Top NBA prospect Ja Morant leapt over his defender for one of the most insane dunks of the year

• Murray State sophomore Ja Morant - who leads his team with 23.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 10.5 assists per game this season - threw down one of the most ridiculous dunks of the year against UT Martin Thursday night.
• The 6-foot-3 guard cleared his defender with an epic leap and slammed it home with one hand.
• Morant is widely expected to be a top-10 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, with ESPN slotting him in at No. 4 in its latest mock draft.
• Check out the viral video below:

Ja Morant is widely expected to be a top-10 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, and he showed everyone why Thursday night.

The Murray State sophomore - who leads the team with 23.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 10.5 assists per game this season - absolutely annihilated his defender with an early contender for most ridiculous dunk of 2019.

Morant fully cleared his defender with an epic leap before finishing with a one-handed slam.

The Racers came away with a 98-77 win, but it was the 6-foot-3 guard's unbelievable finish that drove the internet into an absolute frenzy.

Check out the dunk in all of its glory:

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