Jontay Porter

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Jontay Porter
Free agent
PositionPower forward / Center
Personal information
Born (1999-11-15) November 15, 1999 (age 22)
Columbia, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Father Tolton
    (Columbia, Missouri)
  • Nathan Hale
    (Seattle, Washington)
CollegeMissouri (2017–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021Memphis Grizzlies
2021→Memphis Hustle
Career highlights and awards
  • SEC Sixth Man of the year (2018)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2018)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Jontay Porter (born November 15, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Porter was previously listed as a recruit under the Class of 2018 before reclassifying up a year to join his older brother, Michael Porter Jr., at Missouri.

High school career[]

Much like his older brother Michael, Jontay started out his high school career playing under the Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School in their home town of Columbia, Missouri. In his freshman year, he averaged 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game for Father Tolton before being a key figure in helping them win the Missouri Class 3 State Championship for the first time during his sophomore season. In his junior year of high school, Jontay and Michael, along with their younger brother Coban, would move to Seattle, Washington after his father earned an assistant coaching job at the University of Washington for their basketball team. During Jontay and Michael's time at Nathan Hale High School, the brothers would be coached by former NBA All-Star Brandon Roy, who would help lead the squad to a perfect 29–0 record and the Washington Class 3A State Championship. Under the coaching of Roy, Porter would average a double-double of 14.3 points and 13.6 rebounds per game for Nathan Hale High School, thus earning a name for himself alongside his older brother.

Porter was previously a recruit under the Class of 2018, with him being ranked as high as 11th overall by ESPN at one point.[1] However, after his father was hired as an assistant coach for the University of Missouri, his older brother changed his commitment from the University of Washington to his hometown University of Missouri, and Brandon Roy changed coaching positions from Nathan Hale to Garfield High School, Jontay would reclassify himself into the Class of 2017 alongside his brother, joining his family out at the University of Missouri. Between his time preparing for his transfer from high school into college, Porter would gain two more inches to his body, thus allowing him to play as a power forward, with center being a viable possibility as well.

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jontay Porter
PF 		Columbia, MO Nathan Hale (WA) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 25  ESPN: 25
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career[]

Porter made his season debut on November 10, 2017, in a 74–59 win over Iowa State University. Three days after his debut, he recorded 11 points and 8 rebounds in a blowout 99–55 win over Wagner College. One week later, Porter recorded his first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in a 67–62 win over Emporia State University. On January 10, 2018, Porter made his first start of the season for Missouri, recording a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in a 68–56 win over the University of Georgia.[2] Porter would continue starting for the team during the next five games before returning to the bench for the rest of the season. On February 27, Porter scored a season-high 24 points to go with a team-leading 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a 74–66 win over Vanderbilt University. In his last game of the season, he started for Missouri in the NCAA Tournament. On April 5, Porter announced he would enter the 2018 NBA Draft alongside his brother. However, unlike Michael Porter Jr., he would enter the draft without hiring an agent first, thus allowing him the possibility to return to Missouri for another year if he so chooses.[3] On the May 30 draft day deadline, Porter decided to return to Missouri instead of entering the NBA Draft early.

On October 21, 2018, it was announced that Porter would miss his sophomore season after tearing both his ACL and MCL in a scrimmage.[4] While rehabilitating, Porter tore his ACL again on March 23, 2019.[5] Despite the injury, Porter entered his name for the 2019 NBA Draft as one of 233 early-entrant participants.[6][7] Porter was also one of 66 original participants included in the 2019 NBA Draft Combine.[8] By May 30, Porter left his name in the 2019 NBA draft's entry pool.[9]

Professional career[]

Memphis Grizzlies (2020–2021)[]

Porter went undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft. On March 8, 2020, Porter signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.[10][11] On November 22, 2020, the Memphis Grizzlies announced that they had re-signed Porter to multi-year contract.[12] On July 30, 2021, he was waived by the Grizzlies after making 11 appearances.[13]

Personal life[]

In addition to his older brother (currently with the Denver Nuggets), he has two older sisters named Bri and Cierra, both of whom were deemed medically retired from playing sports due to multiple injuries involving their legs.[14] Cierra Porter came out of medical retirement to return for her senior year at the University of Missouri.[15]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Memphis 11 0 4.9 .533 .375 .600 1.3 .1 .3 .1 2.0
Career 11 0 4.9 .533 .375 .600 1.3 .1 .3 .1 2.0

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Missouri 33 7 24.5 .437 .364 .750 6.8 2.2 .8 1.7 9.9

References[]

  1. ^ "Jontay Porter - 2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster - University of Missouri". mutigers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia vs. Missouri - Box Score - January 10, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  3. ^ "Missouri's Jontay Porter declares for NBA draft". ESPN.
  4. ^ Dauster, Rob (October 21, 2018). "Missouri star Jontay Porter tears ACL, MCL". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Shapiro, Michael (March 23, 2019). "Missouri's Jontay Porter Re-Tears ACL After Missing Entire 2018-19 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 19, 2019). "Missouri's Jontay Porter will enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Givony, Jonathan (April 23, 2019). "NBA draft: 233 early-entry prospects declare for 2019". ESPN. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Sixty-six players expected to attend NBA Draft Combine". NBA.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Eighty-nine early entry candidates withdraw from 2019 draft". NBA.com. May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Jontay Porter". NBA.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (March 8, 2020). "Memphis Grizzlies sign rookie Jontay Porter after knee injuries". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies re-sign Jontay Porter to multi-year contract". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies waive Jontay Porter". NBA.com. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  14. ^ O'Donnell, Ricky (October 22, 2018). "Jontay Porter's ACL injury is devastating for these 4 reasons". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  15. ^ Schiffer, Alex (January 2, 2019). "Why Cierra Porter rejoined Missouri's women's basketball team for one more semester". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

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