EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The annual HoopFest event, sponsored by Heritage Federal Credit Union, was held on the University of Evansville campus on Wednesday night inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse in front of a capacity crowd of 1,134. The Purple Aces men's and women's basketball teams took part in several events to promote their teams for the upcoming season.
A 3-point shooting contest got the night started with the teams of Kerri Gasper/Ryan Taylor and Brooke Dossett/Evan Kuhlman taking top honors with 14 points apiece. In a tiebreaker, Gasper defeated Kuhlman, 8-6.
Following that was a dunk exhibition for the men's squad.