Colin Porter

Class:
Senior
Position:
G
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Hometown:
Ashland, Ky.

2024-25 (Jr.)

Started all 35 games
Named All-CUSA honorable mention
Named 2024 Paradise Jam MVP and to the 2024 Paradise Jam All-Tournament team
Named to College Sports Communications (CSC) Academic All-District Men’s Basketball Team® for second straight year
Honored on Conference USA Men’s Basketball All-Academic team for a second straight season
Named to NABC Honors Court
Garnered inclusion on CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for a second straight year
Averaged 9.1 points, 4.3 assists (No. 2 on team), 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals (No. 1 on team) per game
Knocked down 54 three-pointers (third most on team) and shot 42.9 percent from deep on the year
Shot 49.1 percent from the field on the season
Posted a 2.88 assist/turnover ratio, ranked first in CUSA and 14th in the nation in the category
Averaged 10.6 ppg, 3.7 apg and 1.9 rpg in 18 CUSA regular season games, shot 46.5 percent from three-point land in league play
Averaged team-best 14.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 2.7 rpg in three Paradise Jam victories, shot 65.2 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from three-point territory
Averaged 11.7 ppg, 6.3 apg, 2.7 rpg and 1.0 spg, shot 52 percent from floor in three CUSA Championship games
Tallied 13 points, nine assists (tied CUSA Championship title game record) and four boards in CUSA title game win over Jacksonville State (March 15)
Scored season-high 17 points on two occasions, against Kansas State (Paradise Jam semifinals, Nov. 24) and at Sam Houston (Jan. 9)
Scored in double figures 16 times, has scored in double figures 37 times in his career
Dished out five or more assists 17 times, has done so 38 total times in his career
Eclipsed the 400-assist mark for his career, ranks No. 8 in program history with 410 career assists entering senior season
Enters senior season having started all 102 games in three seasons with the Flames

2023-24 (So.)

Started all 32 games
Named to College Sports Communications (CSC) Academic All-District Men’s Basketball Team®
Honored on Conference USA Men’s Basketball All-Academic 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
Dished out five or more 12 times on the year

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.