Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer sinks two behind-the-back half-court shots
Kyle Wiltjer has already proven he has no trouble sinking conventional long-range shots. Now he's showing he can increase the degree of difficulty too.
The Gonzaga forward released a video on his YouTube account Friday night in which he sinks a pair of behind-the-back half-court shots. The Guiness Book of World Records lists the previous record for longest behind-the-back shot at 23 feet, 9 inches by Kenneth Sorvang (Norway) in Dec. 2010.
Wiltjer's trick shot comes just a day after he released another video showing his prowess shooting in a more typical fashion. That clip showed him sinking 70 of 75 3-pointers from the top of the key in five minutes, an impressive enough effort that the YouTube video spread across social media in hours.
Wiltjer, the SEC's sixth man of the year at Kentucky during the 2012-13 season, transferred to Gonzaga 15 months ago in hopes of finding a program that would help him develop and showcase a superior all-around game. While he spent most of his year away from basketball getting stronger and quicker in hopes of improving his defense, rebounding and back-to-the-basket game, it's clear he won't abandon his bread and butter — long-range shooting — anytime soon
There's a good chance this won't be Wiltjer's last video release because he says he plans to take aim at a handful of shooting records in the coming days. That's good news for the rest of us because the first two attempts have been a lot of fun to watch.
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