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4/3/2019 3:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
All-Star event held at Minneapolis’ Target Center to air live on ESPN Thursday
CHICAGO – Gonzaga's Josh Perkins has been selected to the 3-Point Championship roster for the 31st annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Minneapolis' Target Center on Thursday.
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Perkins is one of eight men's college basketball players selected for the event that will air live on ESPN at 6 p.m. PT. He was invited to take part in the 3-Point Championship after being recognized as one of the nation's finest shooters from 3-point territory.
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Perkins made 53 three-pointers in 2018-19, shooting 36 percent from behind-the-arc. He finished his incredible GU career with 251 made three-pointers, which ranks fifth all-time in program history. The Park Hill, Colo. native, ended his collegiate career with a 38.6 three-point field goal percentage. He averaged 11 points per game during his senior season. Perkins broke Gonzaga's career (712) and single-season (234) assist records in 2018-19.
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The night features the Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship, the State Farm Men's 3-Point Championship, the Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Championship and the Applebee's Team Shootout. The winners of the Men's and Women's 3-Point Championships will then compete in the Reese's Puffs Battle of the Champions.
 
Roderick Howell of Division II North Greenville earned a spot in the Slam Dunk Championship by winning the "Dark Horse Dunker" competition, a digital media fan-voting contest. After 280,895 fan votes were cast over four weeks, Howell was selected to compete in the contest.
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Over the last 30 years, several of the top players in college basketball have competed in the College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships including: Gary Payton, Steve Nash, Jason Terry, Kyle Korver, Bobby Hurley, Michael Finley, Allan Houston, Wesley Matthews, Yogi Ferrell, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Gearlds, Kristi Toliver, Tiffany Hayes and Ariel Atkins.
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State Farm Men's 3-Point Championship
David Crisp - Washington
Clayton Custer – Loyola Chicago
Mike Daum – South Dakota State
Corey Davis Jr. – Houston
Fletcher Magee – Wofford
CJ Massinburg – Buffalo
Josh Perkins – Gonzaga
BJ Taylor – UCF
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Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship
Jordan Davis – Northern Colorado
Roberto Gallinat – Pacific
Jamall Gregory – Jacksonville St.
Roderick Howell – North Greenville
Khalil Iverson – Wisconsin
DaQuan Jeffries – Tulsa
Marlain Veal – Southeastern Louisiana
Josh Webster – Missouri State
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Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Championship
Sophie Cunningham – Missouri
Natisha Hiedeman – Marquette
Presley Hudson – Central Michigan
Kiara Leslie – NC State
Darby Maggard – Belmont
Maci Morris – Kentucky
Taylor Pierce – Idaho
Danni Williams – Texas
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Perkins is one of eight men's college basketball players selected for the event that will air live on ESPN at 6 p.m. PT. He was invited to take part in the 3-Point Championship after being recognized as one of the nation's finest shooters from 3-point territory.
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Perkins made 53 three-pointers in 2018-19, shooting 36 percent from behind-the-arc. He finished his incredible GU career with 251 made three-pointers, which ranks fifth all-time in program history. The Park Hill, Colo. native, ended his collegiate career with a 38.6 three-point field goal percentage. He averaged 11 points per game during his senior season. Perkins broke Gonzaga's career (712) and single-season (234) assist records in 2018-19.
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The night features the Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship, the State Farm Men's 3-Point Championship, the Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Championship and the Applebee's Team Shootout. The winners of the Men's and Women's 3-Point Championships will then compete in the Reese's Puffs Battle of the Champions.
 
Roderick Howell of Division II North Greenville earned a spot in the Slam Dunk Championship by winning the "Dark Horse Dunker" competition, a digital media fan-voting contest. After 280,895 fan votes were cast over four weeks, Howell was selected to compete in the contest.
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Over the last 30 years, several of the top players in college basketball have competed in the College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships including: Gary Payton, Steve Nash, Jason Terry, Kyle Korver, Bobby Hurley, Michael Finley, Allan Houston, Wesley Matthews, Yogi Ferrell, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Gearlds, Kristi Toliver, Tiffany Hayes and Ariel Atkins.
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State Farm Men's 3-Point Championship
David Crisp - Washington
Clayton Custer – Loyola Chicago
Mike Daum – South Dakota State
Corey Davis Jr. – Houston
Fletcher Magee – Wofford
CJ Massinburg – Buffalo
Josh Perkins – Gonzaga
BJ Taylor – UCF
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Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship
Jordan Davis – Northern Colorado
Roberto Gallinat – Pacific
Jamall Gregory – Jacksonville St.
Roderick Howell – North Greenville
Khalil Iverson – Wisconsin
DaQuan Jeffries – Tulsa
Marlain Veal – Southeastern Louisiana
Josh Webster – Missouri State
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Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Championship
Sophie Cunningham – Missouri
Natisha Hiedeman – Marquette
Presley Hudson – Central Michigan
Kiara Leslie – NC State
Darby Maggard – Belmont
Maci Morris – Kentucky
Taylor Pierce – Idaho
Danni Williams – Texas
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