Welcome back to the Dunk Talk Podcast! In Episode 63, host Dylan Haugen sits down with rising dunker Bishop Ukata (@takeoffcinco), one of the most underrated young athletes in the dunking scene.
In this episode, Bishop shares his full dunk journey—from discovering dunking through legends like Connor Barth, Jordan Southerland, and Guy Dupuy, to grinding on low rims in his grandma’s backyard, battling knee pain, and eventually leveling up through JumpMaster X training.
We dive into:
- Bishop’s late start in basketball and transition into competitive high school and college hoops
- His first dunk at age 13 and the breakthrough moment of hitting windmills, Eastbays, and 360s
- How he became versatile across all plants (left-right, right-left, and one-foot takeoff)
- His progress hitting advanced dunks like under both legs, behind-the-back, scorpion, and black band attempts
- The role weight training played in taking his vertical from 40" to 44"+
- Short-term goals (black band, 540s, reverse Eastbay) and long-term dreams like dunk contests, dunk camp, and holy grail dunks like hide-and-seek and under-both elbow
Bishop is just getting started, and this conversation shows why he’s a name to watch in the dunk community.
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