Prim Invited to Play in Portsmouth Invitational
April 11, 2022 | Men's Basketball
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- Missouri State standout Gaige Prim's post-season honors continued to roll in Monday with his announcement as a participant in the 2022 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
Each year for 67 years the PIT has invited 64 of the best college basketball seniors from across the nation to participate in a four-day, 12-game tournament in front of representatives from every NBA team. The Portsmouth Invitational returns in 2022 after a two-year hiatus during the pandemic.
The 68th annual PIT will be held April 13-16 at Churchland High School in Portsmouth. The only other Missouri State player to ever participate in the Portsmouth Invitational was Kyle Weems who he averaged 13.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and a tournament-high 3.3 steals at the event in 2012.
Prim is coming off a stellar performance in the 2022 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship in New Orleans where he averaged 7.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for a combined team of Missouri Valley and Horizon League standouts that finished 4-4 at the event. Prim's rebounding average was tops among all players, while he ranked fourth in scoring and third in field goal percentage (.603) in New Orleans.
A two-time All-MVC first-team selection, Prim also earned a spot on the NABC All-Region first team for the second year in a row after posting 16.3 points and a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior. He converted 56.6 percent of his field goals and 78.7 percent of his free throws in 2021-22. He also racked up 59 assists, 41 blocks and 29 steals in 34 appearances, while earning a spot on the Naples Invitational All-Tournament Team. Prim finished his three-year stint in Springfield with 1,338 points and 627 rebounds in 86 games while closing out his tenure ranked 15th on the school's career scoring list.
Each year for 67 years the PIT has invited 64 of the best college basketball seniors from across the nation to participate in a four-day, 12-game tournament in front of representatives from every NBA team. The Portsmouth Invitational returns in 2022 after a two-year hiatus during the pandemic.
The 68th annual PIT will be held April 13-16 at Churchland High School in Portsmouth. The only other Missouri State player to ever participate in the Portsmouth Invitational was Kyle Weems who he averaged 13.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and a tournament-high 3.3 steals at the event in 2012.
Prim is coming off a stellar performance in the 2022 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship in New Orleans where he averaged 7.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for a combined team of Missouri Valley and Horizon League standouts that finished 4-4 at the event. Prim's rebounding average was tops among all players, while he ranked fourth in scoring and third in field goal percentage (.603) in New Orleans.
A two-time All-MVC first-team selection, Prim also earned a spot on the NABC All-Region first team for the second year in a row after posting 16.3 points and a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior. He converted 56.6 percent of his field goals and 78.7 percent of his free throws in 2021-22. He also racked up 59 assists, 41 blocks and 29 steals in 34 appearances, while earning a spot on the Naples Invitational All-Tournament Team. Prim finished his three-year stint in Springfield with 1,338 points and 627 rebounds in 86 games while closing out his tenure ranked 15th on the school's career scoring list.
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