Early season tournaments like the loaded PK80 Invitational in Portland, Ore. provide a barometer for college basketball teams on how they measure up against the best competition in the country.
The PK80 Invitational also gave college basketball fans an introduction to perhaps the most enthusiastic walk-on in all of Division I hoops.
New favorite college basketball player this year: @pantelis_xidias #pk80 @DePaulHoops pic.twitter.com/61UTbFnWVV
— Jonathan Eisen (@JonEisen) November 27, 2017
While Pantelis Xidias shined on the sidelines, the Blue Demons used a tough slate in the PK80 Victory Bracket to test themselves against what head coach David Leitao called, “the who’s who of college basketball.