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UNLV forward Chace Stanback signals a three-point shot against Wyoming during their Mountain West Conference Tournament game Thursday, March 8, 2012. UNLV won the game 56-48 and will face New Mexico in the semifinals.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | 4:30 p.m.
UNLV player invited to Final Four contest
KSNV coverage of UNLV basketball player Chace Stanback being invited to the 3-point contest during the Final Four in New Orleans, March 20, 2012.
Chace Stanback will get to put on his UNLV jersey one more time.
Stanback, a senior small forward, has been selected to participate in the Hampton Hotels Men’s 3-Point Contest in New Orleans at Final Four weekend.
The competition is on Thursday, March 29, and is part of the State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-point Championships. The final roster of 24 participants will be released shortly, but some other student-athletes in either the 3-Point or Slam Dunk contests include Duke’s Miles Plumlee, Missouri’s Marcus Denmon and Northwestern’s John Shurna.
Stanback shot 45.5 percent behind the three-point line this year, the sixth-best single-season percentage (minimum 40 attempts) in UNLV history. He’s a career 38.7 percent shooter behind the arc, which is just outside the top 10 in school history.
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