<Tr> <Th> Assists </Th> <Td> 4,342 (5.3 apg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Stats at Basketball-Reference.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb (born July 13, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball point guard . Webb, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), is known for winning a Slam Dunk Contest despite being one of the shortest players in NBA history . NBA.com lists him at 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall . He is currently the President of Basketball Operations for the Texas Legends, the G - League team for the Dallas Mavericks in Frisco, Texas . </P> <P> Webb was born into poverty in Dallas, Texas . He was raised in a small two - bedroom home and used basketball as an inspiration . Webb was not tall, but he used his quickness and jumping ability to outplay the other, bigger kids . Starting in the seventh grade, Webb was told that he was too short to play basketball . He received a chance to play on his junior high team only after 2 players forgot to complete their physical exam requirements in time for the first game . Webb scored 22 points in that first game . He could dunk the ball when he was 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m). At Wilmer - Hutchins High School, he played on the junior varsity team where he made a large impact; when he made the varsity team, he averaged 26 points per game . </P>

Shortest to win the nba slam dunk contest