Chris Porter (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 9, 1978 Abbeville, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Abbeville (Abbeville, Alabama) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55th overall |
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2000–2001 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2002 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2002 | Oklahoma Storm |
| 2002 | Carifac Fabriano |
| 2003 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2003 | Gigantes de Carolina |
| 2003 | Oklahoma Storm |
| 2003–2004 | Oliveirense Simoldes |
| 2004 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2004 | Oklahoma Storm |
| 2004–2005 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2005 | Daegu Orions |
| 2005 | Fujian Xunxing |
| 2005–2006 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2006–2010 | Fujian Xunxing |
| 2011 | Powerade Tigers |
| 2011–2012 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2012–2015 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2014 | Texas Lone Star Strikers |
| 2016 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Christopher Bernard Porter (born May 9, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Hawke's Bay Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). Known for his large afro hairstyle and giant vertical leap, he created excitement early in his career with his dunking and rebounding abilities. Largely seen as too undersized to play power forward at the NBA level, his style fit in perfectly with coach Cliff Ellis' style of full court pressure while playing at Auburn.
Porter was born and raised in Abbeville, Alabama, a small town with "just three streetlights" and a few thousand people. He attended Abbeville High where he helped the school win the 4A State Championship as a senior. He subsequently earned 4A State Player of the Year honors.
Between 1996 and 1998, Porter played college basketball for Chipola College where he earned JUCO All-American honors. He then played two years for Auburn University, helping them reach the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1998–99, Porter's junior season. He was named SEC Player of the Year that season and was selected to the All-America team. The following year, Porter was pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated as the Auburn Tigers were picked to win the national title. However, true to the Sports Illustrated cover jinx, the Tigers struggled and Porter was suspended for the last eight games of the season for accepting money from an agent while still in college. Porter reportedly accepted $2,500 to save his mother from being evicted from her home and claimed he did not know the person was affiliated with any sports agency.
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