Dunk Camp 2026 · Authority Audit
Every dunker at camp, measured and ranked.
We audited all 76 dunkers at Dunk Camp 2026 the same way we grade our own clients, scoring how visible, credible, and citable each of you is to Google, AI assistants, and sponsors.
Find your name, see your score, and get the exact plan to climb. Low scores aren’t a knock on your hops, they’re the biggest upside in the room.
76
Dunkers audited
5
Authority pillars scored
0-100
Score per dunker
15
Room average score
How We Scored It
Five pillars, one score.
Authority isn’t a vanity metric. It’s whether Google, ChatGPT, and a sponsor can find you, trust you, and book you by name. Every score combines five weighted dimensions, tuned for how a dunker actually earns.
30%
Social Footprint & Reach
Your audience and consistency across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, the engine for ad revenue and the first thing a sponsor checks.
20%
Highlight Content & Proof-of-Skill
Whether your best dunks are findable and easy to evaluate. The evidence that you can actually perform.
20%
Press, Features & Entity Signal
Third-party proof machines trust: features on big dunk channels, contest results, podcasts, and brand deals.
15%
Findability & Web Home
Whether you own your name online, and whether a search for you lands on you, not a namesake.
15%
Knowledge-Panel & AI Readiness
Whether Google holds you as an entity and AI tools like ChatGPT describe you correctly when someone asks.
Headliner 70-100
Riser 45-69
Prospect 25-44
Hidden Hops 0-24
A low score measures an undeveloped online presence, not your dunking. Plenty of the room can flat-out fly and are simply invisible to search. That gap is exactly what Dunker Spotlight closes.
From Invisible To Citable
Three steps to climb the board.
1
We measured what’s public
We searched every name across the open web, social platforms, and Google’s entity signals, then scored five dimensions of authority.
2
We graded you against the room
Every dunker is ranked #1-76 and benchmarked against the room average, so you see exactly where you stand.
3
We handed you the playbook
Every audit ends with your gaps and the exact next steps to climb, and a Dunker Spotlight site if you want it built for you.
The Leaderboard
All 76 dunkers, ranked.
1 recognized headliner · 2 risers · 13 prospects · 60 biggest-upside profiles. Ranked by total authority score.
Rank
Dunker
Tier
Score
1
Nathan “Hoopin Nate” Kenney Team 2
The reigning Dunk Camp 8′ champ has a billion views, Gatorade deals and TV hits, the room’s clear benchmark.
Download full audit (PDF) →HeadlinerObject
78/100
2
Brooke Lance Team 6
The most brand-ready athlete in Team 6, a female dunker chasing a historic 10′ first, with a site and Wikidata entity already in place.
Download full audit (PDF) →RiserObject (Wikidata Q138749558)
53/100
3
Erik Batarao Team 5
Erik (‘Riq B’) quietly built a real coaching brand around his 41.5″ vert at 5’7″, one feature could push him to Headliner.
Download full audit (PDF) →RiserNo object
49/100
4
Filip Pawełka Team 1
A verified 45″ dunk-contest-winning Polish dunker who just hasn’t crossed into English dunk media, Dunk Camp is the bridge.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectNo object
44/100
5
Ethan Pimstone Team 1
Went from unknown at Dunk Camp 2025 to Dunkademics-featured phenom, needs his own home to match the hype.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectNo object
42/100
6
Jordan Pimstone Team 1
A CSCS-credentialed strength coach who jumps 45″, the rare dunker whose resume outshines his digital footprint.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectNo object
42/100
7
Colton Lindquist Team 2
One of Minnesota’s highest-jumping teens has a clean web home but needs a personal social engine to match the hops.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectNo object
40/100
8
Ric’-Quan Johnson Team 1
A signed professional dunker and 2x champion since 2018, his online presence doesn’t yet reflect the resume.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectNo object
40/100
9
Shankar Iyer Team 2
A shoe specialist with one of the most ownable niches in dunking, the expertise is there; the audience needs to find it.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectNo object
39/100
10
Jorenz Sioson Team 5
An architect training toward a 41.5″ vertical with 24K followers already waiting, a story no one has told yet.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectNo object
38/100
11
David Tarcza Team 3
A 2014 Maryland state high-jump champion and D1 walk-on whose elite vertical is almost invisible to the dunk community.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectObject (World Athletics)
36/100
12
Jeffry Fuhrmann Team 1
A 6’6″ aspiring pro dunker with a coaching business and a verified 40″ vertical, just no breakthrough moment yet.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectNo object
32/100
13
Saben Garcia Team 4
The most digitally intentional dunker on his team, 18, WDA-registered with a verified dunk and accounts on four platforms.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectObject (WDA)
32/100
14
Jack Allard Team 1
Jack built a coaching brand that could serve the dunk community, but the promise has little discoverable proof yet.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectBuried
28/100
15
Piotr Zawiślak Team 1
Piotr throws 360 windmills in competition, but searching his name in English finds lawyers and bankers.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectBuried
28/100
16
Darshil Sheth Team 5
Darshil already has a YouTube documentary episode about his journey, the story exists, it just needs a louder signal.
