Brian Randle will compete in a dunk contest and all-star game at the Final Four.

April 2, 2008

Champaign, Ill. - Illinois senior Brian Randle (East Peoria, Ill.) will participate in a pair of events this week in San Antonio surrounding the Final Four.

Randle has been chosen to compete in the dunk portion of the 20th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships on Thursday, April 3. The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. CDT at Greehey Arena on the campus of St. Mary's University. It will be televised at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

Randle has also been selected to participate in the DiGiorno College All-Star Game on Friday, April 4. The annual game, coordinated by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), features 22 of the nation's top seniors split into two teams. It will be held at 5 p.m. CDT at the Alamodome and will be televised on CSTV.

Randle will play on the American Team, coached by recently retired South Carolina coach Dave Odom. Clemson's Oliver Purnell will coach the National Team.

State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships
Slam Dunk Participants

Deron Washington, Virginia Tech

James Gist, Maryland

JR Giddens, New Mexico

Patrick Ewing JR., Georgetown

Brian Randle, Illinois

Will Bullard, TAMU - CC

Sonny Weems, Arkansas
AJ Bowen, Augusta State
Men's 3-Point Participants

Drew Neitzel, Michigan State

Chris Lofton, Tennessee

AJ Graves, Butler

Shan Foster, Vanderbilt

Derrick Low, Washington State

Jamar Butler, Ohio State

Brian Roberts, Dayton

Jaycee Carroll, Utah State
Women's 3-Point Participants

Allie Quigley, DePaul

Chioma Nnamaka, Georgia Tech

Marscilla Packer, Ohio State

Joyce Ekworomadu, Texas State

Meg Bulger, West Virginia 

Maurita Reid, Miami

Kiki Lund, Dayton

Quianna Chaney, LSU

DiGiorno College All-Star Game Rosters
American Team
Mike Green            Butler             G
Sundiata Gaines       Georgia            G
Jaycee Carroll        Utah State         G
Robert McKiver        Houston            G
Charles Rhodes        Mississippi State  F/C
Brian Butch           Wisconsin          F/C
James Gist            Maryland           F
Brian Randle          Illinois           F
Robbie Cowgill        Washington State   F
Alex Harris           UC-Santa Barbara   G
David Padgett         Louisville         C
Head Coach: Dave Odom, former South Carolina
National Team
Jonathan Wallace      Georgetown         G
Marcelus Kemp         Nevada             G
Cliff Hammonds        Clemson            G
DeMarcus Nelson       Duke               G
Ramel Bradley         Kentucky           G
Shan Foster           Vanderbilt         G/F
Will Daniels          Rhode Island       F
Aleks Maric           Nebraska           C
Josh Duncan           Xavier             F
Joe Jones             Texas A&M          F/C
Jason Thompson        Rider              F/C
Head Coach: Oliver Purnell, Clemson