University of Tennessee Athletics
Lofton to compete in 3-point contest
March 31, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Chris Lofton, who owns the SEC career 3-point field goals mark with 431, takes aim at winning the State Farm 3-Point Championship at the NCAA Final Four. The program will air at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 5 on ESPN.
The contest will be held Thursday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. CT at Greehey Arena on the St. Mary's University campus in San Antonio, Texas. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets range from $5-10 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-866-666-8932.
For two decades, the nation???s top shooters and showmen have put their skills on display in advance of college basketball???s national semifinal and championship games.
The tradition continues as a tip-off to the big weekend in San Antonio as players will compete in the men???s 3-point, women???s 3-point and slam dunk championships.
David Robinson, Emmitt Smith, Limas Sweed and Kellen Winslow Jr. to Judge Dunk Contest.
Men???s 3-Point Participants include: Drew Neitzel, Michigan State; Chris Lofton, Tennessee; AJ Graves, Butler; Shan Foster, Vanderbilt; Derrick Low, Washington State; Jamar Butler, Ohio State; Brian Roberts, Dayton; Jaycee Carroll, Utah State
Women???s 3-Point Participants* include: Allie Quigley, DePaul; Chioma Nnamaka, Georgia Tech; Marscilla Packer, Ohio State; Joyce Ekworomadu, Texas State; Meg Bulger, West Virginia; Maurita Reid, Miami; Kiki Lund, Dayton; Quianna Chaney, LSU
Slam Dunk Participants* inlcude: Deron Washington, Va. Tech; James Gist, Maryland; JR Giddens, New Mexico; Patrick Ewing Jr., Georgetown; Brian Randle, Illinois; Joey Dorsey, Memphis; Will Bullard, TAMU ??? CC; Sonny Weems, Arkansas
Confirmed roster of participants as of 3.28.08; participants are subject to change based on tournament results
