Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships
*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 03/31/2023
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As the operator of nationally televised events that will take place during college basketball’s national championship weekend, Intersport is bringing them all under one roof for the first time when it hosts Hoops House at the Bayou Music Center in downtown Houston.
Hoops House will be the home for basketball fans from across the country, where they will be treated to multiple days of fan-centric events in anticipation of semifinal games on April 1 and the title game on April 3.
A robust weekend of programming is in the works for Hoops House, which will be highlighted two of Intersport’s longstanding nationally televised showcase events– the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, which will air live on ESPN2 on Thursday, March 30, and the High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, which will take place on Friday, March 31, and air on CBS on Sunday, April 2.
Tickets for the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships and the High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will go on sale on Feb. 16 and can be purchased by visiting the Hoops House website, www.houstonhoopshouse.com.
More about High School Slam
Since 2011, the nation’s elite prep stars have participated in the High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, a nationally televised showcase to introduce the basketball world to the next generation of elite players that will hit the college and professional ranks in the years to come.
The 2023 High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will be held on Friday, March 31 at 7 p.m. CT at Hoops House inside the Bayou Music Center in downtown Houston. CBS will air the event in its entirety on Sunday, April 2 at Noon CT.
A complete roster of participating players will be announced in the week’s leading up to the event, but this event has routinely hosted the future stars of the basketball world, several of which are currently part of the young core of the Houston Rockets. Jabari Smith, the No. 3 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, was part of the High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships in 2021, Jalen Green committed to the 2020 event prior to its cancelation and Kevin Porter Jr. participated in the dunk contest in 2018.
More about College Slam
Each year, 24 of the nation’s elite men’s and women’s college basketball players will compete for slam dunk and 3-point shooting bragging rights. The night features the King's Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship, the TaxAct Men’s 3-Point Championship, the Women’s 3-Point Shooting Championship and the Applebee’s Team Shootout. The winners of the Men’s and Women’s 3-Point Championships will then compete in the Battle of the Champions.
Since the event’s inception, several of the top players in college basketball have competed in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships before moving on to the professional ranks, including Gary Payton, Steve Nash, Jason Terry, Kyle Korver, Bobby Hurley, Michael Finley, Allan Houston, Wesley Matthews, Denzel Valentine, Yogi Ferrell, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Gearlds, Kristi Toliver, Odyssey Sims, Tiffany Hayes, Tiffany Mitchell and Ariel Atkins.
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