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News Nuggets, 04.14.04
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Cincinnati's Tony Bobbitt won the MVP award and
Memphis's Antonio Burks raised scouts' eyebrows with his all-around game as
the pair led Norfolk Naval Shipyard past Beach Barton Fort for the
championship of the Portsmouth Invitational.
Bobbitt scored 19 points in the title game, while
Burks added 16 points and 10 assists to put the finishing touches on last
week's four-day affair staged for the benefit of NBA executives.
Their production in the title game put an exclamation point on the
performances of Bobbitt and Burks in an event that was, in effect, a
platform for demonstrating skills before pro scouts. Bobbitt averaged 17.0
points and 4.3 assists during the competition, while Burks averaged 11.7
points and 4.7 assists.
Eight Conference USA players were invited to
participate in the 52nd Portsmouth Invitational, an annual occasion which
this year invited 64 college seniors to give them their first exposure to
approximately 200 NBA representatives prior to the league’s annual pre-draft
camp in Chicago in May.
In addition to Bobbitt and Burks, Charlotte’s Demon
Brown, DePaul's Andre Brown and Delonte Holland, Louisville’s Luke
Whitehead, Marquette’s Scott Merritt and UAB’s Mo Finley were invited to the
tournament.
Little man Nelson
scores fitting award
SPRINGFIELD, MA — Jameer Nelson won another
postseason award Tuesday when the Saint Joseph's guard was honored as the
game's best college player under 6 feet by the Basketball Hall of Fame.
The 5-foot-11 Nelson is the first consensus Division
I player of the year to receive the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, named
for the daughter-in-law of basketball inventor James Naismith.
Nelson already was chosen as the player of the year
by The Associated Press, The Sporting News, and the U.S. Basketball Writers.
He also received the John Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, and was the
first recipient of the Bob Cousy Award as the country's top college point
guard.
Nelson averaged 20.6 points, 5.3 assists and 2.9
steals for the Hawks (30-2) this season. For his career, he had 2,094 points
to become the school's top scorer. He also led in assists (713) and steals
(256).
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