Shammah Scott and
Colby Rogers took home the slam dunk and three-point titles and the Wichita State men's and women's basketball teams entertained fans with a pair of fast-paced intrasquad scrimmages at Thursday night's Shocker Madness.
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"I thought the guys had fun," men's head coach
Isaac Brown said. "For 11 of them, it was their first time playing in Koch Arena, and they were really excited."
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"All of the kids showing up in their costumes, signing autographs and interacting with families," women's head
Keitha Adams. "It was a great to connect with the community."
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Rogers – who ranked among the nation's top-10 in percentage last year at Siena – overcame a slow start to win the three-point contest. He buried his last ball for a 12-11 win over
Jalen Ricks in the semifinals and took down women's champion
Curtessia Dean by a score of 14-9 in the final.
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"It feels better shooting in front of the fans," Rogers said. "It helps everything."
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In the dunk contest, the 6-foot-2 Scott impressed a panel of judges that included former Shockers Ron Baker and Zach Bush with a reverse slam to defeat teammate
Jaykwon Walton in the final round.
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"Everyone had been telling me about the fans and how we have the best atmosphere – which we do," Scott said. "It was just fun seeing it for myself."
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While he fell short of the title, Walton had perhaps the dunks of the night in the semifinal round, leaping over his own mother.
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Women's Scrimmage:
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Led by
Aniya Bell's nine points, the Yellow Team won the 10-minute intrasquad scrimmage, 23-10.
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Jane Asinde (4),
Nhug Bosch Duran (3),
Ambah Kowcun (3),
Ella Anciaux (2) and
Jeniah Thompson (2) rounded out the scorers for the winning Yellow squad.
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DJ McCarty paced the Black team with six points.
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Men's Scrimmage:
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11 different players combined to make 13 triples in an up-and-down affair.
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Isaac Abidde scored 10 points to lead Black to a 32-25 win.
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Southeastern Louisiana transfer
Gus Okafor put up a game-high 11 points. His three-pointer capped a 9-0 run and gave Yellow its only lead of the night, 17-16 with 3:43 to play.
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Black answered with a 14-3 push keyed by threes from Abidde, Rogers,
Henry Thengvall and
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler.
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Ricks (six points), Scott (3),
Melvion Flanagan (3) and
Jaron Pierre Jr. (2) rounded out the scoring for Yellow.
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For Black,
Quincy Ballard supplied four points to go with three apiece from Walton, Rogers, Thengvall, Poor Bear-Chandler,
Xavier Bell and
Craig Porter Jr.