Les Schwab Invitational The Les Schwab Invitational is Oregon's premier pre-season high school invitational basketball tournament. Prior to its founding in 1996, Oregon's high school teams had to travel out of state for quality pre-season play, denying fans connection to local teams prior to the regular season. In 1994, South Salem High School coach Barry Adams and Beaverton High School coach Nick Robertson, along with the , proposed a pre-season tournament to showcase the upcoming season's top teams. After two years of phone calls, lobbying and meetings, the Oregon State Activities Association approved the proposition and the Oregon Holiday Invitational was born. Since its creation, the tournament has hosted nationally ranked teams from many states including Virginia, New York, Nevada, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland and numerous top teams from California. The LSI is a three-day, 12 game, boys high school basketball tournament. It features 8 teams chosen from Oregon’s top 6A and 5A schools, and elite regional teams through a partnership with Nike .Facts Played in the month of December, usually between the dates of December 26 and January 1. Is a 5 day, 32 game and 16 team tournament. Tournament awards include: "The Mr.Hustle Award", "Tournament MVP" and "The Shawn Zinsli Team Sportsmanship Award" Participating teams raise money for their basketball programs through ticket sales and sponsor donations Oak Hill Academy, from Mouth of Wilson, Virginia has won five LSI championships More than 22 Les Schwab Invitational participants have gone on to play in the NBA Kevin Durant, the 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year was a player in the 2004 LSI while at Oak Hill Academy Kevin Love is the only freshman to ever be named LSI Most Valuable Player as he did in 2003 while at Lake Oswego High School Venues Year-Venue1996 -Westview High School-Portland, OR.; South Salem High School , Salem, OR.; The University of Portland , Portland, OR.; Beaverton High School, Beaverton, OR.1997 -Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR.1998 -Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR.1999 -Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR.2000 -Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR.2001 -Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR.2002 -The University of Portland, Portland, OR.2003 -The University of Portland, Portland, OR.2004–Present -Liberty High School, Hillsboro, OR.Teams invited Oregon State classification 6A and 5A basketball teams as well as the top teams from southwest Washington are invited based on selections made by a committee that meets each January. 3-4 nationally ranked Nike sponsored teams are also brought in from around the country.Past champions Year School1996 Beaverton High School Beavers 1997 Oak Hill Academy Warriors 1998 Crenshaw High School Cougars 1999 Jefferson High School Democrats 2000 Dominguez High School Dons 2001 Oak Hill Academy Warriors 2002 Knights 2003 Jesuit High School Crusaders 2004 Oak Hill Academy Warriors 2005 Reserve Christian Eagles 2006 Oak Hill Academy Warriors 2007 Archbishop Mitty High School Monarchs 2008 Dominguez High School Dons 2009 Westchester High School Comets 2010 DeMatha Catholic Stags 2011 Oak Hill Academy Warriors 2012 Lake Oswego High School Lakers 2013 Rainier Beach High School Vikings 2014 Montverde Academy Eagles 2015 Oak Hill Academy Warriors 2016 Nathan Hale High School Raiders 2017 Oak Hill Academy Warriors 2018 Sierra Canyon School TrailblazersLSI participants named McDonald's All Americans Carmelo Anthony | Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2001 Andre Barrett | Rice High School , New York, NY 1999 Evan Burns | Fairfax High School , Los Angeles, CA 2000 Tweety Carter | Reserve Christian, Laplace, LA 2005 Tyson Chandler | Dominguez High School, Compton, CA 2000 Eric Devendorf | Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson , VA 2004 Mike Dunleavy Jr. | Jesuit High School, Portland, OR 1998 Kevin Durant | Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2004 Ndudi Ebi | Westbury Christian , Houston, TX 2002 Donté Greene | Towson Catholic , Towson, MD 2005 JJ Hickson | Wheeler High School , Marietta, GA 2006 Brandon Jennings | Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2006 Terrence Jones | Jefferson High School, Portland, OR 2010 Doron Lamb | Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2009 Tywon Lawson | Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2004 Kevin Love | Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, OR 2007 Kyle Wiltjer | Jesuit High School, Beaverton, OR 2011 Jaylen Brown | Wheeler High School, Marietta, GA 2015 Ben Simmons | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL 2015 Michael Porter Jr | Nathan Hale High School , Seattle, WA 2017 Keldon Johnson | Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2018 Vernon Carey Jr. | NSU University School , Fort Lauderdale, FL 2019Les Schwab Invitational NBA players Carmelo Anthony – Oak Hill Academy / Portland Trail Blazers Tyson Chandler – Dominguez H.S. / Chicago Bulls 2001-06,New Orleans Hornets 2006-09,Charlotte Bobcats 2009-10,Dallas Mavericks 2010-11 & 2014-15,New York Knicks 2011-14, Phoenix Suns 2015–2018, Los Angeles Lakers 2018 Kevin Durant – Oak Hill Academy / Seattle SuperSonics 2007-08, Oklahoma City Thunder 2008-2016, Golden State Warriors 2016–Present Kevin Love – Lake Oswego H.S. / Cleveland Cavaliers Greg Monroe – Helen Cox H.S. / Toronto Raptors Kemba Walker – Rice H.S. / Charlotte Hornets Marvin Bagley III - Sierra Canyon H.S. / Sacramento Kings Jaylen Brown - Wheeler H.S. / Boston Celtics Markelle Fultz - Dematha H.S. / Philadelphia 76ers Aaron Gordon - Archbishop Mitty H.S. / Orlando Magic Dejounte Murray - Rainier Beach H.S. / San Antonio Spurs Terrence Ross - Jefferson H.S. / Orlando Magic Ben Simmons - Montverde Academy / Philadelphia 76ers Jahlil Okafor - Whitney Young / New Orleans Pelicans Michael Porter Jr - Nathan Hale HS / Denver Nuggets Sponsors The current 2011 presenting sponsor is Express Employment Professionals . The tournament's key sponsors are Les Schwab Tires and Nike, both Oregon based companies.
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