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Travis Hunter throws down thunderous dunk ahead of Colorado men's hoops game

On3 imageby:Andrew Graham•12/21/24•

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Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter
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Colorado star defensive back and receiver Travis Hunter is a top-notch athlete. Playing both ways and winning the Heisman for his efforts are likely evidence enough to that end.

But Hunter offered a different glimpse into his athleticism on Saturday, as he threw down a few dunks ahead of Colorado’s home men’s basketball game. While football is his wheelhouse, it seems that Hunter can hold his own playing hoops.

And the Buffaloes got him his own No. 12 basketball uniform, to boot.

He was also joined by teammate and quarterback Shedeur Sanders, and the duo recreated an iconic photo of then-Miami Heat teammates Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.

While the duo might’ve ideally been featured in the College Football Playoff games taking place this Saturday, an afternoon spent enjoying some men’s hoops and getting to shoot around themselves isn’t a bad way to burn a few hours.

Deion Sanders claimed he knew for a while that Hunter could win the Heisman

As far as Deion Sanders remembers, he had an inkling that Hunter could win the Heisman Trophy rather early on. All it took was seeing the wideout and defensive back up close in person at Jackson State for the first time.

That early practice at Jackson State, Sanders said after Hunter won the award in 2024 playing for Colorado, is when he knew Hunter could win. In his reminiscing, Sanders began to wax poetic about his two-way star.

“When I saw him practice his first day at Jackson State,” Sanders said. “That’s when. When he went out there at receiver and did his thing. Then went from playing receiver to defensive back and shut it it down. I knew right then it was something special. It’s one thing to watch highlights of a young man in high school but it’s another thing to see it in person. And when you know the game and you know athleticism and when you know what I know and come from where I come from, you know when you see something that’s abnormal.

“And this kid from day one has been abnormal with an appetite for — an appetite to dominate. He never relinquished that. He was banged up the first year over there. Banged up a little bit the first year over here. But he just — Travis is Travis, man. Ain’t nobody like him. I don’t think we’ll ever see that in quite some time.”

Hunter caught 92 passes for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns as one of the top receivers in all of college football. Then, defensively, he had 32 tackles, 11 deflections, four interceptions, and a forced fumble at corner.