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Winner will have the opportunity to compete in the 36th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships on April 3
SAN ANTONIO (March 3, 2025) – Intersport, producers of the State Farm® College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, announced details for the 2025 State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition, a social media fan voting competition featuring 16 of the nation’s top under-the-radar players from all levels of college basketball. This four-week competition will culminate with the winner having the chance to compete in the King’s Hawaiian Slam Dunk Contest on April 3 in San Antonio.
Fans will determine the winner by voting on the event’s Twitter (@CollegeSlam) and Instagram (@College_Slam) channels in a bracket-style competition. The Twitter voting window for each round will run for the duration of each round and the Instagram voting window for each round will run for the final 24 hours each week. First-round voting begins today at Noon CT and runs through Friday at Noon CT. The athlete with the most votes in each matchup will move on to the next round. The final round will take place March 24-28.
The schedule for each voting round will go as follows:
Round One |
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March 3 at Noon CT through March 7 Noon CT (16 Players) |
Quarterfinals |
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March 10 at Noon CT through March 14 at Noon CT (8 Players) |
Semifinals |
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March 17 at Noon CT through March 21 at Noon CT (4 Players) |
Finals |
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March 24 at Noon CT through March 28 at Noon CT (2 Players) |
The player that ultimately receives the most votes in the final round will be selected to compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, an event featuring some of the best college dunkers and 3-point shooters in the country. The 2025 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will air live on ESPN during national championship weekend in San Antonio at 6 p.m. CT on April 3.
The following are the 16 Dark Horse Dunkers competing in the contest for their chance to showcase their talents in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships:
- Nico Ashley, Less-McRae
- Christian Caldwell, Southern Arkansas
- Ryker Cisarik, Nova Southeastern
- Chandler Collins-Johnson, Livingstone College
- Peyton Gerald, Florida Southern College
- Jemario Hersey, Belhaven
- TJ Hilliard, McMurry
- Logan Jagodzinski, Rochester
- Steven Lyles, Spring Hill
- Lakeem McAliley, East Stroudsburg
- Omar Nkonde, Queens College
- Tavin Pierre Philippe, Adelphi
- Straton Rogers, College of Idaho
- Alex Singleton, Loras
- Tristan Smith, Concordia-Nebraska
- Tae Wilson, Saint Leo
Three players who won the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition have gone on to win the Slam Dunk Championship, including Marcus Lewis (Eastern Kentucky) in 2014, James Justice (Martin Methodist College) in 2012 and Jacob Tucker (Illinois College) in 2011.
For more information about the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, follow us on Twitter (@CollegeSLAM) and Instagram (@College_Slam). Official rules for the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition can be found HERE.
Official contest rules can be found here.
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