The Final Four isn't the only attraction in the Houston area this weekend.
Several of college basketball's stars of tomorrow will participate in the 2011 National High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships on Friday night at the Berry Center in Cypress, Texas.
Madison (Houston) star Roderick Smith will look to put on a show in the dunk contest for the home crowd.
Photo by Michael Henderson
The event begins at 7 p.m. CST and features 16 high school stars from across the country. CBS will broadcast the inaugural showcase at 4:30 p.m. EST April 3.
Four of the participants are members of MaxPreps.com's 2011 Top 100 –
De'Andre Daniels of
IMG Academies (Bradenton, Fla.), University of Texas signee
Sheldon McClellan of
Bellaire (Houston, Texas), Mississippi State signee
David Gardner of
Okolona (Miss.) and Oklahoma State verbal commitment
Cezar Guerrero of
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.). Future Michigan State Spartan
Dwaun Anderson of
Suttons Bay (Mich.) was recently named Mr. Basketball in the Great Lakes State.
Dylan Burmester of
Christ Our Rock Lutheran (Centralia, Ill.) and
Antjuan Ball of
Central (Hayneville, Ala.) were selected by MaxPreps for the dunk contest through a user-submitted video contest (see videos below).
Tickets for the 2011 National High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships are $10 for adults and $7 for students. Tickets can be purchased at
www.highschoolslam.com.
Dunk contest participantsDwaun Anderson,
Suttons Bay (Mich.) – Michigan State signee
Antjuan Ball,
Central (Hayneville, Ala.)Dylan Burmester,
Christ Our Rock Lutheran (Centralia, Ill.)Kiwi Gardner,
Westwind Prep International (Phoenix, Ariz.)Dwight Meikle,
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.) – St. John's
Devon Provost,
Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.)Roderick Smith,
Madison (Houston, Texas)Shaquille Thomas,
Nia Prep (Newark, N.J.) – Cincinnati
3-Point shootout participantsDe'Andre Daniels,
IMG Academies (Bradenton, Fla.)Chase Fischer,
Ripley (W.Va.) – Wake Forest
David Gardner,
Okolona (Miss.) – Mississippi State
Cezar Guerrero,
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) – Oklahoma State
Brett Kingma,
Jackson (Mill Creek, Wash.) – Oregon
Chris Martin,
St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.)Sheldon McClellan,
Bellaire (Houston, Texas) – Texas
Tanner Wozniak,
Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg, Fla.) – Florida International
