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His jump hook, in particular, was something Green Bay defenders struggled to stop.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
Kalkbrenner hit a jump hook and the Huskies turned the ball over on a shot clock violation as Creighton came out of the break on a 9-3 run, its lead swelling to 17 points.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
In the third quarter, his 3-point play on a left-handed layup followed by that lefty jump hook on a roll down the lane staked the Cadets to their largest lead of the game at 46-25.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Then, after Washington’s D.J. Davis buried a three-pointer, Mara made another jump hook to put UCLA up by five.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
Kalkbrenner hit a jump hook and the Huskies turned the ball over on a shot clock violation as Creighton came out of the break on a 9-3 run, its lead swelling to 17 points.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
In the third quarter, his 3-point play on a left-handed layup followed by that lefty jump hook on a roll down the lane staked the Cadets to their largest lead of the game at 46-25.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Then, after Washington’s D.J. Davis buried a three-pointer, Mara made another jump hook to put UCLA up by five.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Jump hook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20hook. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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