Quinnipiac forward Justin Rutty shatters backboard in practice

Add Quinnipiac's Justin Rutty to the exclusive list of dunkers powerful enough to shatter a backboard. Frustrated after missing a handful of jump hooks and free throws during individual workouts on Saturday afternoon, Rutty took out his frustration in the next drill with a power move and a ferocious two-handed slam. The 6-foot-7, 240-pound forward's dunk was so powerful that the rim snapped in his hands and backboard shards fell to the gym floor all around him. "When I dunked, I didn't know what had happened until some of my teammates were like, 'Oh my God,'" Rutty recalled on Monday. "I turned to look around and the glass fell all over my head. Everyone told me to keep my eyes closed because there was glass all over my face. I walked off the court and then after I got cleaned up, I enjoyed it a little bit more."Rutty's backboard-shattering slam was an ideal example of the explosiveness and strength that transformed him into the Nort...