2000-01: Appeared in 51 games (35 starts), averaging 8.6 points, 3.7rebounds, 1.2 assists and 22.5 minutes...In his 35 starts, averaged 11.1points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.11 steals in 28.3 minutes,compared to 3.2 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.38 steals in 9.8minutes off the bench (16 games)...Among rookie leaders, ranked 4th insteals (0.88 spg), 8th in scoring (8.6 ppg), 9th in rebounds (3.7 rpg) andwas one of 10 rookies to record a double-double and one of just six withmore than one double-double (2)...Was the only second-round draft pickfrom the 2000 NBA Draft to rank in the top-10 in scoring, rebounding, freethrow percentage (.667), steals and minutes...Tied or led the team inrebounds twice, assists twice, steals four times and blocks twice...Twodouble-doubles (point/rebound) -- 14 points and a career-high 14 reboundsvs. Vancouver (4/18) and 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Minnesota(12/19)...10-or-more points 20 times and 20-plus points on fiveoccasions...10-plus rebounds twice...Career-high 24 points in 45 minutesvs. New York (3/26)...20 points and eight rebounds in 42 minutes vs.Seattle (3/18)...21 points vs. Dallas (4/16)...20 points vs. L.A. Clippers(4/14)...Career-high five assists at Philadelphia (3/30)...18 points andsix rebounds vs. Detroit (3/24)...20 points, eight rebounds and threesteals vs. Houston (12/14)...Career-high four steals at Utah (12/9)...18points and six rebounds at Seattle (12/3) in first NBA start...DNP-CDseven times and missed 24 games (1/6 thru 2/25) due to a sprained leftankle.College: Played junior and senior seasons at Auburn University, where heconcluded his collegiate career averaging 15.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and2.14 steals in 56 games...Appeared as a starter in 54 of his 56 careeroutings...Graced the cover of Sports Illustrated's college basketballpreview issue prior to the 1999-2000 season (Auburn ranked #1 in preseasonpublication)...Played first two years of college at Chipola Junior College(Florida), averaging 22.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 59games. 1999-2000 (Senior): Named Honorable Mention All-America by TheAssociated Press after leading the team in scoring (14.6 ppg) and steals(2.00 spg), while finishing second in rebounding (7.3 rpg)...Averaged 18.4points and 7.0 rebounds over the final eight games...Named All-SEC SecondTeam by both the AP and SEC coaches...Scored in double figures in 22games, including seven games with 20-plus points...Almost 50 percent (94of 191, 49.2%) of his rebounds were collected on the offensiveglass...Collected six or more offensive rebounds on five occasions,including a season-high eight at Alabama on 2/22...Season-high 25 points,six rebounds and three steals vs. No. 11 Tennessee on 1/25...22 points(11-15 FG), 13 rebounds and three steals vs. Kentucky on 1/11...22 points(7-14 FG, 8-9 FT), nine rebounds and three steals against Alabama on2/2...Selected as Basketball News preseason College Player of theYear...Was the leading vote getter in The Associated Press preseasonAll-America team (53-of-65 votes)...Named team's Most OutstandingOffensive Player. 1998-99 (Junior): Named SEC Player of the Year and toAll-SEC First Team by both AP and the SEC coaches...Named a Wooden AwardAll-American and also selected as Basketball Times and Alliance SportsFirst Team All-American...Honored as a Second Team All-American by theU.S. Basketball Writers Association...Voted SEC Newcomer of the Year bythe coaches...Led team in scoring (16.0 ppg), rebounding (8.6 rpg) andsteals (2.13 spg)...Ranked second in the SEC in offensive rebounding andfield goal percentage, third in steals, fourth in rebounding and sixth inscoring...Named SEC Player of the Week twice...In SEC play, increased hisaverages to 17.2 points and 9.5 rebounds...Career-high 34 points with 11rebounds and three steals vs. Navy...26 points, 14 rebounds and foursteals at LSU...24 points, 13 rebounds and three steals at UAB. 1996-98(Junior College): Played two seasons at Chipola Junior College inMarianna, FL...Scored a total of 1,332 points in 59 games during his twoseasons, averaging 22.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists...NamedFirst Team All-America as a sophomore in 1998, when he averaged 24.1points and 11.8 rebounds per game...Named Panhandle Conference Player ofthe Year...Led Chipola to a 23-7 record and a ranking as high as seventhnationally...Named Honorable Mention All-America as a freshman in 1997when he averaged 21.5 points and 10.8 rebounds in 29 games...Led Chipolato a 22-8 record and a national ranking of No. 19.Personal: Son of Bill and Emily Porter...Participated in the 2000-01Junior Warriors Camp...Majored in criminal justice at Auburn...Named byrecruiting analyst Bob Gibbons as Auburn's best signee since CharlesBarkley...Led Abbeville High School to the Class 4A State Championship asa senior when he averaged 25.0 points, 18.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.00steals...NBA player he most relates to is Dave Cowens, because "he alwayscame hard and was relentless in everything he did"...Credits theneighborhood parks in Abbeville with helping him become a tougher andbetter player.
