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Baxter Selected to Participate in 2021 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships

All-Star event held at Hinkle Fieldhouse to air live on ESPN2 on April 1

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 25, 2021) – Troy Baxter has been selected to the Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship roster for the 32nd annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University Campus in Indianapolis on Thursday, April 1. Baxter is one of eight players selected for the event that will air live on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. ET.
 
Baxter, a 6-9 standout forward from Tallahassee, Fla., made his mark as one of the top players in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The senior, who was named to the All-MEAC First Team and All-Defensive Team, finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in scoring (17.1), No. 3 in blocks (1.7) and entered the MEAC Tournament shooting 44.5 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. 
 
Baxter was also recently named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 15 Second Team.
  
Baxter recorded his sixth 20-point performance of the year against Norfolk State, scoring a game-high 21 points on Feb. 14 at Hill Field House. He also scored double-figures 17 times, including a season-high 28-point performance in a 95-82 victory at Coppin State on January 30, 2021.

Baxter helped lead Morgan State to a 14-8 overall record and 7-5 mark in MEAC play. The Bears advanced to the MEAC Tournament title game where they fell to Norfolk State. It marked the Bears first appearance in the conference finals since 2014.

Intersport, producers of the event, invites 24 of the nation's elite men's and women's college basketball players to compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships (eight dunkers, along with eight men's and eight women's shooters). The program showcases the dunking and sharp-shooting talents of the nation's top college basketball players during the Men's 3-point Championship, the Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Championship, the Battle of the Champions, the Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship and the IHOP Team Shootout.
 
For more than 30 years, several of the top players in college basketball have competed in the College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships including: Gary Payton, Steve Nash, Jason Terry, Kyle Korver, Bobby Hurley, Michael Finley, Allan Houston, Wesley Matthews, Yogi Ferrell, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Gearlds, Kristi Toliver, Tiffany Hayes and Ariel Atkins.
 
This year's event will be closed to the public. Fans can watch the event live on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. ET on April 1 and can visit CollegeSlam.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
 
The following players have been selected to compete in each contest: 
State Farm Men's 3-Point Championship
Ross Cummings – Mercer
Lonnie Grayson – Army
Loren Cristian Jackson – Akron
Spencer Littleson – Toledo
Isaiah Ross – Iona
Jordan Schakel – San Diego State
Richard Washington – San Jose State
Jon Williams – Robert Morris
 
Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship
TJ Crockett – Lindenwood
Troy Baxter – Morgan State
Elyjah Goss – IUPUI
Zach Jacobs – James Madison
Unique McLean – St. Francis
Isaiah Miller – UNC Greensboro
 
Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Championship
Marissa Banfield – Stephen F. Austin
Chelsea Dungee – Arkansas
Arella Guirantes – Rutgers
Petra Holesinska – North Carolina
Tori Martell – Montana State
Anna McLeod – Abilene Christian
Jasmine Walker – Alabama
Maddy Watters – Central Michigan
 

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