will will compete at the College Slam Dunk Championship in Phoenix
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Florida Tech graduate guard David McCullough has been selected to participate in the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker Fan Vote, a social media fan voting competition featuring 16 of the nation’s top under-the-radar players from all levels of college basketball.
This four-week competition will culminate with the winner having the chance to compete in the King’s Hawaiian College Slam Dunk Championship on April 4 in Phoenix.
Fans will determine the winner by voting on the event’s Twitter @CollegeSlam and Instagram @College_Slam channels in a bracket-style competition.
The Twitter voting window for each round will run for the duration of each round and the Instagram voting window for each round will run for the final 24 hours each week.
First-round voting begins today at Noon CT and runs through Friday at Noon CT. The athlete with the most votes in each matchup will move on to the next round.
The final round will take place March 20-24.
The schedule for each voting round will go as follows:
Round One: March 4 at Noon CT through March 8 Noon CT (16 Players)
Quarterfinals: March 11 at Noon CT through March 15 at Noon CT (8 Players)
Semifinals: March 18 at Noon CT through March 22 at Noon CT (4 Players)
Finals: March 25 at Noon CT through March 29 at Noon CT (2 Players)
The player that ultimately receives the most votes in the final round will be selected to compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, an event featuring some of the best college dunkers and 3-point shooters in the country.
The 2024 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will air live on ESPN during college championship weekend in Phoenix at 6 p.m. MST on April 4.
The following are the 16 Dark Horse Dunkers competing in the contest for their chance to showcase their talents in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships:
■ Christian Adams, LeTourneau
■ Akol Arop, Florida Southern
■ Andre Ball, Cal State Dominguez Hills
■ Ryan Davis, Ripon College
■ Collen Gurley, Mount Union
■ Jermaine Hall, Jr., California (PA)
■ Brendon Hamilton, Westfield State
■ David McCullough, Florida Tech
■ Tim Moore, Benedict
■ Ikenna Okeke, Missouri S&T
■ Jake O’Neil, College of Idaho
■ JJ Ramey, University of the Cumberlands
■ Ali Sabet, Loras
■ Elijah Simmons, Ottawa University Arizona
■ Kendrick Tchoua, Indianapolis
■ Malik Whitaker, Fort Lewis
Three players who won the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition have gone on to win the Slam Dunk Championship, including Marcus Lewis (Eastern Kentucky) in 2014, James Justice (Martin Methodist College) in 2012, and Jacob Tucker (Illinois College) in 2011.
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