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CHICAGO – Illinois State senior guard DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell is one of 16 finalists for the State Farm "Dark Horse Dunker" Competition, with the winner earning a spot in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, held at the Final Four, March 31, in Houston. Akoon-Purcell is facing Brandon Conley of Oral Roberts in the competition's first round.

The State Farm "Dark Horse Dunker" contest is a digital media contest that matches up 16 of the top college dunkers in a bracket-style competition to determine the final participant in the Slam Dunk Championship.