April 15, 2008

Wadsworth, Ohio - McCarthy Sports, Inc. announced that Grand Valley State senior center Callistus Eziukwu and senior guard Jason Jamerson have been selected to participate in the Collegiate Basketball Invitational April 24-26 in Wadsworth, Ohio.

The Collegiate Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a major national basketball event that will gather the finest 65 senior men's basketball players from all of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and Division III and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The event will take place at Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio, and will consist of eight teams of eight players (one team with nine players) in an eight-team tournament. Each team will play a total of three games that will be played Thursday and Friday, culminating with the championship game being played Friday night at 8 p.m. The CBI will conclude with an all-star game Saturday evening in front of a live, ESPNU audience as 20 players will be selected to play in the game.

"I sincerely congratulate the 65 players that have been selected to compete in this prestigious event," said CBI Founder John McCarthy. "I am very excited about these 65 players and I am proud and honored to welcome them to Wadsworth for the Collegiate Basketball Invitational. I am confident that this class of players will help make the public aware of the high level of talent at the NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA levels."

Eziukwu and Jamerson led Grand Valley State to a 110-20 record during their careers with three GLIAC North Division titles, two GLIAC Tournament titles, three NCAA Tournament appearances, two NCAA DII Great Lakes Regional titles and two Elite Eight appearances. Callistus finished 5th in all-time points scored with 1,682, 5th in career rebounds with 916 and first in all-time blocks with 329. His 329 blocked shots is the third-best total all-time in DII. Jamerson set the GVSU single-season record for made three-pointers (94) and ranks first in Laker annals in career three-pointers made (303), 5th in all-time steals (195), and 4th in points scored with 1,713.

"I would like to thank our selection committee and the many, many coaches from around the country who have shared their insights and taken their time to provide valuable information about the top seniors in the country. With approximately 1,000 colleges and universities within these divisions, the selection of players has truly been a challenging task. Narrowing this field to 65 players has been very difficult, as there are many other players at these levels that are very talented players of high character. We have worked hard to handle this selection process with class and integrity."

The All-Star Game will consist of the top 20 players from among the 65 players selected to compete at the (CBI). The players at the CBI are the top seniors from all of NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and the NAIA. At the three-day event, players will have the opportunity to compete in front of the professional team representatives, agents and national media, while competing against the best of the best from around the country.