Campbell looking overseas

Springbrook, George Mason grad will likely continue basketball career abroad

‘‘There are teams interested in France, Italy, Germany and Australia,” Campbell said. ‘‘After the Draft [June 28] and finding out I wasn’t going to be on any of the NBA summer-league teams, I decided to play overseas. I just want to go where I can fit and play right away.”

The 6-foot-4 Campbell was a three-year starter at guard for George Mason, which reached the NCAA Tournament twice in those three years. The Patriots reached the Final Four as a No. 11 seed in Campbell’s sophomore season.

Campbell graduated as the eighth-leading scorer in school history with 1,545 career points in 130 games (11.9 average). He is also fourth on the school’s all-time list in free throws made (402) and assists (392) and fifth in 3-point field goals made (163).

After leaving Mason, Campbell’s first stop was Las Vegas, to work with renowned trainer Joe Abunassar, founder of Impact Basketball. Before the Draft, he then auditioned separately for the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers, and at a group workout for several other NBA teams.

‘‘They said a lot of positive things,” Campbell said. ‘‘They said I shot the ball well, but they already had point guard and shooting guard filled. I was basically trying to find someone who needs a point guard. So we decided to look overseas.”

Campbell’s agent, Mark Fleischer, has been in Italy all week and could not be reached for comment.

While waiting for word, Campbell is living at home in Silver Spring and working with personal trainer Keith Williams in Prince George’s County.

Campbell set 13 school records at Springbrook, where he capped his career with a game-high 25 points in the 2004 Class 4A state championship game despite a twisted ankle. The Blue Devils narrowly lost that game to a Northwestern (Prince George’s) team that included Jeff Green of the NBA’s new Oklahoma City franchise (formerly Seattle SuperSonics).

Campbell was named to the All-Gazette first team as a junior, averaging 26.1 points per game, and was Player of the Year as a senior, when he averaged 28.4. He was an All-Gazette honorable mention as a sophomore.

Now, he is just looking for an opportunity.

‘‘Hopefully I can play well wherever I go and get a chance to come back here and prove myself again,” Campbell said. ‘‘I might have to take the long road, but I want to be in the NBA and I want to be successful.”