Xavier University Athletics

Tre Carroll Selected To Play In The 72nd Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
04.03.26 | Men's Basketball
64 of the top collegiate players will compete in the event.
CINCINNATI --- Xavier University graduate student Tre Carroll has been selected to play in the 72nd annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, which will be held April 15-18 in Portsmouth, Va.
Carroll, who was named to the All-BIG EAST Conference First Team in a vote by the league coaches, made the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) East District Second Team. Carroll is playing in the 2026 NABC-Reese's Division I College All-Star Game today in Indianapolis.
Every year since 1953, the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament has invited 64 senior college basketball players from across the nation to compete before professional scouts. Eight teams of eight players play a 12-game tournament over four days, with each player hoping to reach their dreams of becoming a professional basketball player.
Over the years, the P.I.T. has welcomed players that are now household names, like Rick Barry, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Dave Cowens, Scottie Pippen, Tim Hardaway, Dennis Rodman, Jimmy Butler and more.
They've all come to Portsmouth to play, along with numerous players who went on to enjoy long and prosperous careers overseas.
Carroll led Xavier in scoring at 17.8 ppg. (second in the BIG EAST), field goal percentage at 50.1 percent (third in the BIG EAST) and blocks at 1.3 bpg. (fifth in the BIG EAST). Carroll was second on the team in rebounding at 5.8 rpg. (13th in the BIG EAST). He recorded a team-high 28 double-figure scoring games and a team-high 14 games with 20 points or more over his 32 games played.
Carroll, who was named to the All-BIG EAST Conference First Team in a vote by the league coaches, made the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) East District Second Team. Carroll is playing in the 2026 NABC-Reese's Division I College All-Star Game today in Indianapolis.
Every year since 1953, the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament has invited 64 senior college basketball players from across the nation to compete before professional scouts. Eight teams of eight players play a 12-game tournament over four days, with each player hoping to reach their dreams of becoming a professional basketball player.
Over the years, the P.I.T. has welcomed players that are now household names, like Rick Barry, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Dave Cowens, Scottie Pippen, Tim Hardaway, Dennis Rodman, Jimmy Butler and more.
They've all come to Portsmouth to play, along with numerous players who went on to enjoy long and prosperous careers overseas.
Carroll led Xavier in scoring at 17.8 ppg. (second in the BIG EAST), field goal percentage at 50.1 percent (third in the BIG EAST) and blocks at 1.3 bpg. (fifth in the BIG EAST). Carroll was second on the team in rebounding at 5.8 rpg. (13th in the BIG EAST). He recorded a team-high 28 double-figure scoring games and a team-high 14 games with 20 points or more over his 32 games played.
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