Download full audit (PDF) →ProspectNo object
25/100
17
Tom Rogers Team 8
Already creating real long-form content, he just needs his name to point to him instead of a UK TV personality.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
24/100
18
Calvin Agran Team 3
Calvin has the athletic base, the gym, and the right handle, he just needs one great clip to connect the dots.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
22/100
19
Hayden Jones Team 4
Hayden already has dunk footage circulating on TikTok, he just doesn’t own the channel showing it.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
22/100
20
Matthew Masangcay Team 3
A Doctor of Physical Therapy running a dunk-journey channel, built-in expert credibility almost no dunker can match.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
16/100
21
Alex (AJ) Ackerson Team 1
AJ has real dunk skills but almost no digital trail, searchers find a hockey player instead.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
13/100
22
Brian Stuenkel Team 8
A Boulder climber and published writer whose explosive background is a dormant superpower for dunk content.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
13/100
23
Eytan Fein Team 1
Eytan already has a standout brand name, but almost no content behind it yet.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
13/100
24
Peter Derdak Team 3
A findable person with a possible coaching background, one of the more credentialed Hidden Hops, if the coach identity holds.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
13/100
25
Brian Ung Team 3
If confirmed, the ‘autoimmune patient who dunks’ narrative would be one of the most compelling stories in the room.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
12/100
26
Demetrius Evangelatos Team 5
Demetrius has a perfectly unique name, zero Google noise, but little athletic content yet; camp is his starting line.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
12/100
27
Trapper Braegger Team 8
A Northrop Grumman engineer who returns yearly to defy age, already living the best story in the group, just not telling it.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
12/100
28
Jason Chieu Team 5
Jason is one indexed dunk reel from findable, unique name, content exists, just needs consistency.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
11/100
29
Mark Frroku Team 6
Mark plays real rec basketball and has three IGs with his name, consolidating them makes his unique surname instantly findable.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
11/100
30
Aaron Nicholson Team 7
Aaron carries the biggest naming-headroom challenge on his team, a clean tagged post separates him from the noise.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
10/100
31
Brett Eastham Team 6
Brett has an athletic-sounding handle, but a LinkedIn real-estate exec currently wins every Google result.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
10/100
32
Collin Siratei Team 5
A real college hooper with TV coverage and zero personal presence, the dunk world just hasn’t met him yet.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
10/100
33
David Lanstein Team 8
A well-funded SF tech CEO whose dunk identity is invisible online, the contrast itself could be the story.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
10/100
34
Dylan Subramanian Team 2
A distinctive name with a live IG handle is a head start, the account just needs its first dunk post.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
10/100
35
Milton Rodriguez Team 6
A common name is the obstacle, claiming ‘Milton Rodriguez dunker’ as his keyword phrase is the first move.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
10/100
36
Roberto Navarro Team 8
A trainer whose fitness expertise should translate straight to dunk content, he just hasn’t made the connection public.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
10/100
37
Siyuan Liu Team 7
His biggest gap is his biggest opportunity, posting dunk content to Chinese platforms enters a nearly empty niche.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
10/100
38
Andy Roller Team 8
A 5’11” Texas entrepreneur openly chasing his first dunk, a relatable origin story that just needs to go online.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
9/100
39
Jaron Hyer Team 7
Jaron’s professional footprint is solid, the untapped story is ‘Silicon Valley meets Dunk Camp.’
