PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Old Dominion guard Trey Freeman has been placed on the Portsmouth Partnership team and will play his first game in the 64th annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament on Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. at Churchland High School. Tournament play begins Wednesday and finishes with consolation games and the championship on Saturday.
Freeman will take on Florida’s Dorian Finney-Smith, a Norcom High graduate in the first game on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. If Freeman’s team wins, they will play in the semifinals at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15. If Freeman’s squad loses their first game on Thursday night, they will turn around and play at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, April 15.
Freeman earned First Team All Conference USA honors for the second straight season and led the C-USA in scoring, averaging 22.1 points per game, which ranked No. 11 in the country. Freeman’s output improved to 25.3 points per game against conference competition, including five games with 30 or more points against C-USA foes.
He has scored 2,304 points during his collegiate career, while pouring in an ODU all-time record of 838 points this season, which ranked No. 3 in Division I/No. 1 in the C-USA. Freeman was also named to the All-Conference USA Academic Team for the second straight season. The senior captain from Virginia Beach, Va. ranked No. 1 in the country for made field goals this season with 323.
After helping lead the Monarchs to the conference tournament championship, Freeman was named to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team, setting records for most points scored in tournament history with 109, as well as most points scored in a single game in tournament history with 42. For the tournament, Freeman averaged 27.3 points per game.
Freeman then was named to the All-Tournament Team for the inaugural Vegas 16 Tournament, while earning Tournament MVP honors.
Freeman was a three-time C-USA Player of the Week selection, earning the honor three weeks in a row, becoming the first player in league history to accomplish that feat. Freeman reached double figures in all but one game this season.
MORE ABOUT THE PIT
Each year for 63 years the P.I.T has invited 64 of the best college basketball players (seniors) from across the nation to participate in a four-day, twelve game tournament in front of representatives from every NBA team. The tournament drew the attention of NBA Scouts and General Managers in the 1970’s when players like Rick Barry, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Dave Cowens, John Lucas and Bobby Cremins came to Portsmouth to play.
Soon the word spread and approximately 200 Scouts, General Managers and Representatives of all 30 NBA teams began to come to see players like John Stockton, Dennis Rodman, Tim Hardaway, Scottie Pippen and others. Today scouts from numerous international leagues have joined in on the annual April pilgrimage to Portsmouth.
Over the years the P.I.T. has been a showcase for five of the 50 greatest players in NBA History (Rick Barry, Earl ‘The Pearl” Monroe, Dave Cowens, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen) and for many others who have gone on to NBA stardom including 2015 NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler.
Each year over 150 newspapers across the country run articles about the P.I.T. and the players performing here. The P.I.T. has been the topic of numerous magazine articles in such magazines as Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine and many other basketball publications. The tournament consistently generates over 1,000,000 hits on its website. Television and internet streaming of P.I.T. games, highlights and human interest stories have varied over the years from ESPN to NBA-TV to SlamOnline and numerous other national, regional and local broadcasts.
More Information: portsmouthinvitational.com.
MEET THIS YEAR'S TEAMS
Mike Duman's Auto Sales – Shevon Thompson, C,, George Mason; Nathan Boothe, F, Toledo; Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis; Abdel Nader, F, Iowa State; Elgin Cook, F, Oregon; David Walker, G, Northeastern; Alex Hamilton, G, Louisiana Tech; Stefan Moody, G, Mississippi.
Sales Systems, Ltd. – Egidijus Mockevicius C 6-10 225 Evansville; Jameel McKay, F, Iowa State; Jameel Warney, F, Stony Brook; Michael Carrera, F, South Carolina; Quenton DeCosey, G, Temple; Isaiah Cousins, G, Oklahoma; D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, G, Georgetown; Wes Washpun, G, Northern Iowa.
Roger Brown's Restaurant – Prince Ibeh, C, Texas; Devin Thomas, F, Wake Forest; Ryan Anderson, F, Arizona; Shavon Shields, F, Nebraska; Dyshawn Pierre, F, Dayton; Thomas Walkup, G, Stephen F. Austin; A.J. English, G, Iona; Nic Moore, G, Southern Methodist.
Cherry Bekaert – Tony Parker, C, UCLA; James Farr, F, Xavier; Ryan Spangler, F, Oklahoma; Isaiah Miles, F, Saint Joseph’s; Nick Faust, G, Long Beach State; D.J. Balentine, G, Evansville; Gabe York, G, Arizona; Juan’ya Green, G, Hofstra.
Portsmouth Partnership – Mike Tobey, C, Virginia; Gavin Ware, F, Mississippi State; James Kelly, F, Marshall; Jalen Jones, F, Texas A&M; Kellen Dunham, G, Butler; Maodo Lo, G, Columbia; Retin Obasohan, G, Alabama; Trey Freeman, G, Old Dominion.
K&D Rounds – Kevin Larsen, C, George Washington; Tyler Harris, F, Auburn; Beau Beech, F, North Florida; Dorian Finney-Smith, F, Florida; Kyle Collinsworth, G, Brigham Young; Roosevelt Jones, G, Butler; Bryn Forbes, G, Michigan State; Angel Rodriguez, G, Miami.
Portsmouth Sports Club – Tonye Jekiri, C, Miami; Shawn Long, F, Louisiana-Lafayette; Chris Horton, F, Austin Peay; Shonn Miller, F, Connecticut; Patricio Garino, G, George Washington; Marvelle Harris, G, Fresno State; Tre Demps, G, Northwestern; Josh Adams, G, Wyoming.
Norfolk Sports Club – Adrian Diaz, C, Florida International; Matt Costello, F, Michigan State; Terry Allen, F, Richmond; Justin Sears, F, 6-8 205 Yale; Marcus Georges-Hunt, G, Georgia Tech; Alex Caruso, G, Texas A&M; Melvin Johnson, G, VCU; Andrew Andrews, G, Washington.
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