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Former Virginia Tech basketball players Malcolm Delaney and Jeff Allen will compete in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this week in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Delaney will play for Mike Duman and Allen will play for Roger Brown’s in the four-day event. The eight-team tournament will be played at Churchland High School in Portsmouth on April 6-9. Both Allen and Delaney’s teams will open play on Thursday, April 7.

Each year for the past 58 years, the P.I.T has invited 64 of the best college basketball seniors from across the nation to participate in a four-day, twelve game tournament in front of representatives from every NBA team. The tournament drew the attention of NBA scouts and general managers in the mid-70's when players like John Lucas, Walt Szczerbiak and Bobby Cremins came to Portsmouth to play. Soon the word spread and approximately 200 scouts, general managers and representatives of all 30 NBA teams began to come to see players like Dennis Rodman, Tim Hardaway and others. Today, scouts from numerous international 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 (Rick Barry, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Dave Cowens, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen) and for many others who have gone on to NBA stardom.

For more information on the event, go to: http://www.portsmouthinvitational.com

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