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Athletic Department confirms Porter as head men’s basketball coach

By Malika Andrews |

The new Pilot basketball coach is a two time NBA all-star, a former NBA coach and a local legend. On Friday night, the University of Portland announced Terry Porter has committed to takeover as the 21st head coach of the men’s basketball team.

“I am honored that Scott Leykam and University President Fr. Mark Poorman have given me this opportunity,” Porter said in a press release. “I’m excited about working tirelessly to continue to build this program up and establish a great tradition of Portland Basketball.”

Porter mentioned that although he has coached at the “highest level in the NBA,” college has always been “intriguing” because of the impact his college coach, Dick Bennett, had on him.