Senior Matt Lawrence will participate in the three point contest which will take place Thursday at the Palace in Auburn Hills. Senior DeMarre Carroll and Leo Lyons will play in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
Lawrence finished his career #2 in Missouri history and #8 in Big 12 Conference history with 244 career three-point makes, including 82 three-pointers during his senior season.
Competitors in the three-point shootout include: Craig Moore, Northwestern; Jimmy Baron, Rhode Island; Erik Kangas, Oakland; Booker Woodfox, Creighton; John Grotberg, Grinnell; Alex Ruoff, West Virginia and Jack McClinton, Miami.
As far as Carroll and Lyons, they will play in the "P.I.T." which invites 64 top college basketball seniors to play in a four day event, which gets them in front of representatives and general managers for all-30 National Basketball Association organizations.
Carroll will play his first game on April 8th, while Lyons will start his tournament run on Thursday, April 9th.
A four day event where 64 college basketball players get to play in front of GMs and reps of all 30 NBA teams.