Terry Porter has had a long and successful career in professional basketball both as a player and a coach. His journey started when he was drafted at Pick 24 by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1985 NBA Draft. Here he played 10 seasons, with two NBA All-Star Game appearances as well as helping his team go to the Western Conference finals three times from 1990-1992 and the NBA finals twice. In his 17 year long playing career, Porter also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs. In 2008, the Trail Blazers retired Porter’s #30 Jersey in honour of his time at the club.

In 2002, Porter started his coaching career at the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach, before moving on to his position as Head Coach of the Milwuakee Bucks in 2003. After a break from the NBA, Terry Porter continued his coaching career in roles at the Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves. His most recent coaching role was in the US collegiate system, where Porter headed up the Men’s Basketball Program at the University of Portland from 2016 – 2021.