Aggie Basketball
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Porter in AggieLand: Porter will likely be a redshirt this season…Has worked hard during his career to improve his strength and post play…He was made a starter to start last season…Should use this season to improve on his offensive skill set and his low post defense…Porter can be a presence on the offensive end with ability to grab offensive rebounds and give the Aggies second chance opportunities… Has earned valuable playing time over his career in which he has been crucial to making opponents change their shots with his height…Deemed as someone who can help the Aggies later in his career, Porter has developed tremendously under head coach Jerry Eaves. Over his career, he has scored 71 points, grabbed 83 rebounds and blocked 15 shots with 18 career starts.
2007-2008: Played in 21 games with 15 starts…Started the Aggies first 15 games of the season…Averaged 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds for the season…During his 15 starts, he averaged 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game…Also shot .386 from the floor and .333 from the free throw line…Had a career game against Montreat on Nov. 19…He scored 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting and also had seven rebounds in 21 minutes of action in the Aggies win…Played 18minutes, was 2-for-2 from the floor and had four points at Akron on Dec. 19…Played a career-high 23 minutes and grabbed five rebounds in a near upset of St. Louis on Nov. 9.
2006-2007: Played in 21 games with three starts…Played more than 10 minutes during the season five times…Shot .292 from the field and .250 from the free throw line…Made his first career start on Nov. 20 in place of an injured Jason Wills…Played 15 minutes, scored two points and had one rebound before fouling out against Mars Hill…Made two consecutive starts after his start against Mars Hill…In his start on Dec. 2 against S.C. State, played a season-high 20 minutes…Scored four points and had one rebound against Norfolk State in a MEAC Tournament win on March 8.
2005-2006: Played in 23 games without a start…Played more than 10 minutes five times…Averaged 0.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game…Shot .333 from the floor…In eight free throw attempts, he connected on two…Played in every game between Dec. 7 to March 7…Played a season-high 22 minutes at Hampton on Jan. 30…Went 2-for-5 from the floor, scored four points and had three rebounds in the game…Scored four points and played key minutes down the stretch in a near upset win at Delaware State on Jan. 9…Grabbed a season-high five rebounds in nine minutes played at S.C. State on March 3.
Sanderson High School Career: Entered college at 17…Has grown several inches over the last few years…Has only played two years of junior high or high school basketball since the sixth grade…Averaged 3.5 points and 6.0 rebounds as a senior at Sanderson High under coach Levelle Moton…Served on the school’s student government.
Personal: Full name is James Louis Porter IV…He is the son of James and Stefany Porter…He has one sibling, Jameya…He was born on December 2, 1987…He is a journalism and mass communications major with a concentration in electronic media…He is a radio segment host for the campus radio station WNAA 90.1 FM…Enjoys rapping and producing and hopes to start Big Game Productions one day…Chose N.C. A&T because of the academics, the beautiful campus and the AggieManiacs…If he could change the world, he would end poverty and give youth’s who don’t have one, a father figure…His nickname is James “Big Game” Porter…Lists acting as one of his talents.