# Portsmouth Invitational Tournament

The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, (PIT), is the only postseason camp restricted to college basketball seniors. The Portsmouth Invitational is the first of two NBA pre-draft camps, the other being the Orlando pre-draft camp. In 2019, SB Ballard construction was the lead sponsor of the uniforms as they began to expand into building arenas around the country. It was announced on March 14, 2020, the 68th annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The four-day tournament format consists of twelve games (eight teams of eight players each play three games) and has been held annually since 1953. The tournament is recognized by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and European scouts as a showcase for future professional players. Approximately 200 NBA representatives attend the event.
The tournament typically begins the first or second Wednesday that follows the championship game of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. All games are played at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, Virginia. Admission to day games is free, single-night general admission tickets are available at the door. Discounted four-day passes are sold at the Portsmouth Visitor Center.
NBA players who are alumni of the Portsmouth Invitational include Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, John Stockton, Tim Hardaway, Ben Wallace, Avery Johnson, Jeremy Lin, Rick Barry, Dave Cowens, and Earl Monroe.

## Portsmouth Invitational players drafted by the NBA

| Year | Player | School | Round | Pick | Team |
| Year | Player | School | Round | Pick | Team | 2022 | Tyrese Martin | Connecticut | 2 | 51 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2018 | Devon Hall | Virginia | 2 | 53 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2018 | George King | Colorado | 2 | 59 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2017 | Derrick White | Colorado | 1 | 29 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2017 | Davon Reed | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 32 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2017 | Damyean Dotson | Houston | 2 | 44 | New York Knicks |
| 2017 | Sterling Brown | SMU | 2 | 46 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2017 | Kadeem Allen | Arizona | 2 | 53 | Boston Celtics |
| 2017 | Jabari Bird | California | 2 | 56 | Boston Celtics |
| 2016 | Isaiah Cousins | Oklahoma | 2 | 59 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2015 | Richaun Holmes | Bowling Green | 2 | 37 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2015 | Darrun Hilliard | Villanova | 2 | 38 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2015 | Pat Connaughton | Notre Dame | 2 | 41 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2015 | Marcus Thornton | William & Mary | 2 | 45 | Boston Celtics |
| 2015 | Cady Lalanne | UMass | 2 | 55 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2014 | Josh Huestis | Stanford | 1 | 29 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2013 | James Ennis | Long Beach State | 2 | 50 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2012 | Kim English | Missouri | 2 | 44 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2012 | Kevin Murphy | Tennessee Tech | 2 | 47 | Utah Jazz |
| 2012 | Kyle O'Quinn | Norfolk State | 2 | 49 | Orlando Magic |
| 2011 | Jimmy Butler | Marquette | 1 | 30 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2010 | Lazar Hayward | Marquette | 1 | 30 | Washington Wizards |
| 2010 | Landry Fields | Stanford | 2 | 39 | New York Knicks |
| 2010 | Da'Sean Butler | West Virginia | 2 | 42 | Miami Heat |
| 2009 | DeMarre Carroll | Missouri | 1 | 27 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2009 | Jermaine Taylor | Central Florida | 2 | 32 | Washington Wizards |
| 2009 | Jon Brockman | Washington | 2 | 38 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2009 | Taylor Griffin | Oklahoma | 2 | 48 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2009 | Robert Vaden | UAB | 2 | 54 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2009 | Ahmad Nivins | Saint Joseph's | 2 | 56 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2008 | Patrick Ewing Jr. | Georgetown | 2 | 43 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2008 | Joe Crawford | Kentucky | 2 | 58 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2008 | Deron Washington | Virginia Tech | 2 | 59 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2007 | Carl Landry | Purdue | 2 | 31 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2006 | Dee Brown | Illinois | 2 | 46 | Utah Jazz |
| 2005 | Jason Maxiell | Cincinnati | 1 | 26 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2004 | Jackson Vroman | Iowa State | 2 | 31 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2004 | Antonio Burks | Memphis | 2 | 36 | Orlando Magic |
| 2004 | Ricky Minard | Morehead State | 2 | 48 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2003 | Jerome Beasley | North Dakota | 2 | 33 | Miami Heat |
| 2003 | Travis Hansen | Brigham Young | 2 | 37 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2003 | Willie Green | Detroit | 2 | 41 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2003 | James Jones | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 49 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2003 | Brandon Hunter | Ohio | 2 | 56 | Boston Celtics |
| 2002 | John Salmons | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 26 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2002 | Robert Archibald | Illinois | 2 | 32 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2002 | Ronald Murray | Shaw | 2 | 42 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2002 | Matt Barnes | UCLA | 2 | 48 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2002 | Rasual Butler | La Salle | 2 | 53 | Miami Heat |
| 2001 | Jeff Trepagnier | USC | 2 | 35 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2000 | Michael Smith | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 35 | Washington Wizards |
