Craig Porter Jr.

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Craig Porter Jr.
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Porter with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023
No. 9–Cleveland Charge
Position Point guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (2000-02-26) February 26, 2000 (age 24)
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school South
(Terre Haute, Indiana)
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–present Cleveland Cavaliers
2024–present→Cleveland Charge
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-AAC (2023)
  • NJCAA national champion (2019)
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Craig Porter Jr. (born February 26, 2000) is an American basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League, on assignment from the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vincennes Trailblazers and the Wichita State Shockers.

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Early life and high school career

Porter Jr. was born on February 26, 2000, and grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he attended Terre Haute South Vigo High School. During high school, he was named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association's Senior All-State Team and lead his team to the 4A state quarterfinals. He is not related to Michael Porter Jr, 2023 world champion with the Denver Nuggets. [1]

College career

Vincennes

Porter Jr. started his collegiate career with the Vincennes Trailblazers, where in two seasons with the Trailblazers he helped lead them to a combined 62–7 record and a NJCAA national championship in 2019. [2] [3] After being with the Trailblazers for two seasons, Porter would decide to commit to Wichita State. [4] [5]

Wichita State

2020–21 season

In his first season with the Shockers, he would play in 19 games, starting in two of them, where he would average 2.1 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, 1.5 assists per game, and 12.9 minutes per game. [6] After the conclusion of the season he would enter the transfer portal but would return to the Shockers. [7]

2021–22 season

In his second year at Wichita State, he would play in 25 games, starting in 24, in which he averaged 7.3 points per game, 4.9 rebounds, per game, 3.6 assists per game, and 26.9 minutes per game. [8] After the end of the season, Porter Jr. would enter his name into the transfer portal. [9] However he would return after two former Wichita State baseball players formed a NIL (Name Image and Likeness Collective) called Armchair Strategies. [10] [11]

2022–23 season

On February 26, 2023, Porter Jr. had his best career game posting a triple double, recording 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, while also adding three steals in a 83–76 over Tulane. [12] Porter Jr. finished the season playing 31 games, starting in 30, while putting up 13.5 points per game, 6.2 rebounds per game, 4.9 assists per game, and 33.6 minutes per game. [13] For his performance on the year, he would be named to the Third Team All-AAC conference team. [14] After the conclusion of the season, Porter Jr. announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility to declare for the NBA draft. [15] [16]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Porter signed a two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 7, 2023. [17] [18] [19] On November 19, he recorded 21 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds off the bench in a 121–109 win over the Denver Nuggets. [20] On February 14, 2024, he signed a standard contract with the Cavaliers [21] being assigned several times to the Cleveland Charge throughout his rookie and sophomore seasons. [22] [23]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Cleveland 51612.7.509.353.7322.12.3.4.35.6
Career51612.7.509.353.7322.12.3.4.35.6

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References

  1. ↑ "Craig Porter Jr. - Men's Basketball". Wichita State Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "VINCENNES UNIVERSITY TRAILBLAZERS WIN FOURTH MEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". Vincennes University Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Craig Porter Jr". Whicita State Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2020-2021 Wichita State Transfers Playing". Basketball.RealGM. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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  6. ↑ "2020-21 Wichita State Shockers Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ Marty, Sean. "Craig Porter Jr. enters the transfer portal". The Sunflower. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2021-22 Wichita State Shockers Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Craig Porter Jr. becomes the latest Shocker in the portal". KAKE. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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  13. ↑ "2022-23 Wichita State Shockers Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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