CHICAGO – The American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will air at 4:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 1, on CBS. The second-annual event will showcase the dunking and shooting talents of 24 of the nation's top high school seniors. Individual events in the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships include: American Family Insurance Women's 3-Point Contest, U.S. Marines Men's 3-Point Contest and American Family Insurance Dunk Contest.
"American Family Insurance is proud of the way these young men and women have pursued their dreams, both on and far above the basketball court," said Annette Knapstein, American Family Insurance vice president of marketing. "And it's not just the athletes. The communities really came through in supporting their players. We're looking forward to the competitions, and to seeing where their dreams take them in the long run."
The 24 competitors in the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships include:
Dunk ContestDalante Dunklin -
Parker (San Diego)Savon Goodman -
Constitution (Philadelphia)Javontae Hawkins -
Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.)Jelon Hornbeak -
Grace Prep (Arlington, Texas)DeMarquise Johnson -
Westwind Prep International (Phoenix)Shaquille Johnson -
Milton (Ga.)Jean-Pierre Tokoto -
Menomonee Falls (Wis.)*
Wally Ellenson -
Rice Lake (Wis.)Men's 3-pt Contest Phil Forte -
Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas)Buddy Hield -
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)Malik Morgan -
Curtis (River Ridge, La.)Zak Showalter -
Germantown (Wis.)Isaiah Zierden -
Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park, Minn.)Kellen Dunham -
Pendleton Heights (Pendleton, Ind.)Jordan Price -
Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, Ga.)*
Nolan Cass -
The Woodlands (Texas)
Women's 3-pt ContestAntoinette Bannister -
Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.)Morgan Batey -
Pace Academy (Atlanta)Jasmine Jenkins -
East Hall (Gainesville, Ga.)Kari Korver -
Valley Christian (Cerritos, Calif.)Addy Roller -
Purdy (Mo.)Shilpa Tummala -
St. Mary's (Phoenix)Jamie Weisner -
Clarkston (Wash.) *
Kim Cerjan -
Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colo.)* Winner of Facebook voting competitionThe final three roster spots in each contest were filled via Facebook fan voting. The Facebook campaign featured 48 high school seniors – 16 competitors in each category – who uploaded YouTube videos to the official Facebook page and were then hand-selected as bracket contestants. Each week for four weeks, the contestants competed in a bracket-style knockout competition. Half the field advanced to the next round after a week of voting until, ultimately, the dunker, men's 3-point shooter and women's 3-point shooter with the most votes remained. Now, these fan-selected contestants will test their skills against some of the nation's top college recruits. To find out more about the Facebook competition, visit: (
facebook.com/HighSchoolSlam).
Alumni of the event include Oklahoma State's Cezar Guerrero, Texas' Sheldon McClellan, UConn's DeAndre Daniels and Wake Forest's Chase Fischer.
The taping of the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will take place at the Alario Center in New Orleans on Friday, March 30 at 8 p.m. ET. A limited number of complimentary screening passes are available for fans who would like to attend the event. Screening passes may be requested by visiting
HighSchoolSlamTix.com. Screening passes do not guarantee admission, and seating will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis for those with screening passes only.
The broadcast team includes Tim Brando, Bill Raftery and Lewis Johnson, as well as reports from expert analyst Chris Stonebraker of MaxPreps. The program will have numerous encore presentations on CBS College Sports.
