Portsmouth, VA – These are some of the relatively under-the-radar players that opened some eyes of scouts at the 65th annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Zach LeDay (6-7, 235 – Virginia Tech) *All-Tournament-Team* Leday is an undersized power forward. He makes up for that with a solid frame and good length. His range doesn’t extend past 17-18 […]
Top Players From The 2015 Portsmouth Invitational
The 63rd annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament was held from April 8th to April 11th. The PIT offers borderline NBA players a unique forum in which to showcase skills which they may not be able to display for the college team whom they play for. This is due to many reasons such as not being able […]
2015 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament: Top Performers After Two Days
The 63rd annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament is taking place at the Churchland High School Sports Complex. We’ll be reviewing the top performers of the event. After the first two days here are the players who have impressed us. Traveon Graham (VCU) – Graham was solid and reinforced our belief that he is the top NBA […]
2014 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament: Top 7 NBA Prospects
The general consensus was that there were less potential NBA players at the PIT than at any time in recent memory. There were seven players who we feel may get drafted or more likely end up playing in the league at sometime in the future. There were also others who played well but are either […]
2014 Portsmouth Invitational – Day 2 Recap
The 62nd annual Portsmouth Invitational featured three games with four new teams making their debut. The first game saw the two losing squads from Wednesday face off. The Portsmouth Sports Club prevailed in a close game 92-91 over K&D Rounds Landscaping. Portsmouth Sports Club jumped out to a 47-35 lead before nearly squandering the game […]
2014 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament: Day 1 Recap
The 62nd annual edition of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament tipped off on Wednesday with two contests. Unfortunately the main topic of conversation was the players that chose not to attend. We have made our feelings known concerning what we feel are shortsighted decisions by these young men and their agents. Given the number of seniors […]
Top 8 NBA Prospects at the 2013 Portsmouth Invitational
The 2013 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament offered NBA and NetScouts Basketball’s scouts a chance to evaluate many players who may have a chance to contribute to their team’s success in the future. It is and always has been a unique event in that players are required to adjust their games to their new teammates for three […]
2013 Portsmouth Invitational: Day 3 Recap
In the nightcap in the winners bracket, Roger Brown Restaurant still looked like the favorite to win the Portsmouth Invitational after defeating Cherry Bekaert 68-67. Carl Hall had a double-double with 19 rebounds and 15 points plus the game winning layup on a assist from La Salle’s Galloway. Galloway and UNC’s Strickland, a late edition […]