COLLEGE PARK, MD – Following a standout career for the Maryland men's basketball program, Julian Reese has been selected to take part in the 71st Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
 
The national event brings together the country's top college seniors to compete in front of professional scouts, agents, and fans. The P.I.T. is sponsored by the NBA kicking off the draft process each year. Notable NBA players who are P.I.T. alumni include Rick Barry, Jimmy Butler, Tim Hardaway, Jeremy Lin, Dan Majerle, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, and John Stockton. 
 
The P.I.T. has invited 64 players to compete in the four-day event every year since 1953. The players are broken up into eight teams with 12 games being played over the four days. Reese will begin playing on Thursday, April 17, at 7 PM.
 
Last season, Maryland saw a pair of Terps take part in the event as Donta Scott and Jahmir Young were both invited.
 
Reese finished his four-year career as a Terp playing in 134 games with 102 starts. The power forward scored 1,488 career points to go with 1,015 rebounds making him one of just two players in program history, alongside Len Elmore, to post 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
 
He ranks 20th all-time in career scoring and is second all-time for rebounds. Reese also finished with 179 career blocks which ranks eighth, 133 assists and 113 steals. His career shooting percentage of .557 ranks seventh all-time. Additionally, his 37 career double doubles are the fifth most in program history. His 325 rebounds this past season are the ninth most for a single-year at Maryland.
 
This past season, the senior help Maryland reach the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 2016. He averaged 13.3 points and 9.0 rebounds after starting all 36 games of the season. Maryland finished the year with a 27-9 overall record and a second-place finish in the Big Ten.
 
Reese was a three-time All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection during his career. Only Melo Trimble and Anthony Cowan earned all-conference honors three times during a career in the Big Ten era for Maryland. Overall, he was the 16^th Terp in program history to earn all-conference honors three times during a career.