April 15, 2008

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Seniors Pat Calathes of Saint Joseph's, Xavier's Josh Duncan and Gary Forbes of Massachusetts were recently named to the 12-player All-Tournament Team at The Portsmouth Invitational.

Forbes led the field of 64 players in both assists (8.67 apg.) and minutes (34.0 mpg.) while averaging 15.7 points. Calathes averaged 15 points on 18-of-32 shooting and 8.3 rebounds, while Duncan averaged 14.3 points and 7.7 rebounds.

Calathes, Duncan and Forbes were among nine student-athletes from the A-10 who participated in the four-day tourney, which included Stanley Burrell and Drew Lavender of Xavier, Parfait Bitee of Rhode Island; Bryant Dunston of Fordham; Brian Roberts of Dayton; and Temple's Mark Tyndale.

Tyndale was tabbed the Most Inspirational Player of the Invitational as he averaged 9.3 points, seven assists, 6.7 rebounds, two steals and two blocks per contest as he joined Calathes and Duncan on the winning team.

A showcase for outstanding men's basketball players in their senior year of college, the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (P.I.T.) is the nation's oldest amateur basketball tournament. The P.I.T. 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. Over 50 student-athletes who participated in the P.I.T. have gone on to either play and/or coach in the NBA, including former A-10 standouts Cuttino Mobley (Rhode Island) and Rasual Butler (La Salle).