Acrodunk
ACRODUNK is a basketball performance squad founded by Jerry L. Burrell in 1994.[1] ACRODUNK started out as The High "Impact" Squad with members of ACRODUNK still performing for The High "Impact" Squad. ACRODUNK is also formerly known as TEAM ACRODUNK. ACRODUNK's primary mission is to inspire and impress audiences with variations of the slam dunk.[2][3] The group performs shows for college and professional basketball games, corporate meetings, festivals, fairs, theme parks, TV shows and schools.[4][5] The squad made an appearance twice on the television show America's Got Talent.[6][7] Members of ACRODUNK have set numerous Guinness World Records individually and as a team [8][9] and the team performs worldwide.
The Team
Each player has a nickname that they are known by during shows:[10]
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- Jerry L. Burrell (JB)
- Gregory L. Mueller (G-MAN)
- Gregory T. Jerralds (GT)
- Jason Skillern (J-SKILLZ)
- Mattew Marzo (M&M)
- Anthony J. Grant (NINJA)
- Eddie Ray Johnson III (EASY EDDIE)
- Jesus El (ZEUS)
- Elijah S. Price (SHOWTIME)
- Joshua Tomas Rasile (3D)
- Devin Alexander (SPIDEY)
- Timothy Muscarella(JERZEE)
Performances/Results
Acrodunk has performed in the television show America's Got Talent.[11]
America's Got Talent, season 4
Week | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Performance order | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Audition | N/A | "Boom Boom Pow" | Black Eyed Peas | N/A | Safe |
Vegas Verdicts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Safe |
Top 48 | Street | "Jump" | Flo Rida | 11 | Safe |
Top 20 | Fire | "Let It Rock" | Kevin Rudolf | 1 | Eliminated |
See also
References
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External links
- Official website
- America's Got Talent 4, September 2: Feelin' Good? – from Realitynewsonline.com
- http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/86/1/1/1378592/1.html
- http://www.norwichbulletin.com/entertainment/x1409361272/Jerry-Springer-hosts-America-s-Got-Talent-at-MGM-making-stars-of-ordinary-people?zc_p=0#axzz1ltYIFELu
- Iowa City View
- BIZBASH
- AFRIKA! AFRIKA! in Europe
- UTA Performance
- America's Got Talent Season One
- CHINA
- ↑ http://houston.culturemap.com/news/sports/03-25-13-where-old-mascots-go-to-thrive-the-houston-rockets-ex-turbo-is-still-flipping-elsewhere/
- ↑ Burton, Austin (September 3, 2009). "Acrodunk loses its $1 million shot." Dime Magazine. Accessed February 2012.
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- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V873Ig7gZck&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLbHS3phnNtlX1Jd2jYB_Qkz3EZ2MIn2WF
- ↑ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb426311.htm
- ↑ http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/photos/first-live-show-3/353781
- ↑ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-7000/farthest-six-person-basketball-dunk-using-a-trampoline/
- ↑ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/7000/highest-slam-dunk-with-a-backflip
- ↑ Home of ACRODUNK - America's Favorite Dunk Team & The High "Impact" Squad
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