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Troy Williams Named to 2017 NBA D-League Slam Dunk

February 9, 2017 - NBA G League (G League)
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The NBA Developmental League announced today that Iowa Energy guard Troy Williams was chosen for the 10th annual All-Star Slam Dunk contest, presented by Verizon. Williams becomes the third Iowa Energy player chosen for the event, joining Othyus Jeffers (2009) and Doug Thomas (2008).

Fans can watch the first round of the Slam Dunk contest on the D-League's Facebook page beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET. The final round will air live on NBA TV during halftime of the NBA D-League All-Star Game, which begins at 2:30 p.m. ET at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

Williams (6-7, 218) has averaged 14.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 14 games this season for the Energy.

The forward appeared in 24 games (13 starts) for the Memphis Grizzlies during his rookie season and averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 17.4 minutes.

A native of Hampton, Va., Williams was named the Virginia 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year his senior year of high school at Oak Hill Academy.

A three-year starter at Indiana University, Williams was named Third Team All-Big 10 as a junior before declaring for the NBA Draft.

John Jordan of Raptors 905 will defend his Slam Dunk title against NBA D-League All-Star Alex Poythress (Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Derek Cooke Jr. (Northern Arizona Suns), Alfonzo McKinnie (Windy City Bulls), Trahson Burrell (Long Island Nets) and Williams (Iowa Energy).

NBA players Langston Galloway (New Orleans Pelicans), Tim Frazier (Pelicans) and Jonathon Simmons (San Antonio Spurs), all of whom have played in the NBA D-League, are three of the five judges for the final round of NBA D-League Slam Dunk presented by Verizon. The trio will be joined by Tas Melas and J.E. Skeets of NBA TV's The Starters. The first round of the dunk competition will be judged by NBA players Marquese Chriss (Phoenix Suns), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) and Frank Kaminsky (Charlotte Hornets) as well as Melas and Skeets.

The NBA D-League Slam Dunk presented by Verizon has all four competitors completing two dunks in the first round, with each judge awarding six to 10 points for each dunk. Dunkers will have 60 seconds to complete each dunk. The two players with the highest composite scores after the first round move on to the second round, where the time limits and scoring system remain the same. The player with the highest composite score for his two dunks in the final round is crowned the 2017 NBA D-League Slam Dunk champion.

NBA D-League Slam Dunk presented by Verizon

Player Ht. Wt. College Birthdate

John Jordan (Raptors 905) 5-10 180 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 10/7/1992

Alex Poythress (Fort Wayne) 6-7 235 C2 9/6/1993

Troy Williams (Iowa) 6-5 218 0 0

Derek Cooke Jr. (Northern Arizona) 6-9 220 0 8/23/1991

Alfonzo McKinnie (Windy City) 6-8 215 Wisc-Green 9/17/1992

Trahson Burrell (Long Island) 6-7 190 2 16/1992

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