Champaign, ILL.– Illinois graduate student Alfonso Plummer (Fajardo, Puerto Rico) has been selected to the TaxAct Men's 3-Point Championship roster for the 33rd annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Xavier University of Louisiana's Convocation Center in New Orleans on Thursday, March 31. Plummer is one of eight players selected for the event that will air live on ESPN at 8 p.m. CT.
Plummer led the Big Ten and ranked 22nd in the NCAA in 3-pointers this season, draining 98 in 33 games (3.0 avg). He was second in the conference and 25th nationally in 3-point percentage, shooting 40.8% (98-240). Plummer tied the school record for 3-pointers in a game with eight treys against Ohio State on Feb. 24 at State Farm Center, and he set another UI record by making five or more threes in nine games.
Plummer's total of 98 triples ranks third on the Illinois all-time single-season list. He averaged 14.6 points in his lone season in Champaign, helping lead the Illini to the Big Ten championship while garnering third-team all-league accolades.
Intersport, producers of the event, invites 24 of the nation's elite men's and women's college basketball players to compete for slam dunk and 3-point shooting bragging rights. The night features the Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship, the TaxAct Men's 3-Point Championship, the Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Shooting Championship and the Applebee's Team Shootout. The winners of the TaxAct Men's and Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Championships will then compete in the State Farm Battle of the Champions.
A complete roster of participants in the 2022 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will be released in the days leading up to the event. For more information, visit CollegeSlam.com and follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Plummer led the Big Ten and ranked 22nd in the NCAA in 3-pointers this season, draining 98 in 33 games (3.0 avg). He was second in the conference and 25th nationally in 3-point percentage, shooting 40.8% (98-240). Plummer tied the school record for 3-pointers in a game with eight treys against Ohio State on Feb. 24 at State Farm Center, and he set another UI record by making five or more threes in nine games.
Plummer's total of 98 triples ranks third on the Illinois all-time single-season list. He averaged 14.6 points in his lone season in Champaign, helping lead the Illini to the Big Ten championship while garnering third-team all-league accolades.
Intersport, producers of the event, invites 24 of the nation's elite men's and women's college basketball players to compete for slam dunk and 3-point shooting bragging rights. The night features the Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship, the TaxAct Men's 3-Point Championship, the Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Shooting Championship and the Applebee's Team Shootout. The winners of the TaxAct Men's and Rocket Mortgage Women's 3-Point Championships will then compete in the State Farm Battle of the Champions.
A complete roster of participants in the 2022 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will be released in the days leading up to the event. For more information, visit CollegeSlam.com and follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
