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When Washington coach Lorenzo Romar hired Michael Porter Sr. to his staff last month, many people figured it was a move designed to land Michael Porter Jr., one of the top forwards in the Class of 2017.
After all, with his father now in the fold at UW and his Godfather (Romar) as the head coach, is it really likely that Porter Jr. will go anywhere else?
“With me moving up to Washington, everyone thinks that I’ll be going there,” the 6-foot-9 Porter Jr. told SNY’s Jack LeGwin last month. “I’m still definitely considering all of the schools on my top five [Oklahoma, Missouri, Virginia, Indiana and Washington]. I don’t know when I’m going to commit though because I want to see all of those teams play this year, especially Virginia. One of my best friends, Kyle Guy, is headed there, and I want see how they use him.”
Speaking Thursday on The 4 Quarters Podcast, Romar said Porter Sr., a former women’s assistant at Missouri, will be great for player development — and, yes, recruiting, too.
“Well, one, he’s a great teacher of the game and great at player development,” Romar said Thursday. “They have a lot of kids. They have eight kids in their family, and two of the girls are playing Division 1 basketball at Missouri and the other guys obviously are good basketball players as well.
“He taught them all, he trained them all, so he’s very good that way. He’s a very good people person and has really good contacts in terms of recruiting, I think he’ll help us out immensely. He has a really good knowledge of the game. Mike Porter was a heck of a player in his own right. I’ve been on the court with him back in the day and played with him. He brings a lot of experience, a lot of know-how to our staff.”
And if the Huskies are lucky, he’ll bring Michael Porter Jr., too.
