NBA Scouts were already aware Eastern’s all-time leading scorer could shoot the basketball, but this past weekend at the Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational Tournament the Panthers’ NBA prospect proved his athletic ability as well.

“He was able to demonstrate he can do more than shoot the ball,” Eastern head coach Rick Samuels said. “I think they had more discussions over the athleticism that he showed in certain situations.”

Domercant ended the 2002-2003 season, averaging 27.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.

“Nobody doubts that Henry can shoot the basketball; his stats prove that,” Samuels said.

In game one, Domercant shot the ball poorly (3 of 11) from the field but impressed scouts with a five-steal performance while guarding the likes of Ohio State’s Brent Darby and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Clay Tucker.

“Defensively, he did a good job of guarding and staying in front of quicker players,” Samuels said.

In the second game, Domercant started the game on the bench but managed to score 18 points on seven of 16 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in only 17 minutes of play.

In the final game, Domercant was back in the starting lineup but only produced eight points in 26 minutes. During the three games, Domercant’s foul shooting remained consistent as he was perfect from the charity stripe (10-10) during the three games.

Domercant adjusted very well to being matched up against players he didn’t normally guard during the season.

“He was placed on the wing offensively and got matched up defensively against one player who was six foot six inches, 250 pounds,” Samuels said.

The scouts that attended the tournament were impressed with the athletic ability Domercant showed in transition.

“He had a pair of dunks in traffic and showed some quickness with his steals,” Samuels said. “(NBA scouts) weren’t aware that he could do those types of things.”

It’s still very unclear if Domercant will be invited to the prestigious Moody Bible School Nike Camp in Chicago. It is a tournament where all of the top NBA Draft prospects compete in front of scouts from every franchise.

The camp’s director, Marty Blake, explained the process to Samuels goes as follows – scouts from every region meet and nominate players from their region who they deem worthy of participating.

“I still think that’s up in the air if Henry will go to Chicago,” Samuels said. “We still don’t know how many underclassmen or foreign kids will declare.”