Porter earned a redshirt last season in order to provide the Aggies more punch upfront for the 2009-10 season…Worked hard last season to add more muscle and improve his skill set…Will be looked upon this season to provide low-post defense along with shot-blocker Thomas Coleman…As a junior, he started 15 games…Porter can be a presence on the offensive end with ability to grab offensive rebounds and give the Aggies second chance opportunities… Has earned valuable playing time over his career in which he has been crucial to making opponents change their shots with his height…Over his career, he has scored 71 points, grabbed 83 rebounds and blocked 15 shots with 18 career starts.
2007-2008: Played in 21 games with 15 starts...Started the Aggies first 15 games of the season...Averaged 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds for the season...During his 15 starts, he averaged 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game...Also shot .386 from the floor and .333 from the free throw line...Had a career game against Montreat on Nov. 19...He scored 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting and also had seven rebounds in 21 minutes of action in the Aggies win...Played 18 minutes, was 2-for-2 from the floor and had four points at Akron on Dec. 19...Played a career-high 23 minutes and grabbed five rebounds in a near upset of St. Louis on Nov. 9.
2006-2007: Played in 21 games with three starts...Played more than 10 minutes during the season five times...Shot .292 from the field and .250 from the free throw line...Made his first career start on Nov. 20 in place of an injured Jason Wills...Played 15 minutes, scored two points and had one rebound before fouling out against Mars Hill...Made two consecutive starts after his start against Mars Hill...In his start on Dec. 2 against S.C. State, played a season-high 20 minutes...Scored four points and had one rebound against Norfolk State in a MEAC Tournament win on March 8.
2005-2006: Played in 23 games without a start...Played more than 10 minutes five times...Averaged 0.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game...Shot .333 from the floor...In eight free throw attempts, he connected on two...Played in every game between Dec. 7 to March 7...Played a season-high 22 minutes at Hampton on Jan. 30...Went 2-for-5 from the floor, scored four points and had three rebounds in the game...Scored four points and played key minutes down the stretch in a near upset of Delaware State on Jan. 9...Grabbed a season-high five rebounds in nine minutes played at S.C. State on March 3.
Sanderson High School Career: Entered college at 17...Has grown several inches over the last few years...Has only played two years of junior high or high school basketball since the sixth grade...Averaged 3.5 points and 6.0 rebounds as a senior at Sanderson High under coach Levelle Moton, who is now the head men’s basketball coach at N.C. Central...Served on the school’s student government
Personal: Full name is James Louis Porter IV…He is the son of James and Stefany Porter…He has one sibling, Jameya…His nickname is “Big Game”…His first basketball memory was being the only person in the room rooting for the L.A. Lakers against Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls in 1991…His favorite basketball moment was signing with N.C. A&T…He is an on-air personality at WNAA 90.1 FM…Also enjoys acting, rapping and being a news anchor…Does not leave the house without his brush, ear rings and cell phone…If he could be on a television, it Survivor or Fear Factor because he can do all the things they ask people to do with ease…He eats gross foods for fun.
