KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Xavier University of Louisiana's Joseph Williams tied for third place Saturday in the dunk contest of the NABC-NAIA Shoot & Slam presented by U.S. Bank.Williams — a 6-foot-6 senior forward from Memphis, Tenn. and a graduate of Lausanne Collegiate School — was one of four contestants. Williams scored 87 of a possible 100 points on two first-round dunks. Arsenio Arrington of Aquinas also scored 87.
Two dunkers advanced to the final round: Brandon Moss of LSU-Alexandria with 98 points and Titus Rice of Ottawa (Kan.) with 91. Moss scored 95 points in the finals to win the event.
Williams in February qualified for the event by receiving nearly 80 percent of approximately 3,000 fan votes cast online. Williams was the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2017-18, and his 49 blocked shots were the most in a season by a Gold Rush player since Frank Joshua's 53 in 1983-84.
Williams was the first from XULA to compete in the NAIA dunk contest.
Brandon Moss of LSU Alexandria (La.) impressed the judges to claim the Slam Dunk trophy.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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