UW-River Falls' Rich Melzer will be a first-team D3hoops.com All-American.

UW-River Falls senior forward Rich Melzer has accepted an invitation to play in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

The four-day tournament, scheduled for April 7-10 in Portsmouth, Va., features 64 college seniors hoping to move on to the NBA. The last Division III player invited to Portsmouth was Augsburg's Devean George in 1999, who was drafted by the Lakers in the first round, along with Lebanon Valley's Andy Panko.

Melzer recently was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the year for the second consecutive season. He is only the sixth player in conference history to capture the honor in successive seasons.

Melzer helped UW-River Falls to its first conference championship since 1950 and a 20-7 overall record this year. He led the WIAC in scoring (26.9 points), while finishing second in rebounding (8.5) and field goal percentage (.558) and fourth in blocked shots (1.63). He scored 30 or more points 13 times this season and ranks second on the conference's all-time scoring list with 2,363 points.