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
7/100
40
Lucian Mikes Team 2
An Alaska high-school hooper with a unique name is one viral dunk reel from a clean, ownable identity.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
7/100
41
Nison Mikhaylov Team 7
The rarest, most SEO-ready name on his team, one good dunk post becomes the entire internet’s definition of him.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
7/100
42
Roland LeBlanc Team 8
His name surfaces professionals and a 1920s ballplayer, camp is the first chapter of a new athletic identity.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
6/100
43
Xander Whelan Team 4
One of the most ownable names on his team, a single dunk clip makes him the only Xander Whelan dunker online.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
6/100
44
Aaron Cheng Team 4
Aaron arrives as one of the purest blank slates, first-mover footage will own his entire searchable story.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
45
Adam Pasco Team 7
A genuine blank slate, the first Dunk Camp post he publishes becomes the internet’s understanding of who he is.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
46
Anderson Stanton Team 4
Anderson is a complete digital ghost in dunking, Dunk Camp 2026 is Day One of his findable story.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
47
Anthony Chan Team 7
Anthony faces the crowded-name problem, a clever dunk handle could cut through hundreds of namesakes overnight.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
48
Booker Dunkel Team 6
Booker arrives a blank canvas, every post this week is literally his entire online legacy being built in real time.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
49
Chris Wright Team 5
We can’t tie this attendee to a dunker, ‘Chris Wright’ is dominated by the NBA player(s), so the Dunk Camp Chris Wright is effectively invisible.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
50
Christian Cayanan Team 5
Christian arrives as the ultimate blank slate, his first dunk video becomes the origin of an entire brand.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
51
Davonte Scott Team 2
Completely clean slate, Dunk Camp 2026 is literally the starting line for his digital identity.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
52
Deane Hirons Team 6
An invisible athlete online, a distinctive name means he owns his namespace by default the moment he posts.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
53
Drew Gildehaus Team 6
A one-of-a-kind surname with zero competition, his first dunk clip owns that Google result entirely.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
54
Eric Sisti Team 3
Eric has a blank slate in the dunking world, the camp itself is his best first public moment.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
55
Greg Enenstein Team 8
A genuine blank-slate opportunity, a single well-produced dunk video could immediately become his entire brand.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
56
Hidekazu Shidara Team 3
Either invisible to English search or hidden behind a Japanese presence, a rare crossover chance to build from scratch.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
57
Jack Chen Team 4
Among the most common name combinations in dunking, his first clip needs a smart handle to not disappear.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
58
Jason Ramos Team 8
With a pro soccer player owning ‘Jason Ramos,’ the dunker is invisible by name alone, a branded handle comes first.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
59
Jordon Thompson Team 3
‘Jordon’ (not Jordan) is an underused branding asset waiting to separate him from hundreds of namesakes.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
60
Juan Pescador Team 5
Effectively invisible as a dunker, which means his first athletic post becomes the defining result the moment it lands.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
61
Kehmer Bradford Team 4
Kehmer has the rarest, most Google-ownable name on his team, his first dunk post makes him the only result.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
62
Luke Robinson Team 2
Starting clean with a name that competes with NBA dunk legend Nate Robinson, time to claim a distinct identity.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
63
Marcus Zanzonico Team 2
An entirely unique surname is one of the best natural SEO gifts, camp week is the moment to use it.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
64
Martins Osenieks Team 3
A Latvian dunker at a US elite camp is an authentically interesting story that no one is yet telling.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
65
Michael Fisher Team 4
Michael’s challenge isn’t his hops, it’s a name shared with an EPA administrator and TV personalities.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
66
Miles McDonald Team 2
Shares a name with one of dunk YouTube’s biggest creators, his brand journey starts by claiming a distinct identity.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
67
Mohammed Atif Team 7
Mohammed’s journey is invisible now, but ‘South Asian dunker at Dunk Camp’ is a resonant underdog story when told well.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
68
Moo Muhammad Team 3
‘Moo Muhammad’ is one of the most naturally viral names in any roster, it markets itself once content exists.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
69
Philip Vana Team 8
Philip arrives a complete unknown online, the camp is a perfect launch moment for a first public athletic identity.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
70
Remco van Ampting Team 4
Remco brings a unique Dutch identity, instantly ownable on Google and a European angle no teammate has.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
71
Richard Somostrada Team 7
The most digitally invisible person on his team, his first-ever post at camp is simultaneously his brand launch.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
72
Serge Thony Team 6
Serge shares his name with a Brooklyn actor who owns every search result, disambiguation is the first task.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
73
Shawn Maldonado Team 4
The dunker lives in the online shadow of a PBA Tour bowler, camp footage + a smart handle is his independence day.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
74
Sid Lezama Team 7
Sid may already play ball, if so, the ‘hooper who went to Dunk Camp’ narrative bridges two audiences.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
75
Stephen Hart Team 2
The name shares search real estate with a viral comedian, camp week is the best chance to plant a flag.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsBuried
5/100
76
Vincent Chieu Team 5
A clean-slate name in a quiet namespace, his very first post is also his first page-one result.
Download full audit (PDF) →Hidden HopsNo object
5/100
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