Milton in slam dunk contest at Final Four

MBB: The event will be held in San Antonio Thursday night on ESPN

Kylen Milton threw down a huge dunk against Bradley in the Arch Madness quarterfinals. (Photo: Missouri Valley Conference)

Murray State senior guard Kylen Milton will be participating in the King’s Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship Thursday night in San Antonio as part of the Final Four festivities.

Here’s the field for the slam dunk contest:

• Lakeem McAliley, East Stroudsburg

• Christian Ings, Norfolk State

• DeMarr Langford Jr., Albany

• Kylen Milton, Murray State

• Christian Shumate, McNeese

• Tevin Smith, Cleveland State

Milton had several highlight dunks during the season, including this one against Bradley in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals:

(Note to self: Let’s spend this offseason working on not letting spit fly during big moments in games. Thanks, self.)

Milton started every game for the Racers this year, averaging 11.1 points per game. He eclipsed the 1,500-point mark for his career during the season.

The slam dunk contest, along with the three-point shooting contest, can be seen on ESPN on Thursday night starting at 6:00pm.