Hardy And Burrell In Slam Dunk and 3-Point Contest

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March 24, 2011

QUEENS, N.Y. - St. John's seniors Dwight Hardy and Justin Burrell have been invited to compete in the State Farm Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships on March 31 in Houston, Texas, the site of the 2011 Final Four.

The State Farm Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships will feature 24 senior standouts from around the nation to compete in three eight-player events: the men's slam dunk contest, the men's 3-point competition and the women's 3-point competition. Hardy, who finished his STJ career tied for ninth in career 3-point field goal percentage at .367, will take part in the 3-point contest. Burrell will put his creativity and style to the test when he competes in the dunk contest. The event will be held in the University of Houston's Hofheinz Pavilion, taped at 7:30 p.m. and shown on ESPN2 from 9-11 p.m. Past participants and champions include NBA stars Aaron Brooks, Dahntay Jones, Steve Nash, Wes Matthews, Sonny Weems, Jason Maxiell and Kyle Korver.

On March 10, Hardy earned the District II Player of the Year honors by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and was named to its All-District team. Hardy, who was also an a first-team All-BIG EAST selection and the conference's Most Improved Player, was also named a candidate for the nation's player of the year as a top 20 finalist for the prestigious Wooden Award. Hardy finished the season averaging a team-best 18.3 points, which ranks fourth in the BIG EAST. Hardy was one of the top 3-point shooters in the BIG EAST, making 62 treys to average 1.9 per game and rank 12th in the conference. Hardy was named BIG EAST Player of the Week a league-leading three times and earned weekly honors from the league five times in 2010-11. He was at his best in St. John's six wins over ranked opponents, averaging 23.3 points in victories over then-No. 13/13 Georgetown, then-No. 9/11 Notre Dame, then-No. 3/3 Duke, then-No. 10/9 Connecticut, then-No. 4/4 Pitt and then-No. 14/15 Villanova.

Burrell received the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award for his outstanding contributions as a reserve in the St. John's 2010-11 success. Coming off the bench as the team's "Sixth Man," Burrell averaged 6.3 points per game and 4.9 rebounds per game. The Red Storm big man averaged 22.8 minutes per game in regular-season conference play, and was a powerful force on both ends of the floor. In his Red Storm career, Burrell established himself as a powerful dunker whose athleticism and strength enable him use his 6-8 244-pound frame for wreaking havoc around the rim. Fans can expect to see the St. John's big man thrown down some forceful slams in Houston.

Damn, I was really hoping Paris would be in the Dunk contest.  I am not typically a fan of big guys in those contests but hopefully JB puts forth a nice show. 

No Brownlee & Horne? Odd. Burrell looks like he'd be the best dunker on the team, but it was def Brownlee. He's the best dunker we've had since Postell.

but it was def Brownlee. He's the best dunker we've had since Postell.

Ryan Williams.

Best in game dunker was either Brownlee or Horne however the best dunk contest guy might be Burrell.

Best in game dunker was either Brownlee or Horne however the best dunk contest guy might be Burrell.

Brownlee was bettter going hard and slamming it in the first half of the season. He seemed to shy away from it after, Big East play probably had something to do with it

  I think dunk contests are pretty much played out at this point.   Pretty much all the same shit. 


 More importantly-   who will Xhoops blame when Burrell misses a few dunks?  The ball boy? 

  I think dunk contests are pretty much played out at this point.   Pretty much all the same shit. 


 More importantly-   who will Xhoops blame when Burrell misses a few dunks?  The ball boy? 

Hopefully Burrell can hold onto the ball long enough to jam it.  He'd be a nice tight end if could grab the ball

Carmine, Ryan Williams? Seriously?

Carmine, Ryan Williams? Seriously?

Ryan Williams was a sick dunker.  Look on youtube for some of his videos.  He had a couple nice dunks at St. John's but he won a couple big dunk contests after he left

When Burrell was at Bridgton I saw him execute a windmill slam that left the gym in stunned silence. It was delivered on a fast break and remains the most impressive dunk I've ever seen.

p.s. Dwight Meikle is our only recruit participating in the High School Dunk Contest at Houston on CBS a week from today.

Carmine, Ryan Williams? Seriously?

Ryan Williams threw down one of the greatest dunks I've ever seen live....unfortunately it was after the whistle.

He did a ridiculous windmill dunk at Gampel back in 2006 that had the Pukon fans even gasping.

The guy had serious hops, probably why his And1 name was Special FX

CRAZY In Game Dunker, Special FX; The Official Hoopmixtape

Ryan and Showtime were at Cardozo when my daughter went there (damn I'm old!).  She used to tell me about the sick stuff they did in H.S.  Ryan is an incredible leaper.  It's a shame that he never really displayed those skills at St. john's.

Quote from: boo3 on March 25, 2011, 11:56:54 AM

  I think dunk contests are pretty much played out at this point.   Pretty much all the same shit. 


 More importantly-   who will Xhoops blame when Burrell misses a few dunks?  The ball boy? 

Hopefully Burrell can hold onto the ball long enough to jam it.  He'd be a nice tight end if could grab the ball

No he wouldn't.  He played football for a week in high school and said he quit because he was scared for his life.  DJ would be a far better TE IMO.  Football takes a toughness that few basketball players possess...it's not a contact game, it's a collision game. 

  Evans would be a bad ass defensive end.  Julius Peppers like!   He's already got the 4 step spin move down.

Burrell is amuch better dunker than brownlee.  Not close.  Diff is as a big man burrell did not have many or any fast break wide open dunk opps like brownlee.

Burrell is amuch better dunker than brownlee.  Not close.  Diff is as a big man burrell did not have many or any fast break wide open dunk opps like brownlee.

I dont know how you can say its not close. I cant think of one time where Burrell actually dunked hard on someone. Yes he had some good dunks like that one at Georgetown where he cuffed it bud I always thought he was a disappointment as a dunker. Brownlee could do the same dunks that burrell did, like the one against duke where Hardy threw a great one handed pass and brownlee proceeded to throw a big time one-hander down. Plus brownlee was able to dunk on people, that one in the second half against marquette where he literally thew it through the guys face sparked our rally to win that game. Id say that Brownlee was the better in game dunker but im excited to see what burrell can do in the contest.

Do you not watch them in warm ups?  Dunk contest is not in game, so that is totally irrelevant to this discussion

Burrell doesn't do anything as well as Brownlee. Especially dunk. Burrell has more blown dunks, than dunks. I don't know if he'll escape the first round as I'm not sure he can dunk on consecutive attempts.

Your point about burrell not getting any fast break dunks was irrelevent according to my argument. Brownlees best dunks were not on fast breaks.