ESPN AIRS SLAM DUNK EVENT FROM FOGELMAN

The 2012 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will be broadcast live from Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on the Tulane uptown campus tonight (March 29) at 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPN.

Twenty-four of the best collegiate dunkers and sharpshooters will compete in the all-star event. Among the celebrity judges on hand will be Pierre Thomas and Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans is welcoming basketball fans from across the nation for the NCAA Men's Final Four, opening on Friday (March 30) with fan events followed by semifinal games on Saturday (March 31) and the championship game on Monday (April 2). Tulane is the host institution for the Final Four.