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Collin Chandler is the first Big Blue Madness Dunk Contest winner of the Mark Pope era — and he used Pope as a prop to lock up the victory. Matched up against Lamont Butler with one more dunk opportunity left in the contest, Chandler brought out Pope and his wife, Lee Anne, onto the Rupp Arena court (er, ASB GlassFloor) for his final attempt. The bouncy freshman directed the Popes to just inside the paint where Mark stood right behind Lee Anne. With Travis Perry serving as the lob passer underneath the basket, he tossed a perfect ball to Chandler right above the Pope family’s head. Chandler ju…

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