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~ Danny Ainge was in attendance to see Georgia State's Nate Williams soar:

Williams Scores 24 in First Tournament Game
Georgia State University News

At the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament NBA tryout camp in Virginia, Nate Williams started off with a bang by leading his team with 24 points in the opening game of the tournament. For an additional story, go to collegebasketballnews.com.
As all the NBA GM's, scouts and observers from Jerry West to Larry Bird watched, Nate Williams hit 10-of-15 field goals for 24 points to lead his team to a 90-76 win in game one of the event that features 64 of the top college seniors. His next game will be Friday night at 7 p.m.
The 6-11 Georgia State senior also had nine rebounds and one assist in thte sterling start as Coaches Mike Perry and Lefty Driesell attended the Portsmouth, Va., tournament.
Williams is a two-time first team All-Atlantic Sun Conference star who scored 1,222 points and grabbed 540 rebounds in his three seasons at Georgia State. He led the team to two 20-win seasons, including a 20-9 senior season.

~ Portsmouth Invitational Field looks Strong 
By Chris Monter - College Basketball News
Date: Apr 3, 2004 

The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (P.I.T.) is the first postseason camp for the top seniors to shine in front of NBA, NBDL, CBA and foriegn scouts and officials. The 64 seniors will use the opportunity to impress the NBA and European scouts. The P.I.T. was known for showcasing the small college players like Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Dan Majerle, Tim Hardaway and John Stockton. The followinig is a look at the eight teams that will begin play on Wednesday. 
BEACH BARTON FORD		
Nigel Dixon 	Western Kentucky	
Marcus Melvin 	North Carolina State	
Marcus Douthit 	Providence	
Brian Boddicker 	Texas	
Michel Morandis 	Colorado	
Julius Page 	Pittsburgh	
Andre Barrett 	Seton Hall	
Andrew Wisniewski 	Centenary	
PORTSMOUTH SPORTS CLUB 		
Nate Williams 	Georgia State	
Jamar Smith 	Maryland	
Justin Davis 	Stanford	
Darius Rice 	Miami (FL)	
Josh Allen 	Alderson-Broaddus	
Nick Jacobson 	Utah	
Cliff Hawkins 	Kentucky	
Luis Flores 	Manhattan	
TIDEWATER SEALANTS		
Jabahri Brown 	Oklahoma	
Cory Violette 	Gonzaga	
Shawson Johnson 	North Texas	
Bryant Matthews 	Virginia Tech	
Tony Dobbins	Richmond	
Spencer Ross 	Queens	
Timmy Bowers 	Mississippi State	
Jaeson Maravich 	William Carey	
HOLIDAY INN PORTSMOUTH		
Tom Timmermans 	Notre Dame	
Keith Walesowski 	Dayton	
Anthony Myles 	Xavier	
Luke Whitehead 	Louisville	
Jaron Brown 	Pittsburgh	
Brandon Mouton 	Texas	
Greg Davis 	Troy State	
Demon Brown 	Charlotte	
SALES SYSTEMS LTD		
James Thomas 	Texas	
Justin Reed 	Mississippi	
John Edwards 	Kent State	
Delonte Holland 	DePaul	
Matt Lottich 	Stanford	
Jason Detrick 	Oklahoma	
Michael Watson 	UMKC	
Taliek Brown 	Connecticut	
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD		
Sean Finn 	Dayton	
Erik Daniels 	Kentucky	
Dylan Page 	Wisconsin.-Milwaukee	
Aerick Sanders 	San Diego State	
Tony Bobbitt 	Cincinnati	
Desmon Farmer 	USC	
Rashad Wright 	Georgia	
Antonio Burks 	Memphis	
NORFOLK SPORTS CLUB		
Jackson Vroman 	Iowa State	
Travon Bryant 	Missouri	
Scott Merritt 	Marquette	
Rich Melzer 	Wisconsin River Falls	
Mike Skrocki 	Richmond	
David Hawkins 	Temple	
Gerald Fitch 	Kentucky	
Marques Green 	St. Bonaventure	
MD DESIGNS		
Velimir Radinovic 	Ohio State	
Andre Brown 	DePaul	
Mike Williams 	Western Michigan	
Marvin Lewis 	Georgia Tech	
Bernard Robinson 	Michigan	
Ricky Minard 	Morehead St.	
Morris Finley 	UAB	
Royal Ivey 	Texas