ATLANTA – Georgia Southern senior forward Isaiah Crawley has been selected to compete in the Dark Horse Dunker Competition, which sends its winner to compete in the 2020 State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships at the Final Four in Atlanta. 

The 16-player field is stacked with under-the-radar players from all levels of college basketball who possess the power, creativity and hops to compete against high-major stars in the Great Clips College Slam Dunk Championship.

Fans will determine the winner by voting daily at DarkHorseDunker.com throughout the four-week competition. Video highlight reels of each competitor on the website will help fans determine their choice in a bracket-style competition on DarkHorseDunker.com. The athlete with the most votes in each matchup will move on to the next round. Voting begins Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET and concludes March 13 at 1 p.m. ET. The schedule for each voting round will go as follows:
•Round One: Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. ET through Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. ET (16 Players)
•Quarterfinals: Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. ET through Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. ET (8 Players)
•Semifinals: Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. ET through March 5 at 1 p.m. ET (4 Players)
•Finals: March 6 at 1 p.m. ET through March 13 at 1 p.m. ET (2 Players)

Fans will be limited to one (1) vote per device per calendar day for each head-to-head bracket matchup (if you have a smart phone, you can vote once per day on it; if you have an iPad, you can vote once per day on it). Once the clock hits midnight, fans are free to vote again for that next day.

The player who ultimately receives the most votes in the final round will be selected to compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships, an event featuring some of the best college dunkers and 3-point shooters in the country. The competition will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 2 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, with ESPN airing the event in its entirety beginning at 9 p.m. 

The following are the 16 "Dark Horse Dunkers" competing in the contest:
Dakota Bennington, Eureka College
Anthony Brown, Lincoln Memorial
Nate Bruneel, College of Idaho
Niquan Cousins, Bluefield College
Isaiah Crawley, Georgia Southern
Tulio Da Silva, Missouri State
Jhonathan Dunn, Southern Nazarene
Emanuel Egbuta, Tennessee State
Josh Hawley, Tarleton State
Danyon Hempy, College of Wooster
Isaiah Hill, Saint Leo University
Shaun Kirk, UNC Pembroke
Ryan Montgomery, Lee University
Wayne Stewart, Texas A&M Commerce
Tyree White, Louisiana Monroe
Darrion Willies, Oklahoma City University

Previous State Farm "Dark Horse Dunker" winners include Roderick Howell (North Greenville) in 2019, Max Pearce (Purchase College) in 2018, Antonius Cleveland (Southeast Missouri State) in 2017, Yunio Barrueta (Barry University) in 2016, Davene Carter (Tarleton State) and Antjuan Ball (West Texas A&M) in 2015, Marcus Lewis (Eastern Kentucky) in 2014, Corey Law (High Point) in 2013, James Justice (Martin Methodist College) in 2012, and Jacob Tucker (Illinois College) in 2011. Lewis, Justice and Tucker all went on to win the College Slam Dunk Championship.

Winners of three of their last four, Georgia Southern enters the week tied for second in the Sun Belt standings. The Eagles play host to Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State in Hanner Fieldhouse this week, and it will be the teams' first trip to Statesboro since the 2016-17 season. The Eagles face the Chants Thursday at 7 p.m. (Date Night) and take on the Mountaineers Saturday at 4 p.m. (Blue Out, First Responders Night, Greek Night, Alumni Night, Presented by Cookout).