Hokie ClubFormer Hokie basketball standout Deron Washington was named to the all-tournament team of the 2008 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, played April 9-12 at Churchland High School in Portsmouth.
The P.I.T. is the nation's oldest amateur basketball tournament. It is the only tournament for college seniors to participate in and be evaluated by the National Basketball Association prior to the NBA's pre-draft camp in Orlando.
Washington was the only former ACC player on the 12-man team. He led his Norfolk Naval Shipyard team to a fourth-place finish in the eight-team event. Washington was fifth in scoring in the tournament, averaging 17.0 points per game. He also averaged 6.0 rebounds and 2.67 assists in the three-game tournament. He hit five of 12 (.417) of his three-point attempts and averaged 2.0 blocked shots per game.
Jamar Butler was named the tournament MVP and other notables on the all-tournament team were Chris Lofton and JaJuan Smith of Tennessee, Reggie Williams of VMI and Gary Forbes of UMass.