KU’s Melvin Council Jr. named MVP of Portsmouth Invitational basketball tournament
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- Melvin Council Jr. was named MVP of the 72nd-annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
- Council scored 24 points with eight rebounds and five assists in the PIT title game.
- He averaged 12.7 points, 5.1 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game for Kansas this season.
Kansas Jayhawks senior men’s basketball guard Melvin Council Jr. on Saturday was named MVP of the 72nd annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament for pro prospects.
Council, a 6-foot-4 native of Rochester, New York, scored 24 points with eight rebounds and five assists in Portsmouth Sports Club’s 93-86 victory over Team Mike Duman in Saturday’s PIT title game in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Council, who hit 8 of 20 shots, was 0-for-3 from 3-point range. He went 8-of-8 from the line. He had two blocked shots, one steal and four turnovers in 35 minutes.
He had 14 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in Portsmouth Sports Club’s 83-66 victory over Jani-King on Friday. He also had 20 points in Portsmouth Sports Club’s 78-75 win on Wednesday.
Council averaged 12.7 points, 5.1 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game this past season for KU (24-11). He also played at Wagner and St. Bonaventure, as well as Monroe University.
Former KU, TCU and Miami center Ernest Udeh scored five points and grabbed eight boards for the Portsmouth Sports Club team. Missouri’s Mark Mitchell scored 13 points with nine rebounds for Mike Duman.
Former KU, Mississippi, St. John’s and Wisconsin forward A.J. Storr joined Council on the 10-player all-tournament team.
