2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 0
Colin Porter
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Prev School:
- Paul G. Blazer High School
- Hometown:
- Ashland, Ky.
Bio
2023-24 (So.)
- Started all 32 games
- Honored on Conference USA Men’s Basketball All-Academic team
- Named to College Sports Communications (CSC) Academic All-District Men’s Basketball Team®
- Tabbed CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal winner for maintaining a cumulative GPA above 3.75
- Garnered inclusion on CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Averaged 7.9 points, 3.9 assists (second on team), 2.8 rebounds and 0.7 steals per game
- Posted a 3.0 assist/turnover ratio, ranked first in CUSA and 20th in the nation in the category
- Averaged 7.6 ppg, 4.0 apg and 3.6 rpg in 16 CUSA regular season games, shot 88.5 percent from the free throw line in league play
- Finished second on team in total assists and assists per game (3.9), has 260 for his career (ranks 22nd in program history)
- Scored season-high 16 points at No. 13 FAU (Nov. 30), added two steals
- Stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, a career-high nine rebounds and eight assists against Sam Houston (Jan. 20)
- Tallied five points and six assists in the regular season finale against WKU (March 9), was 5-of-6 from the foul line
- Scored 15 (all in second half) at Jacksonville State, dished out game-high five assists
- Scored in double figures 10 times, has scored in double figures 21 times in his career
- Dished out five or more 12 times on the year, has done so 21 times during his career
2022-23 (Fr.)
- Started all 36 games
- Honored on ASUN All-Freshman team, the first Liberty freshman to make the squad
- Honored on ASUN All-Tournament team
- Garnered inclusion on ASUN Academic Honor Roll
- Averaged 7.8 points (third on team), 3.8 assists (led team), 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game
- Posted a 2.3 assist/turnover ratio, third best in the ASUN
- Averaged 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in three ASUN Tournament games
- Scored career-high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting, was 5-of-9 from three-point land and added five boards, two assists and two steals in the win over Eastern Kentucky in the ASUN Championship semifinals (March 2)
- Totaled 16 points vs. Central Arkansas (Jan. 14), knocked down 4-of-7 threes, added four assists, two boards and a steal
- Tallied 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting, matched a career high with five steals and had four assists at Queens (Feb. 22)
- Scored in double figures 11 times and had five or more assists nine times
- Dished out career-best nine assists at North Florida (Jan. 21), added seven points
- Knocked down a pair of threes and scored six points in 26:30 of action at No. 19 Alabama (Nov. 11), had zero turnovers
- Matched Liberty Arena record with five steals in season opener vs. Regent (Nov. 7), added eight assists and five points
Prep
- Scored 1,271 career points and tallied 529 assists in three seasons at Paul G. Blazer High School
- Averaged 17.1 points, 6.9 assists and 2.5 steals as a junior, named first team all-state by the Courier Journal and first team all-state by the Lexington Herald as well
- Played on the AAU circuit for EAB Tennessee where they were the runner-up in the Adidas 3SSB National Championship in 2021
Personal
- Son of Christopher and Hilary Porter
- Brother, Chase, played basketball at Kentucky Christian
- Birthday is Aug. 7
- Majoring in business administration
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
The mission of this university made my decision easy for me. All glory will be given to Christ.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My sister, Ali Leist, she constantly pursued the Lord during trials in her life while keeping a smile on her face.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
I play video games.
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Lebron James
What is your Go-To karaoke song?
Sand in my boots by Morgan Wallen.
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