Draft:Isaiah Rivera

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Draft:Isaiah Rivera
Isaiah Rivera
Personal information
Born
Puerto Rico
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)

Isaiah Rivera is a Puerto Rican Professional Dunker who has completed dunks like the 360 double between the legs, and the 360 between the legs behind the back. He is also reached the former world record vertical jump of 50.5 inches, which was tested at dunk camp.

Early Life

He moved from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States at a young age and developed a passion for dunking early on. He often dunked on low rims after school, learning motor patterns, and developing through Plyometrics. He completed his first 10 foot dunk when he was 16 and continued to keep working on his dunking skills. After graduating high school, Rivera enrolled at UCF, joining dunkers like Steven Celi, CJ Champion, And Nico Christie.

Professional Dunking

Isaiah started competing in dunk contests around this time. He competed in Fiba 3x3 Dunk Contests and won them. He continued to work on his vertical and jumping skill, and kept competing. He competed at dunk league, and won some of the competitions. Around this time Isaiah also went to dunk camp and tested his world record 50.5 inch vertical leap. At dunk camp Isaiah managed to achieve the black band of dunking, which requires a scorpion dunk, a two hand behind the back or one hand 360 degree behind the back dunk, an eastbay dunk, an under both legs dunk, and a 43 inch vertical, all in one session.

Coaching Career

After graduating from UCF in a major focused around kinesiology and exercise science, he moved in with vertical jump coach John Evans and started a business with him called THP Strength. Isaiah and John trained thousands of athletes, and coached 4 of the highest jumpers in the world. Later, Isaiah stopped competing in dunk competitions just to focus on his vertical jump, and his coaching ability.

References

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

  1. ^ "Isaiah Rivera - World Dunk Association".
  2. ^ "The life of a professional dunker".
  3. ^ "Instagram".
  4. ^ http://youtube.com/IsaiahRivera
  5. ^ "How the world's best dunker, Isaiah Rivera, jumped to the next level".
  6. ^ https://www.thpstrength.com/
  7. ^ "How I Went from a 24 to a 36 Inch Vertical | Isaiah Rivera". YouTube. 27 July 2019.
  8. ^ "How I Went from a 36 to a 45 Inch Vertical | Isaiah Rivera". YouTube. 25 March 2020.
  9. ^ "How I Went from a 45 to a 50 Inch Vertical: Isaiah Rivera". YouTube. 13 July 2022.

[1]

  1. ^ "Get My First Dunk | United States | The Dunk Camp". thedunkcamp. Retrieved 2026-05-08.

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