Colorado's King Named To Portsmouth All-Tournament Team
April 15, 2018 | Men's Basketball, Neill Woelk
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Colorado's George King is having an excellent pre-NBA Draft showcase tour thus far.
Over the weekend, King put together three outstanding efforts in the Portsmouth Invitational, a gathering of seniors from around the nation for a three-game tournament in front of NBA and other pro scouts. King earned all-tournament honors while leading his team to a 2-1 record in the event.
King's weekend was one of the most productive of any of the participants. He finished as the tournament's fourth-leading scorer, averaging 18.0 points per game, while also averaging 7.7 rebounds, tied for eighth-best in the event.
King also produced at a high efficiency. He finished with the third-best shooting percentage (22-for-38, .579 — the best percentage among any player with at least 30 shots), had the third-best 3-point field goal percentage (7-for-13, .538), and made all three of his free throw attempts.
King had 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting and five rebounds in his team's opening win, then followed that with a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double in another victory. His team came up short in the final game, losing by one point, but he still finished with 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting, along with eight rebounds.
King's performance turned the heads of a number of veteran NBA observers.
My All PIT Team 2018 (Best Performances)
— Sam Meyerkopf (@HoopLikeDrazen) April 15, 2018
George King (MVP)
Jaylen Barford
Bogdan Bliznyuk
Devon Hall
Daryl Macon
Tyler Nelson
Kendrick Nunn
Desi Rodriguez
Elijah Stewart
*There are no bigs included in this list on purpose.
Totally impressed by George King: wasn't that fan of him during last 2 years, but he has worked a lot and improved his shot. Incredible athlete, rebounder. Khadeen Carrington is an excellent P&R player, Martinas Geben is an extremely underrated big man: smart, physical #PIT2k18 pic.twitter.com/4YqmE0Zgba
— ScoutingMania (@ScoutingMania_) April 14, 2018
#CUBuffs Senior George King finished Portsmouth 2-1 with ridiculously effcient numbers. Averaged 18ppg. Generating lots of buzz from NBA teams. George deserves every ounce of success coming his way, because he puts in the work. It's never an accident. https://t.co/jT3h9Jy9Eg
— Kim English (@Englishscope24) April 15, 2018
George King (Colorado) is putting on a show. Has been unstoppable. 17 points and 7 rebounds.
— Finest Magazine (@FinestMagazine) April 15, 2018
The PIT All-Tournament team included:
Jaylen Barford - Arkansas
Jock Landale - St. Mary's
Justin Johnson - Western Kentucky
Tyler Nelson - Fairfield
Andrew Rowsey - Marquette
George King - Colorado
Devon Hall - Virginia
Kendrick Nunn - Oakland
Yante Maten - Georgia
Desi Rodridguez - Seton Hall
Justin Tillman - Virginia Commonwealth
Kyle Washington - Cincinnati
King, who is working out in Colorado with CU assistant Kim English, was also his team's MVP in the NABC All-Star game prior to the Final Four in San Antonio when he scored 21 points on 8-for-11 shooting and also had nine rebounds and three blocked shots.
A year ago, Colorado's Derrick White used an outstanding performance at Portsmouth to boost his NBA Draft stock, ultimately finishing as the San Antonio Spurs' first-round pick.
Contact: Neill.Woelk@Colorado.edu
