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Demetrius Porter
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Fresno State: Should be the premier point guard in the WAC a team player who can score and distribute the basketball plays unselfishly and is a fierce competitor Fresno State's top returning perimeter threat who could see significant action at the two guard is deadly from three point range if left alone a playmaker who led the WAC and ranked 23rd nationally in assists last season takes care of the basketball and had only 75 turnovers with more than 200 assists last year ranks sixth on Fresno State's career assist list with 353 and is seventh in steals with 140. (1999-00) Played and started in 33 games led the WAC in assists (6.24) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.83) one of five Bulldogs who averaged double figures at 13.1 per game had three double-digit assist games, including 14 against TCU on Feb. 20 had two of the seasons biggest shots a turnaround 12-footer with 5.6 seconds left to beat No. 13 Tulsa on Jan. 29 and a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give FS a double overtime win against Hawaii in the semifinals of the WAC tournament ranked in the top 15 in every statistical except blocked shots, rebounds and free throw percentage had at least one three-pointer in 30 of FSs 32 games had a career-high 26 points against Rice on Jan. 27, including 8 of 9 from three-point territory had his first career double-double against Wagner in the opening game of the Trend Homes Classic, scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds hit on .437 of his attempts from beyond the arc, second-best in the WAC and 23rd in the NCAA ... had the 15th-best three point field goal percentage in WAC games in league history (.494, 42-85) led the WAC in assist-turnover ration (2.81) was awarded the Bulldog Award for most inspirational player. (1998-99) Played in all 33 games and started seven averaged 6.1 points per game and handed out 83 assists, 2.5 apg had highest three-point field goal percentage at 39% with at least one made per game good for 11th on the Fresno State single-season list was the best free-throw shooter on the team at 80.0 percent earned his first career start vs. #25 Temple and sealed the win with nine points and key plays in the second half, including a three-point bucket with 3:37 left in game to break a 59-59 tie and give Fresno State the lead finished with 12 points vs. Owls with 3 three-pointers, seven assists and no turnovers had a solid shooting night vs. BYU in Selland Arena with four treys for a total 13 points tied career mark for points with 15 vs. San Diego State and added five assists and no turnovers in 22 minutes of play scored a career-best 15 points vs. Sacramento State and had a career-high seven assists and eight steals in that game scored in double figures in 12 games. (1997-98) Spent his freshman year under the tutelage of All-Star Rafer Alston. (1996-97) Enrolled at Fresno State as a part-time student but did not compete as a member of the mens basketball team. Washington Union: Graduated from Washington Union High in Easton, Calif., in 1996 ... two-time Fresno Bee All-Star ... led the Panthers to the state Division IV championship as a senior ... averaged 23.9 points, 6.5 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.6 rebounds per contest in 1995-96 ... scored 105 points in four state playoff games, including 31 against top-ranked Crossroads of Santa Monica in the Southern Regional final and 27 against Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa in the championship game ... totaled 2,099 points in his career, good for sixth place on the all-time Central Section list ... as a junior, he averaged 21.4 points (including a school record 49 against Sierra High) in addition to recording 101 assists, 88 rebounds and 86 steals. Personal: Born March 13, 1978, in Fresno, Calif. ... son of Dwayne Porter and Audrey Carter ... has a younger sister. |
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