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INDIANAPOLIS (February 12, 2026) – More than 150 of college basketball’s most lethal perimeter shooters and dynamic high-flying dunk artists have been named to the Midseason Watch Lists for the 2026 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships.
The event is set for Friday, April 3 at 7 p.m. ET inside historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, and will be broadcast nationally at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 5 on ESPN. The event, held on the campus of Butler University, tips off one of the most exciting weekends in college basketball.
Tickets for the 2026 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships start at $29 and are now on sale by visiting here.
The 3-Point Championship watch list is highlighted by some of the nation’s most consistent and dangerous long-range threats. On the men’s side, the list includes Indiana’s Lamar Wilkerson, Vanderbilt’s Tyler Nickel, Oklahoma’s Nijel Pack, and Purdue’s Fletcher Loyer, while the women’s watch list features standouts such as Indiana’s Shay Ciezki, Kansas’ Elle Evans, UCLA’s Gianna Kneepkens, and Vanderbilt’s Justine Pissott.
The Slam Dunk watch list showcases college basketball’s premier aerial artists and rim-rockers, led by Butler’s Michael Ajayi, Arkansas’ Trevon Brazile, DePaul’s NJ Benson, LIU’s Greg Gordon, Austin Peay’s Hansel Emmanuel, and St. John’s Dillon Mitchell.
Over the years, the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships have featured some of basketball’s all-time greats and legendary lottery picks, including Gary Payton, Steve Nash, Cappie Pondexter, and Odyssey Sims, along with unforgettable tournament heroes such as Kris Jenkins, Jack Gohlke, Dyaisha Fair, and Ariel Atkins.
A complete roster of participants for the 2026 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will be announced closer to the event.
For more information, visit CollegeSlam.com, and follow on X (@CollegeSLAM) and Instagram (@College_Slam).
SLAM DUNK CHAMPIONSHIP WATCH LIST
| First Name | Last Name | School | Conference |
| Michael | Ajayi | Butler | Big East |
| Sam | Alexis | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Tobe | Awaka | Arizona | Big 12 |
| Miles | Barnstable | Tulsa | American |
| Trevon | Brazile | Arkansas | SEC |
| Myles | Corey | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 |
| Bryson | Dawkins | Youngstown State | Horizon League |
| Tae | Davis | Oklahoma | SEC |
| Darius | Duffy | Purdue Fort Wayne | Horizon League |
| Zuby | Ejiofor | St. John’s | Big East |
| Jason | Edwards | Providence | Big East |
| Hansel | Enmanuel | Austin Peay | ASUN |
| Cam’Ron | Fletcher | High Point | Big South |
| Roddy | Gayle | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Ja’Kobi | Gillespie | Tennessee | SEC |
| Greg | Gordon | LIU | Northeast |
| Tyon | Grant-Foster | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| Jaylin | Henderson | Portland State | Big Sky |
| Keeyan | Itejere | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 |
| Ahmet | Jonovic | Bradley | Missouri Valley |
| Nate | Johnson | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| Dior | Johnson | Tarleton State | WAC |
| Jamier | Jones | Providence | Big East |
| Keonte | Jones | Dayton | Atlantic 10 |
| Alex | Karaban | UConn | Big East |
| Trey | Kaufman-Renn | Purdue | Big Ten |
| William | Kyle III | Syracuse | ACC |
| KJ | Lewis | Georgetown | Big East |
| Yaxel | Lendeborg | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Tramon | Mark | Texas | Big 12 |
| Baba | Miller | Cincinnati | Big 12 |
| Frank | Mitchell | St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 |
| Dillon | Mitchell | St. John’s | Big East |
| Mark | Mitchell | Missouri | SEC |
| Tre’von | Spillers | Wake Forest | ACC |
| De’Shayne | Montgomery | Dayton | Atlantic 10 |
| Tim | Moore Jr. | San Diego | West Coast |
| Otega | Oweh | Kentucky | SEC |
| Jace | Posey | TCU | Big 12 |
| Daniel | Rivera | UAB | American |
| Jordan | Riley | East Carolina | American |
| Chase | Ross | Marquette | Big East |
| Aidan | Shaw | Boston College | ACC |
| Derek | Simpson | Saint Joseph’s | Atlantic 10 |
| Tristan | Smith | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley |
| Jayden | Stone | Missouri | SEC |
| Davion | Sykes | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley |
| Kellen | Thames | Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 |
| Tre | White | Kansas | Big 12 |
E*TRADE MEN’S 3-POINT CHAMPIONSHIP WATCH LIST
| First Name | Last Name | School | Conference |
| Denzel | Aberdeen | Kentucky | SEC |
| Obi | Agbim | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Donovan | Atwell | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Devin | Askew | Villanova | Big East |
| Miles | Barnstable | Tulsa | American |
| Tre | Beard | Cleveland State | Horizon League |
| Eli | Beard | Drexel | Coastal Athletic Association |
| Austin | Bengni | Navy | Patriot League |
| Tyler | Bilodeau | UCLA | Big Ten |
| Zach | Bloch | Northern Colorado | Big Sky |
| Nimari | Burnett | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Cobi | Campbell | Troy | Sun Belt |
| Corey | Camper Jr. | Nevada | Mountain West |
| Skyy | Clark | UCLA | Big Ten |
| MJ | Collins Jr. | Utah State | Mountain West |
| Ryan | Conwell | Louisville | ACC |
| Jacob | Crews | Missouri | SEC |
| Owen | Dease | Valparaiso | Missouri Valley |
| Tucker | DeVries | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Treysen | Eaglestaff | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Kenyon | Giles | Wichita State | American |
| Rylan | Griffen | Texas A&M | SEC |
