Terry Black Selected For ESPN's College Slam Dunk Championship
2/10/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 10, 2001
WACO, Texas - Baylor senior forward Terry Black will participate in the 13th annual College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Basketball Championships during the NCAA Final Four in Minneapolis. The event, which will take place at Concordia University-St. Paul's Gangelhoff Center, will be televised on ESPN Saturday, March 31, beginning at 12:30 p.m. CST, the day of the NCAA semifinals.
ESPN's Dick Vitale and Brad Nessler will be courtside for the two-hour telecast, produced by Intersport Television. The Intersport event is in its 13th year and has become a college basketball tradition, showcasing the finest collegiate sharp-shooters and high-risers in the country. The event begins with the men's 3-point contest followed by the women's 3-point shootout. The slam dunk contest follows and the night concludes with the Battle of the Sexes, a 3-point shootout between the men's and women's champion from earlier in the evening.
Black has posted five double-doubles in 20 games and has led the Bears to a 14-6 record. He is the team's scoring leader with a 16.0 scoring average and leads the Big 12 with a rebounding average of 8.6. In just his second season at Baylor, Black is a co-captain and one of two seniors on the team. Black has started every game of his Baylor career and is a preseason all-Big 12 selection. In January Black was named the "Best Dunker" in college basketball by The Sporting News. Black was also tabbed in preseason publications as the Big 12's "Top Defensive Player" (Preview Sports magazine), "Best Leaper" (The Sporting News), and most "Underrated" (Athlon Sports).
Former College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships participants include NBA stars such as Tom Gugliotta, Eddie Jones, Gary Payton and Damon Stoudamire. Last year's contestants now playing in the NBA are A.J. Guyton (Chicago Bulls), Pepe Sanchez (Philadelphia 76ers), Chris Porter (Golden State Warriors), Eddie House (Miami Heat) and Lavor Postell (New York Knicks).
