Daleo Returns to Portsmouth for Fourth Straight Year
April 3, 2006 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Rockford Lightning News Release
Just like he did after the last three seasons, Rockford Lightning Head Coach Chris
Daleo will be returning to the Portsmouth Invitational Scouting Combine later this
week.
The combine will be held from April 5-8 at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, VA,
where 64 of the top college seniors are invited to showcase their skills. This is
the 54th consecutive year of the combine, where over 200 NBA representatives are in
attendance along with Coach Daleo to scout the nation's next great talent.
"You got to stay busy," said Daleo. "You constantly have to be out there seeing new
players, and Portsmouth is a great opportunity to do all that."
The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament is the only post-season event prior to the
Orlando NBA Draft Camp. The seniors that are invited to attend the combine in
Portsmouth hope to play well and then receive an invitation to attend the next
scouting combine. The next combine will be in Orlando, Florida in June. These
players feel that if they play well, their stock will rise and their dreams of being
drafted in the NBA will come true.
Players from the CBA who have attended the Portsmouth Invitational in the past are
former Lightning player Tom Coverdale, former CBA MVP and recipient of three NBA
call-ups last season alone Josh Davis, James Thomas recently of the Albany Patroons,
and 2005 CBA top overall draft pick T.J. Thompson also of the Patroons.
This season's talent includes a number of players that fans may recognize from their
days in the big ten or their recent run in the NCAA tournament. Jai Lewis, Lamar
Butler, and Tony Skinn will be in attendance after leading George Mason on an
incredible run to the NCAA Final Four. Big ten defensive player of the year Erik
Hansen will join his two University of Iowa All-Conference teammates Greg Brunner
and Jeff Horner at the invitational this year, along with fellow big ten alumni
James Augustine of the University of Illinois, and Vincent Grier of
Minnesota.
Two of the most famous players to showcase their talent at the invitational are Scottie Pippen and John Stockton, two of the all-time NBA greats. Log on to the official website of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament at www.portsmouthinvitational.com to find out more information or see a list of all of the former players and this year's invitees.
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