(Written: June 2012)
One of the most famous names in WIAC basketball history, Terry Porter was a guard on the UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team from 1982-85.
Porter garnered NAIA All-America First Team honors and was the WIAC Player of the Year in 1984 and 1985. He led the Pointers to four WIAC championships and a runner-up finish at the 1984 NAIA Championship.
His career totals included 1,585 points and a .589 field goal percentage - a mark that ranks sixth on the conference’s all-time list. His 600 points in a season (1983-84) and 638 career field goals made each rank fourth in the school’s record book. He averaged 16.7 points per game over his final three seasons.
Porter was selected 24th overall by the Portland Trailblazers in the 1985 National Basketball Association Draft. He appeared in 1,274 games in 17 seasons with the Trailblazers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs, totaling 15,586 points, 7,160 assists and 1,583 steals. Porter’s teams compiled a record of 815-547 during his career and only once failed to make the postseason.
In 2012, he was named to the NAIA 75th Anniversary All-Star Team and the WIAC All-Time Men’s Basketball Team in conjunction with the WIAC Centennial Celebration.
Porter earned a bachelor’s degree in communications.