Former Indiana center Oumar Ballo to play in Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
Former Indiana center Oumar Ballo will be playing in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournamnt (PIT) later this week.
The PIT is a four-day, 12-game tournament that is comprised of 64 seniors split into teams. It is the ‘unofficial’ start of the pre-NBA Draft process. Scouts from every NBA team will be in attendance.
Ballo played in 31 games — with 29 starts — for Indiana in his only season in Bloomington. He averaged 13.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. He also shot 62.3 percent from the floor. He had five 20+ point games and 13 double-doubles.
Before Indiana, Oumar Ballo played three seasons with Arizona where he averaged 11.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks a game.
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Ballo was a two-time All-Pac 12 performer.
Ballo originally committed to Gonzaga out of high school and played 24 games for the Zags, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds off the bench.
Oumar Ballo is the only Indiana player in the event.
Ballo’s team is the Portsmouth Partnership and their first game is Wednesday at 9:00 pm ET. His team also has Great Osobor (Washington), David N’Guessan (Kansas State), Matthew Cleveland (Miami), Jahmai Mashack (Tennessee), Zeke Mayo (Kansas), August’s Marciullionis (Saint Mary’s) and Ace Baldwin (Penn State).
The PIT starts Wednesday, April 16 and runs through Saturday, April 19.
