Men's Basketball

Toledo Men's Basketball's Spencer Littleson to Compete in State Farm 3-Point Championships

Story courtesy of Toledo Sports Information

Indianapolis, Ind. - University of Toledo senior Spencer Littleson has been selected to the Men's 3-Point 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. Littleson is one of eight players selected for the event that will air live on ESPN2 at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Littleson leads the nation with a school-record 103 three-point field goals and ranks second nationally with a 47.2 three-point FG%. The Rochester Hills, Mich. native earned second-team All-MAC and MAC All-Defensive Team honors this past season while leading the Rockets to a 21-9 overall record and the Mid-American Conference championship.

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.

A complete roster of participants will be released at a later date.

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.