COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) _ Missouri’s Michael Porter Jr. says he is declaring for the
NBA draft.
The 6-foot-10 forward made the announcement on Instagram on Monday “after
talking it over with my coaches and my family.”
Missouri was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament by Florida State in the
opening round. The freshman scored 16 points in 28 minutes as a reserve, just
his third appearance of the season due to a back injury.
Porter played two minutes in the team’s opener, then had lower back surgery
Nov. 21. He returned for the SEC Tournament, scoring 12 points in a loss to
Georgia.
“I wish I could have been on the floor with my brothers every single night,”
Porter wrote. “But I’m so thankful I’ve been a part of such a special group.”
Porter was a McDonald’s All-American in high school after averaging 36.2 points
and 13.6 rebounds per game his senior year. He was expected to be a one-and-done
player, though the back injury threw some uncertainty into his draft stock.
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