Terry Porter
Terry Porter
Terry Porteris an American college basketball coach and former player in the National Basketball Association. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at the University of Portland. A native of Wisconsin, he played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point before being drafted 24th by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1985 NBA draft. In Portland, he played ten seasons with two All-Star Game appearances. Porter spent 17 years in the NBA as a player. Following his retirement...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth8 April 1963
CityMilwaukee, WI
CountryUnited States of America
I had never dreamed about the NBA like some guys did. I was a non-scholarship player at an NAIA college. I played on the Boys and Girls Club team in my freshman and sophomore years of high school before I made the high school team. I was our backup center in college.
When I first went to Stevens Point, I never thought I'd ever be close to the NBA. I didn't even think about the NBA. The big start for me was making it to the final cut for the Olympic team, and I was the only one who was going to be back for my senior year of college.
During my senior year, there were NBA scouts at my games. At some point, I guess, I started hoping I'd get drafted by a team where there would be a great situation for me. As it turned out, Portland was the best situation for me.
The big hurdle is going out and raising the revenue. There's no doubt about that; it's an uphill battle.
Working the game, you always have plays people don?t like. That is just part of it. But this other thing, it is not true, and that is the thing I will defend myself on.
We can't worry about who we don't have. We have to go into these games with the guys we have.