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Video: Dez Wells’ thundering dunk — best of his career?

WASHINGTON — In case you haven’t seen it yet, Maryland’s Dez Wells hammered home a powerhouse dunk on Penn State’s Donovon Jack Wednesday night during the #17 Terps’ 64-58 win.

The slam sent the bench and the crowd into a frenzy, and may have taken a chunk of Jack’s soul. Let’s not forget the terrific steal and pass by Melo Trimble that made the play possible, or the reaction of Jake Layman (0:22), perhaps the greatest of the bunch.

But when asked after the game if it was the best of his career, Wells had a surprising answer.

Well, then. Perhaps we’ve got even greater highlights still awaiting us this season.

SEC joins Big Ten in banning pros from returning to college, including basketball players

The Southeastern Conference passed a rule Tuesday banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA teams or listed on rosters in those leagues, joining the Big Ten in taking a strong stand against this month's unexpected surge of pro players trying to return to college. The SEC's rule differs from the one adopted by the Big Ten, which only included football in its decision released earlier in the day. Combined, it leaves little doubt about where the nation's two biggest conferences stand in the wake of court orders that were allowing players who had been on pro rosters, then released, to return back to college. The SEC rule puts LSU on notice. This week, Tigers coach Lane Kiffin added Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, a pair of undrafted players out of Mississippi who had tryouts in the NFL over the summer, but were released by their teams during training camp.
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