Pictured: Jeremy Lin will play in the Portsmouth
Invitational in April.
PORTSMOUH, Va. - Harvard University men's
basketball player Jeremy Lin has been selected to play in the
prestigious Portsmouth Invitational in Portsmouth, Va. following
the season.
The tournament, now in its 58th year, takes place
April 7-10 and features the nation's top 64 collegiate seniors who
will play 12 games in four days. It is the only post-season event
prior to the Chicago Draft Camp and usually sees in excess of 200
NBA scouts and representatives.
Lin, a two-time All-Ivy selection, is currently second in fan
voting for the Bob Cousy Award which goes to the nation's top point
guard. Lin is also a finalist for the coveted John R. Wooden Award
which goes to the nation's player of the year.
Lin has led the Ivy League in steals in each of the past two
seasons and is doing so again this year. Last year, he was the only
player in the nation to rank in his league's top 10 in every
statistical category.
The Crimson will be playing its final two home games this
weekend against Brown (Friday) and Yale (Saturday) before heading
on the road next weekend for games at the University of
Pennsylvania and Princeton.
Lin is the first Harvard player selected to the invitational
since 2006-07 when 7-foot center Brian Cusworth earned the invite.
Cusworth is playing professionally with the Bàsquet Manresa
basketball team, which participates in the Liga ACB in Spain. After
playing in the NBA Summer League in 2007, Cusworth signed with
Estonian top team Tartu Ülikool/Rock. He was one of the team's
top performers during the season and helped Rock to FIBA EuroCup
semifinals. He also won the Estonian National Championship with the
team and was named MVP of the KML Finals that year.
For more information about the Portsmouth Invitational,
including a list of past participants, click [Here]
