HIGH SCHOOL:
- Reclassified from the 2018 recruiting class to join Mizzou’s 2017-18 squad following his standout junior season at Nathan Hale High School (Seattle, Wash.) in 2016-17, helping lead his team to a perfect 29-0 record and the Washington Class 3A State Championship.
- Averaged a double-double, 14.3 points and 13.6 rebounds, as a junior for head coach Brandon Roy’s Nathan Hale squad.
- Considered one of the nation’s top juniors before making the early move to the collegiate level, rated as highly as 11th overall in the class by ESPN.
- Also rated as a Top 25 prospect, nationally, by Rivals.com (12th) and 247Sports (23rd).
- Helped lead Columbia's Father Tolton Catholic High School to the Missouri Class 3 State Championship as a sophomore in 2015-16.
- Averaged 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, playing alongside current Tiger freshman and brother, Michael Porter, Jr.
PERSONAL:
- Son of Lisa and Michael Porter, Sr., with his father serving as an assistant coach on Cuonzo Martin’s staff.
- Has seven siblings: Bri, Cierra, Michael, Coban, Jevan, Izaak and Jayda.
- Older sisters Bri and Cierra play for Mizzou Women's Basketball, coached by their aunt, Robin Pingeton.
- Mother, Lisa, played college basketball at Iowa, while his father, Michael, Sr., played collegiately at New Orleans.