| 2000 | Brian Cardinal | Purdue | 2 | 44 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1999 | Wally Szczerbiak | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 6 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1999 | Devean George | Augsburg | 1 | 23 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1998 | Felipe Lopez | St. John's | 1 | 24 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1998 | Ruben Patterson | Cincinnati | 2 | 31 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1998 | Shammond Williams | North Carolina | 2 | 34 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1998 | Cuttino Mobley | Rhode Island | 2 | 41 | Houston Rockets |
| 1998 | Ryan Stack | South Carolina | 2 | 48 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1998 | Greg Buckner | Clemson | 2 | 53 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1998 | Ryan Bowen | Iowa | 2 | 55 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1997 | Johnny Taylor | Chattanooga | 1 | 17 | Orlando Magic |
| 1997 | Bobby Jackson | Minnesota | 1 | 23 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1997 | Rodrick Rhodes | USC | 1 | 24 | Houston Rockets |
| 1997 | John Thomas | Minnesota | 1 | 25 | New York Knicks |
| 1997 | Anthony Johnson | College of Charleston | 2 | 39 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1997 | Cedric Henderson | Memphis | 2 | 44 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1997 | Eric Washington | Alabama | 2 | 46 | Orlando Magic |
| 1996 | Derek Fisher | Little Rock | 1 | 24 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1996 | Moochie Norris | West Florida | 2 | 33 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1996 | Jamie Feick | Michigan State | 2 | 48 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1996 | Amal McCaskill | Marquette | 2 | 49 | Orlando Magic |
| 1996 | Chris Robinson | Western Kentucky | 2 | 51 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1996 | Mark Pope | Kentucky | 2 | 52 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1996 | Shandon Anderson | Georgia | 2 | 54 | Utah Jazz |
| 1995 | Eric Williams | Providence | 1 | 14 | Boston Celtics |
| 1995 | Theo Ratliff | Wyoming | 1 | 18 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1995 | Jason Caffey | Alabama | 1 | 20 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1995 | Loren Meyer | Iowa State | 1 | 24 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1994 | Dickey Simpkins | Providence | 1 | 21 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1994 | Howard Eisley | Boston College | 2 | 30 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1994 | Michael Smith | Providence | 2 | 35 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1994 | Anthony Miller | Michigan State | 2 | 39 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1994 | Lawrence Funderburke | Ohio State | 2 | 51 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1993 | Scott Burrell | Connecticut | 1 | 20 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1993 | Chris Whitney | Clemson | 2 | 47 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1992 | P. J. Brown | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 29 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1992 | Brent Price | Oklahoma | 2 | 32 | Washington Bullets |
| 1992 | Popeye Jones | Murray State | 2 | 41 | Houston Rockets |
| 1991 | Terrell Brandon | Oregon | 1 | 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1991 | Randy Brown | New Mexico State | 2 | 31 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1991 | Bobby Phills | Southern | 2 | 45 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1991 | Isaac Austin | Arizona State | 2 | 48 | Utah Jazz |
| 1990 | Dave Jamerson | Ohio | 1 | 15 | Miami Heat |
| 1990 | Duane Causwell | Temple | 1 | 18 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1990 | Dee Brown | Jacksonville | 1 | 19 | Boston Celtics |
| 1990 | Greg Foster | UTEP | 2 | 35 | Washington Bullets |
| 1990 | Jud Buechler | Arizona | 2 | 38 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1990 | Tony Massenburg | Maryland | 2 | 43 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1990 | Antonio Davis | UTEP | 2 | 45 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1989 | Tim Hardaway | UTEP | 1 | 14 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1989 | Jeff Sanders | Georgia Southern | 1 | 20 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1989 | Chucky Brown | North Carolina State | 2 | 43 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1988 | Dan Majerle | Central Michigan | 1 | 14 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1988 | Brian Shaw | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | 24 | Boston Celtics |
| 1988 | Vinny Del Negro | North Carolina State | 2 | 29 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1988 | Grant Long | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 33 | Miami Heat |
| 1988 | Anthony Mason | Tennessee State | 3 | 53 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1987 | Scottie Pippen | Central Arkansas | 1 | 5 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1987 | Muggsy Bogues | Wake Forest | 1 | 12 | Washington Bullets |
| 1987 | Chris Dudley | Yale | 4 | 75 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1986 | Dennis Rodman | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 2 | 27 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1986 | Johnny Newman | Richmond | 2 | 29 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1986 | Jeff Hornacek | Iowa State | 2 | 46 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1985 | Charles Oakley | Virginia Union | 1 | 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1985 | Terry Porter | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 1 | 24 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1985 | Gerald Wilkins | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2 | 47 | New York Knicks |
| 1985 | Sam Mitchell | Mercer | 3 | 54 | Houston Rockets |
| 1984 | John Stockton | Gonzaga | 1 | 16 | Utah Jazz |
| 1984 | Jerome Kersey | Longwood | 2 | 46 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1983 | Mark West | Old Dominion | 2 | 30 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1981 | Eddie Johnson | Illinois | 2 | 29 | Kansas City Kings |
| 1980 | Rick Mahorn | Hampton | 2 | 35 | Washington Bullets |
| 1976 | John Lucas | Maryland | 1 | 1 | Houston Rockets |
| 1970 | Dave Cowens | Florida State | 1 | 4 | Boston Celtics |
| 1967 | Earl Monroe | Winston-Salem | 1 | 2 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1965 | Rick Barry | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | San Francisco Warriors |