Remember when I showed you the dunk John Wall smashed on Jerry Stackhouse this summer? If you didn’t, just do a search on the blog.

The young fella can ball.

So I wasn’t surprised he did his thing in leading No. 5 Kentucky to a 68-66 win Saturday against No. 10 North Carolina at Rupp Arena.

Early in the game, he crossed over Larry Drew II in the open court for a two-handed dunk and then followed that up with a reverse lay up and a perfect lob pass to Patrick Patterson for a two-handed cram to help the Wildcats build a 19-point first-half lead.

Then he overcame a leg injury and hit two free throws with four seconds left to secure the win and stem off a great North Carolina comeback. Wall finished with 16 points.

Again, the young fella can ball.

Just continue the countdown for him declaring himself for the 2010 NBA Draft. He’s 6-4, got crazy handles, swagger and athleticism, can knock down the 3 and is only going to get better defensively.

Yep, John Wall is definitely in the building.

Now this was nasty.

I caught this earlier today on Yahoo and it looks more and more impressive every time I watch it.

After all the hoopla surrounding Jordan Crawford dunking on LeBron James at James’ camp, the play itself pales in comparison to Kentucky recruit John Wall smashing one down on NBA veteran Jerry Stackhouse in a summer league game in North Carolina.

Now Stackhouse has lost some lift in those legs, but still, Wall took him to the cleaners on this one.

Nasty.