Lofton, JaJuan Smith named All-Tournament in Portsmouth

Lofton, Smith Named to All-Tournament Team: Former Vols Chris Lofton and JaJuan Smith were named to the all-tournament team at the Portsmouth, Va., Invitational this past weekend.

Sixty-four of the nation's top collegiate seniors were invited to participate in the camp, which took place in front of representatives from every NBA team.

Lofton ranked second among all players in the tournament by averaging 20 points over three games. Lofton shot 45.7 percent from the field and 39.3 percent from beyond the 3-point arc. His 3.67 treys per game led all players.

Smith averaged 15.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and tied for most steals in the tournament with 2.67 per game.

Smith's 3.33 3-pointers per game were second only to Lofton, and he was tied for fifth with 3.33 offensive rebounds over the three games.

Joining Lofton and Smith on the all-tournament team were Josh Duncan (Xavier), Pat Calathes (Saint Joseph's), Kyle Hines (UNC-Greensboro), Reggie Williams (VMI), Gary Forbes (UMass), Deron Washington (Virginia Tech), Othello Hunter (Ohio State), Jiri Hubalek (Iowa State) and Charron Fisher (Niagara). Ohio State's Jamar Butler was named the tournament's most valuable player.

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