UNO’s Derek St. Hilaire ready for packed Final Four weekend 

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Derek St. Hilaire at McNeese (Jan. 30, 2022)
(Photo: Shane Banegas)

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STATE FARM COLLEGE SLAM DUNK & 3-POINT CHAMPIONSHIPS
NABC REESE’S ALL-STAR GAME
DOS EQUIS 3X3U NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INFO

NEW ORLEANS – University of New Orleans scoring sensation Derek St. Hilaire is set for a busy couple of days as the Privateer’s leading scorer is set to participate in three prestigious events leading up to the Final Four this weekend.

On Thursday night the Atlanta native is set to represent UNO in the Great Clips College Slam Dunk Championship. The competition will feature St. Bonaventure’s Jalen Adaway, Lynn College’s Branden Ellis, Grand Canyon’s Sean Miller-Moore, Houston’s Taze Moore, Creighton’s Alex O’Connell, and Wake Forest’s Alondes Williams.

The 2022 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will be held at Xavier University’s Convocation Center with the action getting underway at 8:00 p.m. and broadcast on ESPN. Tickets are on sale to the general public and can be purchased here starting at $10 – any fan bringing a personal hygiene item (in original packing) to be donated to families in need will receive a free ticket to the event.

On Friday afternoon Derek has been selected to participate in the NABC’s prestigious Reese’s College All-Star Game at the Caesar’s Superdome at 3:30 p.m. St. Hilaire joins BYU’s Alex Barcello, Kentucky’s Davion Mintz, West Virginia’s Taz Sherman, Kansas State’s Mark Smith, Arkansas’ Stanley Umude, Michigan State’s Gabe Brown, Vermon’s Ryan Davis, Belmont’s Nick Muszynski, and Michighan State’s Marcus Bingham Jr. on the West Roster – coached by Missouri’s Dennis Gates. He joins Ervin Johnson as the only Privateer to be selected for the NABC All-Star game.

The Reese’s All-Star game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. Admission is free and open to the public. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. and early arrivers can watch Villanova (11 a.m.), Kansas (12:00 p.m.), North Carolina (1:00 p.m.), and Duke (2:00 p.m.) practice.

St. Hilaire wraps up his weekend in the Dos Equis’ 3v3U National Championship between Friday and Sunday at the Sugar Mill. He joins the Southwest Souljas with players from the Big12 and Southland and will compete in Pool C. Pool play takes place on Friday and Saturday with the top two teams in each pool receiving a bye to the quarter-finals. A full schedule of all games is available here.

Pool play and opening-round games in the Dos Equis’ 3v3U National Championship will air on ESPNU, or @3X3UHoops on Twitter. The final round of games on Sunday will all air live on ESPN2. For a full schedule of which games will air where click here. Fans are welcome to attend the event free, without the need for any tickets, at the Sugar Mill – located at 1021 Convention Center Blvd.

HEAD COACH MARK SLESSINGER
“It is such an honor for Derek and his family to be chosen for all of these prestigious events. It’s an incredible accomplishment to be selected for one of these events – being selected to participate in three is unbelievable. Derek showed throughout the year his incredible abilities and talents. I am so excited to be able to see him exhibit them on a national stage over the next few days. I know his teammates and our staff are looking forward to going out and supporting him. I sincerely hope the Privateer family and our beloved city will come out and support him at these events.”

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