Throughout the history of the contest, there have been witnessed many famous moments. Most noticeable being the 2001 contest, in
Kaunas, where
Robertas Javtokas (representing
Lietuvos rytas) repeated the World Record for the highest slam dunk, when he dunked a basketball on a goal set at 3.65m (12 feet) above the floor. The very first slam dunk contest was won by
Gary Arrington, of
BC Statyba, at the 1994
LKL All-Star Day, in
Panevėžys. The current champion of the LKL Dunk Contest is
Kenny Gaines. ==Slam Dunk Contest champions==