donovan’s push
I sent my clips in to Donovan Hawkins’ subscriber reaction episode. He told me I was jumping too high not to be posting. That’s the reason I’m here.
2K to 20K
Had about 2,000 followers in November, just dunk clips with gym music. Over Christmas break I went all-in. Posted daily, leaned into story-driven content, and hit 10K by the end of break. Almost 22K now, and I know I’m just getting started.
The broken hand
Shattered my hand catching a lob at intramurals. Surgery, plates and screws, arm strapped to my chest. I thought it was over. I was peaking, hitting the 360 under both consistently, and then everything stopped.
Shaq called
The DunkMan offer came while my hand was still tied to my chest. I committed on the spot. No contest wins, no track record. Now my first real dunk contest is the biggest one ever held.
50 inches, on schedule
Two and a half months out, about three weeks back in training. I put a date on the calendar, went to class from 8 to 12, worked until 5, and tested a 50-inch vertical that night. Only about seven people have ever tested 50.
The DunkMan League
Shaq’s answer to the question: who is actually the best dunker alive?
Shaq put together a roster of the 24 best dunkers in the world. He’d been watching dunkers outside the NBA do things no NBA dunk contest had ever shown, and he wanted to figure out who’s actually the best. The league has a new scoring system meant to fix what celebrity-judged contests never got right. We compete this summer, live on TNT, for $500,000. You can follow it at @dunkmanofficial.
My goal is top five. Really though, I’m gunning for first.
Why I think I can win
Style, power, and vertical. Most dunkers have one or two. I think I’ve got all three.
NBA players train for everything: agility, stamina, conditioning, a 48-minute game. Us dunkers only have to jump for one second at a time. That means we can specialize. We obsess over jumping, and we get better faster than anyone training for everything at once.
Style
360s off the dribble are my game. 360 under both, 360 behind the back, 360 J-Rich Eastbay. Dunks people haven’t seen before, finished clean on a regulation rim.
Power
Two-foot takeoff with real force behind it. 385 squat, 275 power clean, one max-effort jump day a week. The dunks land hard, not pretty-soft.
Vertical
50 inches, verified. One of about seven people ever to test it. Head at the rim on off-the-dribble dunks. The height check with Billy read 51.
Signature dunks
The bag, ranked by how few people on the planet can hit each one.
360 Under Both
My best dunk right now. Fewer than 10 people in the world can land it. This one took over my head until I hit it.
360 Behind The Back
360 rotation, behind-the-back ball cradle, weak-hand finish on a 10’1″ rim. One of the hardest I’ve ever hit.
360 J-Rich Eastbay
360 rotation into a J-Rich Eastbay, one-hand weak-hand finish from the 45.
360 Inverter
My walk-in-the-gym dunk. Five minutes of warmup and I can hit it first try, any given day.
Free Throw Line
Two-foot takeoff from the free throw line on a 10’1″ rim. Pure vertical, no tricks to hide behind.
Full Catalog
Every verified dunk lives on my World Dunk Association profile.
Off the court
Dunking and business are the same game.
Dunking is the dream, but it’s not the only thing I’m building. I’m a sophomore at Abilene Christian University triple-majoring in Information Systems, Accounting, and Finance with a 4.0 GPA. I’m in the ACU Honors College as a Heacock Scholar, Dukes Scholar, R.L. Money Chancellor’s Award recipient, and Schubert Scholar, and I’ve made the Dean’s List every semester.
My focus is using data, technology, and finance to solve real problems. I’m an Audit and Assurance Intern at Condley and Company, L.L.P., where I serve on the Innovation Committee piloting AI inside an established CPA firm, and I just accepted a Summer 2026 internship with Treaty Oak Financial in Austin. Before that I spent a summer in IT for Frisco ISD across 77 campuses.
I’m also a Teacher Assistant running Excel training for Microsoft certifications (I’m a certified Excel Expert myself), and I help manage ACU’s student-run STAR Fund, a $4M+ portfolio, where I’ve built Python projects analyzing tech stocks against the S&P 500.
I’ve been an entrepreneur as long as I’ve been dunking. I founded Cam’s Resell in 2021 and ran it through high school, generating over $6,500 while playing AAU ball with EAD National. I was a Varsity Basketball Co-Captain and Brass Captain in the Lone Star High School marching band, and I still play trumpet in ACU’s Big Purple Band on a music scholarship.
Last summer I studied abroad at Oxford on an Honors scholarship. Most weeks you’ll find me volunteering with World’s Backyard, driving and running sports activities for refugee kids around Abilene.
The way I look at it, dunking and business are the same game. Pick your niche, commit fully, document the journey, and let the reps compound. You can connect with me on LinkedIn if you want the academic and business side too.
What’s next
This year is about DunkMan first. Top five, then push for more. After that I’m focused on sponsorships, international contests, and growing my brand off the publicity that comes with the league. The dunking community is tight-knit and friendly right now. I’m curious what happens when there’s $500K on the line.
Quick facts
Personal & dunking
- Full name
- Cameron Hazzard
- Age
- 20
- Hometown
- Little Elm, Texas
- Height
- 6’2″
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- Verified vertical
- 50 inches
- Jump style
- Two feet
- Signature dunk
- 360 Under Both
- League
- DunkMan, Top 24
- Broadcast
- TNT, Summer 2026
Education & career
- College
- ACU Honors College
- Triple major
- IS, Accounting, Finance
- GPA
- 4.0
- Scholarships
- Heacock, Dukes, Chancellor’s, Schubert
- Internships
- Condley & Co., Treaty Oak Financial
- Certification
- Microsoft Excel Expert
- Study abroad
- Oxford, England
- Music
- Trumpet, Big Purple Band
Find that one thing. Then obsess over it.
Mine is dunking. The whole journey is on the feed, and the road to DunkMan is being documented every week.