NABC-NAIA Fan Dunker Revealed

Men's Basketball - Madonna University
Josh Reynolds of Madonna (Mich.)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — [Purchase Tickets] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the fan-vote slam-dunk winner for the 2020 NABC-NAIA Shoot & Slam. Josh Reynolds of Madonna (Mich.) will participate in the contest as he earned the most fan votes with 123,494. As a part of the Slam Dunk Contest on March 21, fans had the opportunity to vote-in one player using a fan vote pushed-out on social media.

Reynolds joins the other three dunkers - selected by the NABC-NAIA Men's Basketball Shoot & Slam Committee -  Nate Bruneel of College of Idaho, Dakota Quinn of MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Landon Jones of Eastern Oregon and Joshua Reynolds of Madonna (Mich.). Fan voting closed on Thursday, March 5 at 3 p.m. CST and occured on the @NAIA Twitter and @PlayNAIA Facebook accounts.

The 3-point and dunk festivities take place March 21 at 4 p.m. CDT and are in conjunction with the 83rd Annual NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship at Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, Mo.

These three players earned a spot in the Dunk Contest, with the fourth to be determined by the Fan Vote: DeVante Leslie of Coastal Georgia, Tra’Quan Knight of LSU Shreveport (La.) and Jahsim Floyd of St. Thomas (Fla.). The order of dunkers will be alphabetical by school name. All four dunkers will be judged on two dunks in the first round. Each dunker must complete one dunk within a two-minute span. The two dunkers with the highest composite score advance to the final round. The format is the same in the final round. The dunker with the highest final round score will be the winner. A panel of judges will score the dunks from 8-to-10 points, resulting in a maximum score of 50 and a minimum score of 40 per dunk.

The following players were selected to participate in the 3-Point Contest: Shandon Boone of Avila (Mo.), Jackson Lamb of Briar Cliff (Iowa), Austin Butler or Montreat (N.C.) and Justin Martin of Multnomah (Ore.). Shortly after selections were made, Jackson Lamb officially pulled-out due to injury. Clark Brewington from Evangel (Mo.) was selected to replace him. The order of contestants will be alphabetical by school name. All four players will participate in the first round with the goal of making as many 3-point shots as possible in 60 seconds. Similar to the NBA 3-point contest, five racks with five balls each will be stationed around the arc. The two players with the highest score from the first round advance to the final round. The contestant with the highest final round score will be the winner.

For tickets to Saturday’s activities – which will cover the Shoot & Slam and all four quarterfinal games – go to www.naiahoops.com.

To learn more about the 2020 NABC-NAIA Shoot & Slam, click here. For history and records, click here.

 

3-Point Contestants (listed by school)              

Name

Institution

3pt M

3pt%

Shandon Boone

Avila (Mo.)

97

37%

Jackson Lamb

Clark Brewington

Briar Cliff (Iowa)

Evangel (Mo.)

100

91

40%

45%

Austin Butler

Montreat (N.C.)

124

42.90%

Justin Martin

Multnomah (Ore.)

143

37.70%

                                   

Dunk Contestants (listed by school)                              

Name

Institution

Tra'Quan Knight

LSU Shreveport (La.)

DeVante Leslie

Coastal Georgia

Jahsim Floyd

St. Thomas (Fla.)

 

Schedule -- Saturday, March 21 (All Times CDT)

Noon -- Quarterfinal Game No. 1

2 p.m. -- Quarterfinal Game No. 2

4 p.m. -- NABC-NAIA Shoot & Slam, presented by U.S. Bank

5:30 p.m. -- Quarterfinal Game No. 3

7:30 p.m. -- Quarterfinal Game No. 4

 

Previous Champions

2019

DUNK: Taylor Boley, Judson (Ill.) | WATCH DUNKS

3-POINT: Hagen Tyler, Campbellsville (Ky.)

 

2018

DUNK: Brandon Moss, LSU Alexandria (La.) | WATCH DUNKS

3-POINT: Colton Kooima, Northwestern (Iowa)

 

2017

DUNK: Henry French, Trinity International (Ill.) | WATCH DUNKS

3-POINT: Zach Taylor, Carroll (Mont.)

 

2016

DUNK: Richard McCalop, Science & Arts (Okla.) | WATCH DUNKS

3-POINT: Trae Bergh, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)

 

2015

DUNK: Jamaal Thomas, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | WATCH DUNKS

3-POINT: Marcus Hurn, Great Falls (Mont.)

 

2014

DUNK: Tyler Inman, Southwestern Christian (Okla.) | WATCH DUNKS

3-POINT: Travis Schuba, Madonna (Mich.)