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Meaning done by professionals with the proper equipment and making sure the correct techniques are used when doing a vertical jump. Similar to the hand timed 40's done by the high school coach or the guys brother. They say they run a 4.4 or 4.3 40 but are shocked when they get clocked at a 4.6 at a combine. Considering DJ Stephenson has the highest vertical ever recorded by the NBA at the combines at 46 I really doubt all these 40 inch verticals from high school kids in KY.

Well those NBA combine stats haven't been really official, and easy to look up for very long. If you go to NBA.com you can see it only dates back to the 2000's. Still, a 59" vertical is really hard to believe. Having 59" of clearance even with your knees pulled up is pretty phenomenal. I have heard Jordan's was 48", but no one has that officially. But yes, as to the original point, 40" verticals are pretty rare, but you're gonna see several people in an entire state with 40"+ verticals. No reason to not believe a guy has one when discussing the highest jumpers in the state.