HOUSTON — More than a dozen Big East players and three players competing in the Final Four are scheduled to attend the Portsmouth Invitational April 6-9 in Portsmouth, Va.
Among players in the NBA who competed at Portsmouth are Knicks guard Landry Fields, Wes Matthews of the Portland Trail Blazers, Carl Landry of the New Orleans Hornets and Jason Maxiell of the Detroit Pistons.
The Big East players on the eight eight-man rosters include:
Gilbert Brown, Pittsburgh
Corey Stokes, Villanova
Dwight Hardy, St. John’s
Jimmy Butler, Marquette
Rick Jackson, Syracuse
Gary McGhee, Pitt
Chris Wright, Georgetown
Austin Freeman, Georgetown
Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall
Casey Mitchell, West Virginia
Corey Fisher, Villanova
Brad Wanamaker, Pitt
Marshon Brooks, Providence
Among the players in the Final Four slated to attend are:
Jamie Skeen, VCU
Matt Howard, Butler
Josh Harrellson, Kentucky
