- Kevin Porter
Kevin Porter (born
April 17 1950 , inChicago ,Illinois ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player.A 6'0"
point guard fromSaint Francis University , Porter played 10 seasons (1972–1981; 1982–1983) in theNational Basketball Association as a member of the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets, theDetroit Pistons , and theNew Jersey Nets . Porter was one of the most talented passers in league history, leading the league in both assists per game and total assists four times during his career (1975, 1978, 1979, and 1981). At one point, Porter held the record for most assists in a game, with 29. (Scott Skiles broke the record when he tallied 30 assists onDecember 30 ,1990 .)Porter was also a key member of the 1975 Bullets team which reached the NBA Finals before losing to the
Golden State Warriors . When he retired in 1983, he had accumulated 5,314 career assists and 7,645 career points.Following his retirement from the NBA, Porter reinforced the
Toyota Super Corollas Basketball Team in thePhilippine Basketball Association and played for one conference.External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/porteke01.html NBA career stats] @ basketball-reference.com
Porter now works at Jensen Academy
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