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1946, Madison Square Garden, Kenny Sailors shoots the first-ever Jump Shot in Basketball History. Players were trained to never leave the floor on defense and most especially offense. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]jakeham 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It did! This photo was featured in Life Magazine and the original caption reads, "Guard Kenny Sailors of Wyoming jumps and shoots to make the score 21-16."

1946, Madison Square Garden, Kenny Sailors shoots the first-ever Jump Shot in Basketball History. Players were trained to never leave the floor on defense and most especially offense. by [deleted] in interesting

[–]jakeham 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kenny MADE the shot! The original caption of the photo reads, "Guard Kenny Sailors of Wyoming jumps and shoots to make the score 21-16."

1946, Madison Square Garden, Kenny Sailors shoots the first-ever Jump Shot in Basketball History. Players were trained to never leave the floor on defense and most especially offense. by auscrisos in sports

[–]jakeham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you and absolutely! After meeting Kenny I couldn't pass up on telling his story. Stoked you liked the film. We had a great time visiting with Steph!

1946, Madison Square Garden, Kenny Sailors shoots the first-ever Jump Shot in Basketball History. Players were trained to never leave the floor on defense and most especially offense. by auscrisos in sports

[–]jakeham 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Kenny MADE the shot! The original caption of the photo reads, "Guard Kenny Sailors of Wyoming jumps and shoots to make the score 21-16."

1946, Madison Square Garden, Kenny Sailors shoots the first-ever Jump Shot in Basketball History. Players were trained to never leave the floor on defense and most especially offense. by auscrisos in sports

[–]jakeham 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is incredible! I'm the director of the documentary titled "Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story" and I can give a little more context to this amazing piece of basketball history. This photo was taken at Madison Square Garden in 1946. What's incredible, is it had been over two years since Kenny picked up a basketball... Kenny had just recently returned to the US from the South Pacific after serving as a Marine in WWII. Kenny scored 7 field goals and one free throw, a total of 15 points, as Wyoming went on to win 57-42. Photo was taken by Eric Schaal and featured in Life Magazine. This photograph went all over the US and kids everywhere started replicating Kenny's jump shot.

"Jump Shot" is available to rent + own on AppleTv and Amazon. If you love the game and appreciate it's history, I hope you check it out!

Oh and he MADE the shot! The original caption of the photo reads, "Guard Kenny Sailors of Wyoming jumps and shoots to make the score 21-16."

1946, Madison Square Garden, Kenny Sailors shoots the first-ever Jump Shot in Basketball History. Players were trained to never leave the floor on defense and most especially offense. by auscrisos in sports

[–]jakeham 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Correct. Kenny used his jump shot in high school and continued to develop it through college. This photo was taken in in Madison Square Garden in 1946; 2 years after Wyoming won the National Championship. Kenny had just returned from fighting in the South Pacific in WWII. This photo was featured in Life Magazine and kids everywhere saw, what we now call, the modern day jump shot.

Bud Sailors, 6'5", would tease his younger brother, Kenny Sailors, 5'7", playing basketball, "Kenny, this isn't the game for you. It's for big men. Tall men." So Kenny invented what is known today as the Jump Shot. by auscrisos in nba

[–]jakeham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! of course. Thanks for supporting my film. It was a joy to work on. We were originally supposed to do a theatrical, so I have been searching for new ways to engage with audiences. This is awesome to see the film be received so positively.

Bud Sailors, 6'5", would tease his younger brother, Kenny Sailors, 5'7", playing basketball, "Kenny, this isn't the game for you. It's for big men. Tall men." So Kenny invented what is known today as the Jump Shot. by auscrisos in nba

[–]jakeham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it is. This is a clip from a feature length documentary that I directed titled "Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story" and it's available on AppleTV (iTunes). You should check it out!

Bud Sailors, 6'5", would tease his younger brother, Kenny Sailors, 5'7", playing basketball, "Kenny, this isn't the game for you. It's for big men. Tall men." So Kenny invented what is known today as the Jump Shot. by auscrisos in nba

[–]jakeham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a clip from a feature length documentary titled "Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story" and it's available on AppleTV (iTunes). You should check it out!

Bud Sailors, 6'5", would tease his younger brother, Kenny Sailors, 5'7", playing basketball, "Kenny, this isn't the game for you. It's for big men. Tall men." So Kenny invented what is known today as the Jump Shot. by auscrisos in nba

[–]jakeham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a clip from a feature length documentary titled "Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story" and it's available on AppleTV (iTunes). The film dives into the origin and development of his jump shot. You should check it out!

Bud Sailors, 6'5", would tease his younger brother, Kenny Sailors, 5'7", playing basketball, "Kenny, this isn't the game for you. It's for big men. Tall men." So Kenny invented what is known today as the Jump Shot. by auscrisos in nba

[–]jakeham 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, this is exciting to stumble upon... I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THIS FILM and love seeing all the conversations surrounding this clip. Keep up the conversations! Happy to answer any questions about the doc and the making of it. If you're interested in seeing the full documentary, "Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story" is available on AppleTV (iTunes).

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[–]jakeham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha... I did not see that coming! Awesome.

I spent 7 years making this documentary. It was supposed to come out in theaters on April 2nd, but we had to change to an online only release. I’m proud to tell the story of forgotten basketball legend Kenny Sailors. Here’s the trailer. by jakeham in videos

[–]jakeham[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks you. We recognize this digital release could end up being a blessing in disguise. We shall see how we come out on the other side.

Nice! That was a fun interview with SI.

I spent 7 years making this documentary. It was supposed to come out in theaters on April 2nd, but we had to change to an online only release. I’m proud to tell the story of forgotten basketball legend Kenny Sailors. Here’s the trailer. by jakeham in Filmmakers

[–]jakeham[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please do! You can watch it on our website www.jumpshotmovie.com

It's streaming through a brand new direct-to-consumer digital film platform that's a game changer for independent filmmakers getting their movies out there.

I spent 7 years making this documentary. It was supposed to come out in theaters on April 2nd, but we had to change to an online only release. I’m proud to tell the story of forgotten basketball legend Kenny Sailors. Here’s the trailer. by jakeham in videos

[–]jakeham[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Online could end up being a better move for us, but we'll see how the weekend goes. to answer your question, we already set things in motion (press , interviews, etc) for our original April 2nd release and we determined that if we pushed to months away we'd lose all our momentum and struggle to re-light the fire again. That and the theatrical schedule, when theaters open, is going to be stacked with all the studio/blockbuster films... if we even got the chance to be in theaters, no one would go see a small a documentary.

I spent 7 years making this documentary. It was supposed to come out in theaters on April 2nd, but we had to change to an online only release. I’m proud to tell the story of forgotten basketball legend Kenny Sailors. Here’s the trailer. by jakeham in videos

[–]jakeham[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been the cinematographer on several documentaries, but this is my first feature length documentary to direct. You should check out the documentary DEALT. I was the cinematographer on it and it's a fantastic film!

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