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SAN ANTONIO – McNeese's Christian Shumate has been selected to the King's Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship roster for the 36th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio on Thursday, April 3. Shumate is one of six players that will participate in the slam dunk competition, which will air live on ESPN at 6 p.m. CT.
SAN ANTONIO – McNeese's Christian Shumate has been selected to the King's Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship roster for the 36th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio on Thursday, April 3. Shumate is one of six players that will participate in the slam dunk competition, which will air live on ESPN at 6 p.m. CT.
A two-time, back-to-back Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Shumate helped guide McNeese to consecutive conference regular season and tournament championships as well as two NCAA Tournament appearances and helped lead the Cowboys to their first-ever NCAA Tournament win, a 69-67 victory over Clemson on March 20.
Shumate led the team with 47 Shu Slams on the season including four against Clemson in that historic postseason game.
The State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships invites 24 of the nation's elite men's and women's college basketball players to compete for slam dunk and 3-point shooting bragging rights. The night features the King's Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship, the E*TRADE Men's 3-Point Championship, the Hanes Women's 3-Point Shooting Championship and the Dave's Hot Chicken Hot Shot Challenge. The winners of the Hanes Men's and Women's 3-Point Championships will then compete in the Skechers Battle of the Champions.
It will be the fifth time San Antonio has played host to the event, and the first time the annual competition will take place at Frost Bank Center, the home of the San Antonio Spurs. The event was last held in an NBA venue in 2019 when more than 8,000 fans flocked to Target Center in Minneapolis to witness the excitement of this annual showcase.
Participants in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships have included some of basketball's greats and legendary lottery picks, including Gary Payton, Steve Nash, Cappie Pondexter and Odyssey Sims, to unforgettable tournament superstars from recent history like Kris Jenkins, Jack Gohlke, Dyaisha Fair and Ariel Atkins.
Tickets for the event start at just $20 and can be purchased by visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Discounted rates are available for groups of 10 or more, which can be secured by calling Spurs Group Sales at 210-444-5959 or by filling out a Group Sales form at www.collegeslam.com/group-tickets.
A complete roster of participants in the 2025 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will be released in the coming days.
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