The 2023 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships roster is finalized, Intersport announced today. The 34th annual event, which will showcase the dunking and long-range shooting talents of the country’s premier college basketball players, will air live on ESPN2 at 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday from the Bayou Music Center in downtown Houston.
The night features the King’s Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship, the TaxAct Men’s 3-Point Championship, the Celsius Women’s 3-Point Championship and the Applebee’s Team Shootout. The winners of the TaxAct Men’s and Celsius Women’s 3-Point Championships will then compete in the Rocket Mortgage Battle of the Champions. The following players have been selected to compete in each contest:
Celsius Women’s 3-Point Championship
Chrislyn Carr - Louisville
Thelma Dis Agustsdottir – Ball State
Jayla Everett – St. John’s
Marnelle Garraud – Vanderbilt
Kate Mager – Iona
Taylor Robertson – Oklahoma
Mercedes Staples – San Diego State
Taycee Wedin – St. Mary’s
King’s Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship
Emmanuel Ansong – Vanderbilt
Kamari Brown – Georgia Southern
Myles Burns – Ole Miss
Keane Jamal Harris – Northern New Mexico
Shaquan Jules – Radford
Carlos Pepin – East Stroudsburg
Ahmad Rand – Milwaukee
Nike Sibande – Pitt
TaxAct Men’s 3-Point Championship
Tyree Appleby – Wake Forest
Austin Ash – Citadel
Antoine Davis – Detroit Mercy
Andrew Funk – Penn State
Umoja Gibson – DePaul
D’Moi Hodge – Missouri
Darius McGhee – Liberty
Grant Sherfield – Oklahoma
East Stroudsburg’s Carlos Pepin earned a spot in the King’s Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship by winning the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition, a digital media fan-voting contest last week.
Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting www.collegeslam.com or at the Bayou Music Center box office on the day of the event.
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, Denzel Valentine, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Gearlds, Kristi Toliver, Odyssey Sims, Tiffany Hayes, Tiffany Mitchell and Ariel Atkins.
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