| Ismail | Habib | Southern Indiana | Ohio Valley |
| Travis | Harper II | Tennessee State | Ohio Valley |
| Emanuel | Sharp | Houston | Big 12 |
| Alex | Hemenway | Evansville | Missouri Valley |
| Tre | Holloman | NC State | ACC |
| Honor | Huff | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Larry | Hughes II | Cal State Northridge | Big West |
| Asim | Jones | Quinnipiac | MAAC |
| Trent | Johnson | Houston Christian | Southland |
| Nate | Johnson | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| Alex | Karaban | UConn | Big East |
| Jaxon | Kohler | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Jamarques | Lawrence | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| Fletcher | Loyer | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Tyler | Lundblade | Belmont | Missouri Valley |
| Max | Mackinnon | LSU | SEC |
| Nick | Martinelli | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Juwan | Maxey | Ball State | Mid-American |
| Dug | McDaniel | Memphis | American |
| Don | McHenry | Utah | Big 12 |
| Mason | Miller | Murray State | Missouri Valley |
| Maximus | Nelson | Purdue Fort Wayne | Horizon League |
| Tyler | Nickel | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Nijel | Pack | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| Alec | Oglesby | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA |
| Jayden | Pierre | TCU | Big 12 |
| Anthony | Roy | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Melo | Sanchez | Central Connecticut | Northeast |
| Richie | Saunders | BYU | Big 12 |
| Elijah | Saunders | Maryland | Big Ten |
| Braden | Smith | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Braden | Sparks | Fairfield | MAAC |
| Bruce | Thornton | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Nick | Townsend | Yale | Ivy League |
| Kenney | Troutman | Anderson University | Heartland |
| Steele | Venters | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| Lance | Waddles | Omaha | Summit League |
| Brennan | Watkins | Chattanooga | Southern |
| Jacari | White | Virginia | ACC |
| Tre | White | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Lamar | Wilkerson | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Sterling | Young | Indiana State | Missouri Valley |
CELSIUS WOMEN’S 3-POINT CHAMPIONSHIP WATCH LIST
| First Name | Last Name | School | Conference |
| Ryanne | Allen | Villanova | Big East |
| Nicole | Anderson | Portland | West Coast |
| Amanda | Barcello | Utah Valley | WAC |
| Mya | Barnes | Jacksonville State | Conference USA |
| Dani | Bayes | Boise State | Mountain West |
| Taylor | Bigby | TCU | Big 12 |
| Malea | Brown | Longwood | Big South |
| En’Dya | Buford | Old Dominion | Sun Belt |
| Shay | Ciezki | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Snudda | Collins | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Trayanna | Crisp | Mississippi State | SEC |
| Vanessa | de Jesus | Notre Dame | Atlantic Coast |
| Harmanie | Dominguez | Stephen F. Austin | WAC |
| Maggie | Doogan | Richmond | Atlantic 10 |
| Kara | Dunn | USC | Big Ten |
| Mariah | Elohim | UNLV | Mountain West |
| Reese | Ericson | Army | Patriot League |
| Elle | Evans | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Denae | Fritz | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Azzi | Fudd | Connecticut | Big East |
| Yarden | Garzon | Maryland | Big Ten |
| Daniela | Gonzalez | South Alabama | Sun Belt |
| Chance | Gray | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Micah | Gray | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Jackie | Grisdale | Quinnipiac | MAAC |
| Jenna | Guyer | Green Bay | Horizon League |
| Callin | Hake | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| Keira | Hanson | Vermont | America East |
| Hunter | Hernandez | UC Irvine | Big West |
| Destiny | Howell | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Erin | Houpt | Boston College | Atlantic Coast |
| Peyton | Ilderton | Marshall | Sun Belt |
| Mia | Jacobs | Oregon | Big Ten |
| Emani | Jenkins | Troy | Sun Belt |
| Jasmine | Jones | West Georgia | ASUN |
| Taleyah | Jones | Arkansas | SEC |
| Carly | Keats | Southern Miss | Sun Belt |
| Gianna | Kneepkens | UCLA | Big Ten |
| Sabrina | Larsson | UMass Lowell | America East |
| Madison | Layden-Zay | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Charlisse | Leger-Walker | UCLA | Big Ten |
| Andjela | Matic | Loyola Marymount | West Coast |
| Madison | Mathiowetz | South Dakota State | Summit League |
| Lydia | Melashenko | Merrimack | MAAC |
| Iyana | Moore | Notre Dame | Atlantic Coast |
| Alana | Nelson | Purdue Fort Wayne | Horizon League |
| Kaylen | Nelson | Bradley | Missouri Valley |
| Sauda | Ntaconayigize | Lafayette | Patriot League |
| Natalie | Pasco | Boise State | Mountain West |
| Justine | Pissott | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Mimi | Rubino | Bryant | America East |
| Ali | Saunders | Southern Indiana | Ohio Valley |
| Ta’Mia | Scott | Alabama | SEC |
| Sydney | Shaw | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Emma | Shumate | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Cameron | Thomas | Stetson | ASUN |
| Jessica | Timmons | Alabama | SEC |
| Haleigh | Timmer | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Rachel | Ullstrom | Richmond | Atlantic 10 |
| Mariana | Valenzuela | Seton Hall | Big East |
| Lee | Volker | Marquette | Big East |
| Karly | Weathers | Alabama | SEC |
| Lani | White | Utah | Big 12 |
| Maty | Wilke | Utah | Big 12 |
| Kristin | Williams | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt |
| Jada | Wynn | UC Irvine | Big West |
| Sara | Zabrecky | UIC | Missouri Valley |
