NIU men’s basketball: Pete Rakocevic takes down stanchion at Huskies-Chippewas game
Redshirt junior center Pete Rakocevic cheers as the Huskies (13-14, 7-8 MAC) head toward an upset victory over the Toledo Rockets (23-5, 11-4 MAC), 74-66, last season in the Convocation Center. The crowd rushed the court following the win.
March 1, 2015
Pete Rakocevic, men’s basketball redshirt senior center, threw down a thundering two-hand slam that forced the hoop to collapse.
Rakocevic’s dunk came in the Huskies’ upset win over the MAC West-leading Central Michigan Chippewas, 73-55, Saturday at the Convocation Center.
Rakocevic played only eight minutes, but he made his presence felt as his second-half dunk to put NIU up 48-32 with 12:51 to play caused the basketball stanchion to collapse, forcing a delay of a few minutes.
“I was feeling bouncy today, and I just went up and dunked it,” Rakocevic said. “I didn’t even know I brought it down until I was crossing half court and Michael Orris shoved me.”
Video of Rakocevic’s dunk led one ESPN SportsCenter’s Saturday night shows.
#NIU backboard-breaking dunk – with me at scorer’s table – has been on SportsCenter, NBC, GMA, now Around the Horn: https://t.co/ZFTM2p7V4E
— RJ Sepich (@RJSepich) March 2, 2015
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