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Oklahoma's Taylor Robertson and Grant Sherfield to Participate in National 3-Point Contests

The Sooners’ pair of sharpshooters snagged invites to the top outside shooting contests over the weekend.
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Oklahoma's Taylor Robertson and Grant Sherfield to Participate in National 3-Point Contests
Oklahoma's Taylor Robertson and Grant Sherfield to Participate in National 3-Point Contests

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Oklahoma’s Taylor Robertson and Grant Sherfield were both selected to The State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, it was announced Monday.

Robertson, who now holds the all-time NCAA women’s career 3-point record after an efficient 2022-23 season, was selected to the Celsius Women’s 3-Point Championship roster at the Bayou Music Center in downtown Houston on Thursday, March 30. The State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships is set to tip-off at 6:30 p.m. CT.

The sharpshooting guard shot 44 percent from long distance across her five seasons in Norman. Robertson was a four-time All-Big 12 honoree during her career in Norman and was an instrumental part in Oklahoma’s first Big 12 championship since 2009.

With 537 3-pointers made, Robertson broke Kelsey Mitchell's previous NCAA record of 497 career triples set at Ohio State. She is one of eight players selected to the illustrious event.

In addition to Robertson’s selection, Porter Moser’s senior guard will also be making an appearance in Houston. 

Oklahoma’s basketball season ended in disappointment, but Sherfield did his best to steer the ship at 15.9 points per game.

Sherfield shot a career-high 39.4 percent from 3-point range, good for third in the Big 12 and 45th in NCAA Division I. In Oklahoma’s biggest win of the season against No. 1 Alabama, the veteran guard scored 30 points and drilled four triples. Across the course of his college career, with stops at Wichita State and Nevada, he buried 198 total 3s.

The State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships features 24 of the nation’s elite men’s and women’s college basketball players, who will compete for slam dunk and 3-point shooting bragging rights, as advertised by the event's website. 

The full night of festivities features the King's Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship, the TaxAct Men’s 3-Point Championship, the Women’s 3-Point Shooting Championship and the Applebee’s Team Shootout. The winners of the Men’s and Women’s 3-Point Championships will then compete in the Battle of the Champions.

The event will kick-off at 6:30 p.m. on both March 29 and 30, while beginning at 7 p.m. on March 31.

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Ross Lovelace
ROSS LOVELACE

Ross has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners since 2018. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and the Sooners On SI podcast. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross started with Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and worked for Sooners On SI and Thunder On SI. Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross and his wife live in New Orleans, where he is a Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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