First Female Basketball Player to Dunk in an NCAA Tournament Game

On March 19, 2006, Candace Parker became the first female basketball player to dunk in an NCAA tournament game with 13:47 remaining in the first half of the game against Army. She dunked again with 14:38 remaining in the second half. UT won the game 102-54. Her first home-court dunk came in the November 2006 rout (192-72) of UT at Chattanooga.

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  • Title First Female Basketball Player to Dunk in an NCAA Tournament Game
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  • Keywords First Female Basketball Player to Dunk in an NCAA Tournament Game
  • Website Name Volopedia
  • Publisher University of Tennessee Libraries
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  • Access Date May 3, 2025
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  • Date of Last Update October 7, 2018