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April 6, 2016
S PORTS
Portland Trail Blazer legend Terry Porter has been named the men’s basketball coach at the
University of Portland.
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Blazer Legend Hired at UP
Terry Porter
moves from
NBA to guide
Pilots
Portland basketball icon Ter-
ry Porter has been named head
men’s basketball coach at the
University of Portland.
Porter is a beloved former
Portland Trail Blazer, 17-year
NBA veteran player and for-
mer NBA head coach.
“This is a very exciting day
for the University of Port-
land and Pilot Basketball,”
Scott Leykam, the university’s
athletic director said in an-
nouncing the hiring over the
weekend. “Terry brings a phe-
nomenal basketball pedigree
to campus having coached and
competed at the highest levels.
He also will be a perfect fit for
our campus and its mission of
teaching and learning, faith
and formation, and service and
leadership. Terry has proven
that he is a man of high char-
acter and integrity with a com-
petitive drive that will translate
well to this new opportunity.
We want the City of Portland
to embrace us and get on board
with an exciting new chapter of
Pilot Basketball.”
“I am honored that Scott
Leykam and University Pres-
ident Fr. Mark Poorman have
given me this great opportuni-
ty,” Porter said. “I’m excited
about working tirelessly to con-
tinue to build this program up
and establish a great tradition
of Portland Basketball. I have
been blessed to coach at the
highest level in the NBA, but
college has always intrigued
me because of the impact that
my college coach, Dick Ben-
nett, has had on my life. To
now have the opportunity, in
my hometown of Portland, to
impact other young men’s lives
is phenomenal and to be able to
do so at a prestigious academic
institution means a lot.”
A Milwaukee, Wisc. native,
was the head coach of the Mil-
waukee 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 Minneso-
ta, Sacramento and Detroit.
The notable coaches that
Porter played for throughout
his career include Jack Ramsay,
Rick Adelman, Flip Saunders,
Pat Riley and Gregg Popovich.
Porter also played for legend-
ary college head coach Dick
Bennett at Wisconsin-Stevens
Point. Bennett would go on to
great success with UW-Green
Bay, Wisconsin and Washing-
ton State.