It's Official: Terry Porter is New UP Coach!

It is believed he [Porter] already has most of his coaching staff together and one person close to the program said, "They have never had a group of assistants of this caliber at Portland."

It is believed he already has most of his coaching staff together and one person close to the program said, "They have never had a group of assistants of this caliber at Portland."

“This is a very exciting day for the University of Portland and Pilot Basketball,” PSU Athletic Director Scott Leykam said. 

DoubleDipper wrote:One report I saw said that TP's son, Franklin, a 6-4 freshman guard at SMC, will transfer to UP.

I think that is a possibility if UP can get a waiver to the "Rob Jones rule" that Geezer is so familiar with....

Stonehouse wrote:I'm sure there would be a way around that if Randy Bennett gave Franklin a release, but I'm not really sure why SMC would do that.

piloted wrote:Looks like Malcolm is class of 2016. Earlier article had other WCC schools interested in him..

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/286935-163222-jesuit-guard-late-bloomer-like-his-dad

I'm guessing their parents could probably even afford for them to walk-on if scholarships are scarce.

I’m excited about being part of the Pilot Nation.   

Geezaldinho wrote:I'm guessing Porter's contract has free tuition for his kids, like most other university employees.

UP powers-that-be were initially concerned about Porter’s lack of experience coaching at the college level — the administrative part, recruiting, etc. Poppycock. He’ll have aides to help with administrative duties. Recruiting?

“You’re telling me Terry Porter visiting with a kid and his parents in their living room wouldn’t be effective?” asked Erik Spoelstra, the UP grad who serves as head coach of the Miami Heat.

Portland to Officially Introduce Terry Porter at Tuesday Press Conference

PORTLAND, Ore. --- The University of Portland will officially introduce new head men's basketball coach Terry Porter with a press conference at noon on Tuesday at the Chiles Center. The event is open to the public, and the first 500 fans will receive a free t-shirt.

Porter, a 17-year NBA veteran player and former NBA head coach, was announced last week as the 21st basketball head coach in Pilot history. Porter brings a wealth of basketball experience to the UP campus, having been a head coach and assistant in the NBA. He has been a committed member of the community and dedicated his post-playing career to many service projects, including creating the Milwaukee Scholars Fund, which provides college scholarships to minority students in his native hometown. He is also a Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame member.

A standout for the Portland Trail Blazers, Porter had his jersey retired by the franchise in 2009. During his 17-year NBA career, Porter averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 assists, 1.2 steals, made two All-Star appearances (1991, 1993), two trips to the NBA Finals (1990, 1992) and scored 15,586 career points. He currently ranks 14th on the NBA's all-time assist leaderboard (7,160).

A Milwaukee, Wisc. native, Porter brings extensive NBA coaching experience to the Pilots. He was the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks for two seasons (2003-05), including leading the team to the 2004 NBA Playoffs. He served one season as head coach of the Phoenix Suns (2008-09) and was also an assistant coach at Minnesota, Sacramento and Detroit.

NoPoNeighbor wrote:Nick Krupke from Fox 12 sports talked with Malcolm Porter (Jesuit HS Class of 2016), who sounds like he is coming to UP: "I want to stay home & play for my dad."