The P.I.T. Board of Directors would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers that made the 57th annual tournament an overwhelming success.

Congratulations to the following P.I.T. participants drafted in the 2009 NBA Draft :

DeMarre Carroll - 2009 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament MVP
Missouri	First Round	27th Pick	Memphis Grizzlies
Jermaine Taylor
Central Florida	Second Round	2nd Pick (32nd Overall)	Washington Wizards - rights traded to Houston Rockets
Jon Brockman
Washington	Second Round	8th Pick (38th Overall)	Portland Trail Blazers - rights traded to Sacramento Kings
Taylor Griffin
Oklahoma	Second Round	18th pick (48th overall)	Pheonix Suns
Robert Vaden
UAB	Second Round	24th pick (54th overall)	Charlotte Bobcats - rights traded to Oklahoma City Thunder
Ahmad Nivins
Saint Joseph's	Second Round	26th pick (56th overall)	Dallas Mavericks

2009 PORTSMOUTH INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD

(L to R) Billy Mann(Coach), Ryan Toolson (Utah Valley State), Jim Kelly (Coach), Kahiem Seawright (Rhode Island),

David Holston (Chicago State), Ed Cahoon (Sponsor Rep.), Alade Aminu (Ga. Tech), Marcus Landry (Wisconsin),

B.J. Raymond (Xavier), Lawrence Kinnard (UAB.), Al Fisher (Kent State), Billy Owens (Asst. Coach, NBA)

Cumulative Statistics Posted
The cumulative tournament statistics have been posted here. Some of the major statistical leaders were as follows: Scoring : Jermaine Taylor 21.3 PPG Rebounds : Jon Brockman 16.3 RPG Assists : Josh Akognon 6.67 APG Steals : Alex Ruoff, AJ Abrams, Alonzo Gee 3.0 SPG Blocks : Connor Atchley, Chris Johnson, Alade Animu 3.0 BPG FG % : Gary Wilkinson 71.4%

MVP and All Tournament team selected
Congratulations to the 2009 All Tournament Team DeMarre Carroll, Missouri * A.J. Abrams, Texas Alade Aminu, Georgia Tech Jimmy Baron, Rhode Island Jon Brockman, Washington Paul Delaney III, UAB Wes Matthews, Marquette B.J. Raymond, Xavier Alex Ruoff, WVU Garret Siler, Augusta State Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida A.D. Vassallo, Virginia Tech Gary Wilkinson, Utah State * Denotes MVP

Jimmy Baron sets two tournament records
Rhode Island's Jimmy Baron set two tournament records. In the finals of the consolation bracket (Game 10), Baron set the single game three point record by knocking down nine 3 pointers. The previous record was six by Tony Bobbitt (Cincinnati - 1994). Baron also broke the tournament record for total three pointers made with 16. The previous record 13 by Tony Bobbitt (Cincinnati - 1994) and Askia Jones (Kansas State - 1994).