Dunk of the Year celebration

Editor | April 13, 2011

Friends gathered at The Sports & Social Club on April 2 to celebrate U of L player Kyle Kuric’s dunk being named 2011 Papa John’s Dunk of the Year by fans via Facebook.

Everyone watched CBS’s TV countdown of the top dunks of the year, which closed with naming Kuric’s dunk against Notre Dame on Feb. 9 as the No. 1 dunk.

photos by JACOB ZIMMER | chief photographer & SHAHRZAD JAVID | contributing photographer

: UofL Basketball players Elisha Justice, Gorgui Dieng and Kyle Kuric.

: U of L basketball players Gorgui Dieng and Kyle Kuric, Taraneh Momeni and Lisa Price.

: U of L basketball players Elisha Justice and Kyle Kuric with Jeffrey Sheets Jr.

Shahrnaz Javid and Shahrzad Javid.

Shahrnaz Javid and Shahrzad Javid.

Nicole Nguyen enjoys chocolate cake at The Sports and Social Club.

Lisa Price, Nicole Nguyen and Paulie Heilbrunn.

Lisa Price and Nicole Nguyen.

Kyle Kuric.

Kyle Kuric and Taraneh Momeni.

Katie Kuric, Kyle Kuric’s sister, and Taraneh Momeni, Kyle’s girlfriend.

Katie Kuric and Taraneh Momeni.

Jacob Zimmer and Shahrzad Javid.

Fans cheer as Kyle is announced.

A group of Kyle Kuric’s friends and supporters gathered at the Sports and Social Club to watch him win the Pap Johns Dunk of the Year Contest.