The Les Schwab Invitational (LSI) 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,

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coach Barry Adams and

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coach Nick Robertson, along with the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association, 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 (renamed in 2000 The Les Schwab Invitational) was born. Since its creation, the tournament has hosted nationally ranked teams from many states including Virginia, New York, Nevada, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, and numerous top teams from California. The LSI is a 4-day, 32-game, boy's high school basketball tournament. It features 16 teams chosen from Oregon’s top schools and elite national teams through a partnership with Nike. Prime Time Sports is the owner and promoter of the tournament which was founded by co-tournament creator John McCallum.

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 ('97, '01, '04,'06, '11) * More than 22 Les Schwab Invitational participants have gone on to play in the

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, the 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year was a player in the 2004 LSI while at Oak Hill Academy *

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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-Venue(s) * 1996 -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 School * 1996

Beavers * 1997 Oak Hill Academy Warriors * 1998

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Cougars * 1999 Jefferson High School Democrats * 2000

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Monarchs * 2008

Dons * 2009 Westchester High School Comets * 2010 DeMatha Catholic Stags * 2011 Oak Hill Academy Warriors * 2012

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Lakers * 2013

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Lions

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, Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2001 *

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, Rice High School, New York, NY 1999 * Evan Burns , Fairfax High School, Los Angeles, CA 2000 *

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, Reserve Christian, Laplace, LA 2005 *

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, Compton, CA 2000 *

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, Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2004 *

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, Jesuit High School, Portland, OR 1998 *

, Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2004 *

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, Westbury Christian, Houston, TX 2002 *

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, Towson Catholic, Towson, MD 2005 *

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, Wheeler High School, Marietta, GA 2006 *

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, Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2006 *

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, 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 *

, Lake Oswego, OR 2007 *

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, Jesuit High School, Beaverton, OR 2011 *

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, Wheeler High School, Marietta, GA 2015 *

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, Montverde, FL 2015 *

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, Seattle, WA 2017 *

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, Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA 2018 *

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, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2019

Les Schwab Invitational NBA players

– Oak Hill Academy /

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– Dominguez H.S. /

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2001-06,

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2006-09,

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2009-10,

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2010-11 & 2014-15,

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2011-14,

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2015–2018,

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2018 *

– Oak Hill Academy /

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2007-08,

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2008-2016,

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2016–Present *

– Lake Oswego H.S. /

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– Helen Cox H.S. /

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– Rice H.S. /

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- Sierra Canyon H.S. / Sacramento Kings *

- Wheeler H.S. /

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- Dematha H.S. /

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- Archbishop Mitty H.S. /

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- Rainier Beach H.S. / San Antonio Spurs *

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- Jefferson H.S. /

- Montverde Academy /

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- Whitney Young /

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- Nathan Hale HS /

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- Oak Hill Academy /

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- West Linn H.S. /

References

Les Schwab Invitational. (2023, January 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Schwab_Invitational {{DEFAULTSORT:Les Schwab Invitational High school sports in Oregon Sports in Hillsboro, Oregon High school basketball competitions in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1996 1996 establishments in Oregon Sports competitions in Oregon Annual events in Oregon