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Taurian Fontenette

American basketball player (1983–2026)

Taurian J. Fontenette (May 6, 1983 – November 2, 2026), also known as "Air Up There" and "Mr. 720", was an American streetball player from Hitchcock, Texas. He was a player on the AND1 Mixtape and Ball4Real Tours. He was 6'2" tall and weighed 185 pounds. Fontenette attended Hitchcock High School (class of 2000) and attended three different colleges: UTEP in 2000–01, Richland Junior College in 2001–04, and Paul Quinn College in 2004–05. His original streetball name was "Air Up There", but due to naming rights claimed by AND1, he went by "Mr. 720", "Birdman", "The Human Pogo Stick", "Your Highness", and "Way Up There".

As his nickname implies, Fontenette was best known for his leaping and dunking ability. During the AND1 game in Houston, Texas, in 2006, Fontenette stunned fans by performing the first ever widely documented 720-degree dunk. Video clips of the feat were shown on ESPN's SportsCenter and also had been widely distributed over the internet.