2006-07 (M) Basketball Roster
Roster
Nick Porter
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Compton, Calif.
- High School:
- Las Vegas [Nev.] Desert Pines/Compton CC
2005-06 (Junior)
Named MVC Newcomer of the Year and earned a spot on the MVC’s All-Newcomer Team ...Creighton’s first player named as the league’s Newcomer of the Year ...Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 9 and Feb. 27 ...Came off the bench for four games before making first career start at Chattanooga (Dec. 6) in place of Nate Funk ...Became CU’s first player since at least 1975 to debut with 10 rebounds when he did it against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 19) ...Tied career-high with 16 points and nine rebounds in overtime loss at Wichita State (Feb. 14) ...Had 15 points and eight rebounds in NIT win over Akron (March 16) ...Had 12 points, six assists and five rebounds vs. Drake (Jan. 8) ...Had 13 points in win over Nebraska (Dec. 11), becoming the first Bluejay since Kyle Korver to score 10 or more points in each of his first two starts ...Also had 13 points in two different games vs. Bradley ...Had career-high 16 points --14 in the second half-- to lead Creighton past #25 Northern Iowa (Jan. 31) ...Had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 67-62 win over Fresno State (Feb. 18) ...Had 10 or more points in 17 of his 26 starts ...Averaged 12.0 points and 6.9 rebounds in the final eight games.
2004-05 (Medical Redshirt)
Redshirted while recovering from a knee injury.
Compton
Averaged 14.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists while leading the Tartars to the title at the California Community Colleges Commission on Athletics Basketball Championships ...Earned all-Tournament accolades after averaging 18.8 points in CCC’s five wins en route to the championship ...Recorded 17 points, four rebounds and four assists as Compton beat American River in the championship game, including five straight points to break a 71-71 tie in the final minutes ...Earned first-team all-South Coast Conference honors ...Was a teammate of current Bluejay junior Brice Nengsu, who redshirted the 2003-04 season at Compton ...Played for coach Damaine Powell.
Community College of
Averaged 22.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.2 assists in his freshman season ...Under the direction of Jerry Tarkanian’s son, George Tarkanian, the Coyotes posted a 16-14 record in their inaugural season ...Had nine games of 30 or more points, including 36 points, eight steals and eight rebounds in his debut ...Had a school-record 41 points in a game ...After the season, the school shut down the basketball program due to a lack of funds, necessitating the transfer to Compton.
Desert
Went to high school in Las Vegas, Nev. ...Averaged around 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists while earning first-team all-conference, all-region and all-state honors as a senior ...Led the Jaguars to the state tournament his final two seasons ...Named team MVP as a senior.
Personal
Son of Nicholas Porter and Teresa Wright ...Born June 16, 1983 in Lynwood, Calif. ...Has brothers Domonick Porter (21) and Mike Wright (19) ...A communications major ...Nickname is “N.P.” ...Career ambition is to be a counselor ...Hobbies include reading ...Favorite athlete is Kevin Garnett ...Best player he’s faced is Marcus Banks ...Favorite Creighton professor is Donna Pawlowski, who teaches family communication.
PERSONAL BESTS
Points
16 (2x), last at Wichita State (OT) 2/14/06
Field Goals
6 (3x), last at
Field Goal Attempts
13 (2x), last vs. #25
3-Point Field Goals
2 vs.
3-Point Field Goals Attempted
5 at Drake (OT) 2/4/06
Free Throws
11 vs.
Free Throws Attempted
12 vs.
Rebounds
10 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/19/05
Assists
6 (2x), last vs. Drake 1/8/06
Blocks
2 vs. Bradley 1/18/06
Steals
4 at Bradley 1/2/06
Minutes
36 at
Awards & Honors
2005-06
MVC All-Newcomer Team
MVC Newcomer of the Week, 1/9
MVC Newcomer of the Week, 2/27
MVC Newcomer of the Year
