Basketball

Naz Mitrou-Long named to Portsmouth Invitational All-Tournament team

Iowa State senior Naz Mitrou-Long was among the standouts at this weekend’s Portsmouth Invitational and was named to the all-tournament team. He was one of 12 players selected for the team.

Mitrou-Long averaged 18.3 points per game, which was the fourth-highest scoring average in the tournament. He made a tournament-high 14 3-pointers while shooting 40 percent from deep.

Deonte Burton finished the tournament averaging 14.7 points, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. He shot 51 percent from the floor while leading his squad Portsmouth Partnership to the tournament championship.

As always, Burton was no stranger to a few highlights.

Houston guard Damyean Dotson was named the tournament’s most valuable player. Other notable players on the all-tournament team include Duke’s Matt Jones, Monmouth’s Justin Robinson, Georgia’s JJ Frazier and Middle Tennessee State’s JaCorey Williams.

Jared Stansbury

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