Videos: Sights And Sounds From Ohio State's 'Buckeyes on the Blacktop' Event

By Tim Shoemaker on October 8, 2015 at 9:42 pm
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Ohio State's men's and women's basketball teams held 'Buckeyes on the Blacktop' on Thursday night, an event which featured both teams going through a series of competitions, including a skills contest, 3-point shootout and slam dunk contest.

Dozens of fans crowded around the Lincoln Tower Outdoor Courts on Ohio State's campus to watch the teams put on a show. Freshman guard Austin Grandstaff won the 3-point competition, making 15 3-pointers in the first round then making 13 in the finals to defeat sophomore All-American Kelsey Mitchell.

In the dunk contest, Kam Williams had the best dunk of the night, but missed all of his attempts in the finals on a between-the-legs dunk. Freshman big man Daniel Giddens was declared the winner.

Below are some of the sights and sounds from the event, beginning with Williams' highlight dunk.

Redshirt freshman Dave Bell leaps over walk-on Joey Lane for the dunk.

Jae'Sean Tate throws down a 360 dunk.

Kam Williams goes off the backboard and throws one down.

Kam Williams takes the feed from Mickey Mitchell.

Austin Grandstaff made 15 3-pointers in his opening round of the 3-point shootout. Here is Grandstaff's final rack.

Ohio State sophomore All-American Kelsey Mitchell caught fire

Freshman guard JaQuan Lyle started off hot making his first five before he hit a cold streak.

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