Patricio Garino and Kevin Larsen will participate in this week’s 2016 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, a competition showcasing the nation’s top seniors to scouts from the NBA and international leagues.
The international pair, which started all 38 games this season and helped men’s basketball take home its first National Invitation Tournament title in school history last month, kicks off PIT play Thursday night in Portsmouth, Va.
Garino finished GW’s historic 2015-2016 campaign as the team’s second-highest scorer, averaging a career-best 14.1 points per game while leading the Colonials with a 43 percent clip from three-point range. The Mar Del Plata, Argentina native is also a 1,000-plus career points scorer and received All-Defensive team nods in each of his last three seasons.
The six-foot-six-inch swingman will play for Portsmouth Sports Club alongside Wyoming guard Josh Adams, Northwestern guard Tre Demps, Fresno State guard Marvelle Harris, Austin Peay forward Chris Horton, Miami center Tonye Jekiri, SMU forward Markus Kennedy and Connecticut forward Shonn Miller.
Larsen, who finished his GW career as the all-time leader in games played at 136, averaged 12.3 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds in his final season. Ranking second in the Atlantic 10 with 13 double-doubles, Larsen is also just one of seven players in program history to reach 1,000 points and 900 rebounds.
The Copenhagen, Denmark native will play for K&D Rounds with North Florida forward Beau Beech, BYU guard Kyle Collinsworth, Florida forward Dorian Finney-Smith, Michigan State guard Bryn Forbes, Auburn forward Tyler Harris, Butler forward Roosevelt Jones and Miami guard Angel Rodriguez.
The A-10 will also be represented by Richmond forward Terry Allen, VCU guard Melvin Johnson, Saint Joseph’s forward Isaiah Miles, Dayton forward Dyshawn Pierre and George Mason center Shevon Thompson.
Larsen’s squad will play Thursday at 7 p.m. while Garino’s follows at 9 p.m.