Dylan Haugen
18-year-old professional dunker from Blaine, Minnesota. Six contest wins, a DunkMan League athlete, and the founder of the Minnesota Dunk Squad.
The Story
Dylan Haugen hit his first dunk at 13 years old, standing just 5’8″. By 16 he won his first dunk contest, and in 2024 he made the call to quit high school basketball and go all in on dunking. The bet paid off fast: six contest wins, a flyout to a pro contest in Maryland, and a signing with the Shaq-backed DunkMan League.
In July 2023, after coming home from Dunk Camp in Utah, Dylan founded the Minnesota Dunk Squad to build that same dunk community at home. What started as a few guys meeting at the University of Minnesota has grown into the most-followed dunk group on social media, with dunkers now flying in from across the country to session with the crew.
He is known for a fearless, creative bag. Dylan was the youngest person to ever hit the hide-and-seek dunk, and he landed the first-ever inverted scorpion over a person in a dunk contest. Off the court he hosts the Dunk Talk Podcast and co-founded Local Service Spotlight, and he has been featured by KARE 11, Dunkademics, and Strictly B-Ball.
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Contest & Event Experience
First Dunk Contest
Competed in his first outdoor dunk contest at the J-Horn Summer Fest in front of 100+ people.
Nickle Dickle 2024Win
Won his first official dunk contest with a reverse dunk over three people.
TVP Academy Grand Opening
Headlined the dunk show at the TVP Academy grand opening, dunking over the founder.
Underground Hoops All-Star WeekendWin
Won the contest alongside squadmates Gideon and Jalen.
Maryland Pro ContestWin
Flown out to compete at the TBL x Flying Cows All-Star Weekend and won.
Twenty3 League ContestWin
Closed an all-Minnesota-Dunk-Squad lineup with the first-ever inverted scorpion over a person in a contest, into a double-up elbow.
Daniel Freitag Camp
Performed the All-Star Game halftime dunk show with coverage from Strictly B-Ball.
Nickle Dickle 2025Win
Went back-to-back champion, closing with a reverse dunk over his brother standing on a chair.
Spring Lake Park Youth Night
Halftime dunk show with Isaac for the Spring Lake Park vs Irondale Youth Night.
DunkMan League
Signed as a pro athlete with the Shaq-backed DunkMan League.