Michael Porter Jr.
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Porter with the MVP Award for the 2017 McDonald's All-American Game
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| No. 13 – Missouri Tigers | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
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June 29, 1998 Columbia, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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| College | Missouri (Commit) |
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Michael Porter Jr. (born June 29, 1998) is an American basketball player. He is a five-star basketball recruit for the class of 2017. Porter Jr. is committed to attend the University of Missouri.
Porter attended Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School in Columbia, Missouri before transferring to Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Washington for his senior year. Porter's father Michael Porter Sr. was hired by the University of Washington to be an assistant coach; former NBA star Brandon Roy was the coach of Nathan Hale's basketball team. Porter Jr. is rated as a five-star recruit and is ranked as one of the top overall recruit in his class by Rivals.com and ESPN. In July 2016, he committed to the University of Washington to play college basketball. After Lorenzo Romar was fired as Washington's head coach, Porter Sr. was hired as an assistant coach for the University of Missouri. Porter Jr. decommitted from Washington to follow his father to Missouri in March 2017.
He participated in the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit, leading Team USA to a 98-87 victory over the World Select Team with 19 points in 23 minutes of play.
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