Nickle Dickle 3-Point and Slam Dunk Contest Recap
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Every year in the town of Waconia hosts Nickle Dickle Days, a day of run, car show, arts and crafts, food, shopping, music, and the 3 on 3 basketball tournament for all ages. At the end of the day Nickle…
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Continue ReadingEvery year in the town of Waconia hosts Nickle Dickle Days, a day of run, car show, arts and crafts, food, shopping, music, and the 3 on 3 basketball tournament for all ages. At the end of the day Nickle Dickle host a 3-point contest and a Slam Dunk Contest of some of Minnesota’s best current prep players.
For the 3-point contest some that competed were recent Butler commit Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN along with Nasir Whitlock Nasir Whitlock 6'2" | PG Delasalle | 2023 State MN , Jalen Langsy Jalen Langsy 5'11" | PG Shakopee | 2024 State MN , Jonathon Mekonnen, and Collin Mulholland Collin Mulholland 6'10" | C Holy Family | 2023 State MN . In the end the 6-foot guard from Shakopee Langsy took the crowd edging out Whitlock 16-15 in the final round. Six-foot-ten-inch center Kapke finished third.
While the shooting display by Langsy was an enjoyable part of the event, most came for the Slam Dunk Contest. Some pulling double duty, Kapke, Mekonnen, and Whitlock, we also got to see Maxsamus Wilson Maxsamus Wilson 6'3" | CG Hopkins | 2023 State MN , Adam Jenkins Adam Jenkins 6'9" | C Moorhead | 2023 State MN , Patrick Bath Patrick Bath 6'9" | C Totino Grace | 2023 State MN , incoming Freshman Dothan Ijadimbola Dothan Ijadimbola 6'6" | SF Totino Grace | 2026 State MN , and shortest contestant ever Lorenzo Levy Lorenzo Levy 5'10" | PG Minnehaha Academy | 2024 State MN .
The crown for best dunk was either Wilson, The six-foot-four-inch guard throwing the ball off the gym wall and catching off the bounce, or Lorenzo Levy Lorenzo Levy 5'10" | PG Minnehaha Academy | 2024 State MN , the five-foot-nine-inch guard from Minnehaha Academy who did a windmill off the bounce. Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN took home the honors as the Dunk champion however with three impressive dunks of his own. 2024 Eastview wing Mekonnen took second place and Wilson finished third. Watch all the dunks below.