NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
March 18, 2008
Media Contact:
Mahlon Parker, Executive Committee Chair
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
757-235-1615 (cell)
We’re just three weeks from the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, and commitments have been received from the following players…
WHO: Gavin Grant of NC State, Will Thomas of George Mason, Drew Lavender and Stanley Burrell of Xavier, Jason Richards of Davidson, and A.J. Graves of Butler. Announced last week were Georgetown’s Patrick Ewing Jr. and Jonathan Wallace, along with Clemsen’s James Mays.
WHAT: The 56th Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, the nation’s oldest amateur basketball tournament, recognized by NBA and European scouts as the premier showcase for potential professional prospects.
WHEN: April 9-12, 2008.
ADMISSION: $8 per night or $25 for all 12 games of the tournament.
Tickets available through Ticketmaster and through the Willett Hall box office. (NOTE: The 3:15 p.m. Thursday and Friday afternoon consolation games and Saturday’s noon and 2 p.m. games are FREE!)
WHERE: All games held in the gymnasium of Churchland High School, 4301 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth.
CONTACT: Ticket information: call 757-393-5460 (Willett Hall) or 757-671-8100
(Ticketmaster). Additional information can be found at www.portsmouthinvitational.com.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament Celebrity Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. April 11, Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel. Guest Speaker: Ryan Blake, Assistant Director of NBA Scouting. Admission $20. Call 757-484-2494 for tickets.
Stay tuned for additional names of players, to be released in the weeks leading up to the tournament!
Additional P.I.T. information can be obtained
by visiting
www.portsmouthinvitational.com
or by sending E-mail
to
info@portsmouthinvitational.com.