Hokie ClubFormer Virginia Tech basketball players Malcolm Delaney andJeff Allen will compete in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this week inPortsmouth, Virginia.
Delaney will play for Mike Duman and Allen will play forRoger Brown’s in the four-day event. The eight-team tournament will be playedat Churchland High School in Portsmouth on April 6-9. Both Allen and Delaney’steams will open play on Thursday, April 7.
Each year for the past 58 years, the P.I.T has invited 64 ofthe best college basketball seniors from across the nation to participate in afour-day, twelve game tournament in front of representatives from every NBAteam. The tournament drew the attention of NBA scouts and general managers inthe mid-70's when players like John Lucas, Walt Szczerbiak and Bobby Creminscame to Portsmouth to play. Soon the word spread and approximately 200 scouts, generalmanagers and representatives of all 30 NBA teams began to come to see playerslike Dennis Rodman, Tim Hardaway and others. Today, scouts from numerousinternational leagues have also come to Portsmouth. Over the years the P.I.T.has been a showcase for five of the 50 greatest players in NBA History (RickBarry, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Dave Cowens, John Stockton, ScottiePippen) and for many others who have gone on to NBA stardom.
For more information on the event, go to: http://www.portsmouthinvitational.com