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Missouri basketball seniors Marcus Denmon and Ricardo Ratliffe will take part in events in conjunction with the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans.

Denmon will compete in the 3-point contest portion of the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships and Ratliffe will participate in the Reese's Division I College All-Star Game.

Denmon will compete in the Hampton Hotels Men's 3-Point Championship on Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m. at Tulane University's Fogelman Arena.

The event will be televised live on ESPN. Denmon will face off against Nick Barbour (High Point), Darius Johnson-Odom (Marquette), John Shurna (Northwestern) and Chace Stanback (UNLV) for the 3-point crown.

Ratliffe, one of 20 seniors participating in the Reese's Division I College All-Star Game, will compete on the West All-Star Team.

The game will be played on Friday, March 30 at 4:35 p.m. at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and will be televised on Saturday, March 31 at Noon on TruTV.

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