NEW ORLEANS (March 30, 2022) – The 2022 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships roster is finalized, Intersport announced today. The 33rd annual event, which will showcase the dunking and long-range shooting talents of the country’s premier college basketball players, will air live on ESPN at 8 p.m. CT on Thursday from Xavier University of Louisiana’s Convocation Center in New Orleans.
The night features the Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship, the TaxAct Men’s 3-Point Championship, the Rocket Mortgage Women’s 3-Point Shooting Championship and the Applebee’s Team Shootout. The winners of the TaxAct Men’s and Rocket Mortgage Women’s 3-Point Championships will then compete in the State Farm Battle of the Champions. The following players have been selected to compete in each contest:
TaxAct Men’s 3-Point Championship
Jordan Bohannon – Iowa
Brad Davison – Wisconsin
Drake Jeffries – Wyoming
Davion Mintz – Kentucky
Alex O’Connell – Creighton
Carl Pierre – Rice
Alfonso Plummer – Illinois
Sasha Stefanovic – Purdue
Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship
Jalen Adaway – St. Bonaventure
Branden Ellis – Lynn
Sean Miller-Moore – Grand Canyon
Taze Moore – Houston
Alex O’Connell – Creighton
Derek St. Hilaire – New Orleans
Alondes Williams – Wake Forest
Rocket Mortgage Women’s 3-Point Championship
Lexi Held – DePaul
Rhyne Howard – Kentucky
Karissa McLaughlin – Marquette
Kelsey Marshall – Miami (FL)
Amber Ramirez – Arkansas
Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech
Kendall Spray – Florida Gulf Coast
Deja Winters – Minnesota
Lynn University guard Branden Ellis earned a spot in the Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship by winning the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition, a digital media fan-voting contest.
Tickets for the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships are on sale now. Individual tickets begin at $10 and special rates for groups of 10 or more are also available at www.collegeslam.com. The event is also staging a donation drive to support tornado relief efforts. Any fan bringing personal hygiene items, including soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant or feminine hygiene products, to be donated to families in need will be given a free ticket to attend the event. Products must be in their original packaging in order to be donated.
Since the event’s inception, several of the top players in college basketball have competed in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships before moving on to the professional ranks, including Gary Payton, Steve Nash, Jason Terry, Kyle Korver, Bobby Hurley, Michael Finley, Allan Houston, Wesley Matthews, Denzel Valentine, Yogi Ferrell, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Gearlds, Kristi Toliver, Odyssey Sims, Tiffany Hayes, Tiffany Mitchell and Ariel Atkins.
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