WILLIAMS PARTICIPATES IN NABC DIVISION II ALL-STAR GAME; INVITED TO COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL
PLEASANTVILLE, NY - Pace University senior guard Ryan Williams (Centreville, VA/Paul VI) recently participated in the NABC Division II All-Star Game, which took place on Friday, March 28th at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Williams played in 20 minutes, scoring 11 points, going 4-for-10 from the field, including 2-for-5 from three and 1-for-2 from the line, while also adding five rebounds, helping lead the East All-Stars to a 103-97 victory over the West All-Stars. Williams will continue his playing career as he has been invited to the 2008 Collegiate Basketball Invitational, set to take place April 24-26th at Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio.
The Collegiate Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a major national basketball event that will gather the top 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). At the three-day event, players will have the opportunity to compete in front of professional team representatives, agents and national media, while competing against the best of the best from around the country.
The event 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.