Report: Loyola Marymount transfer Jevon Porter commits to Missouri

Loyola Marymount forward Jevon Porter has committed to Missouri, via the NCAA Transfer Portal, per ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. He is the younger brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. and will be the fifth Porter sibling to play at Missouri.

Jevon Porter transferred to Loyola Marymount last offseason after spending his first two collegiate years at Pepperdine. Porter made 31 appearances and 30 starts at Loyola Marymount this season. He averaged 12.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 30.9 minutes per game while shooting 39.4% from the field and 31.6% from beyond the arc.

For his efforts, he was named an All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention selection. Porter had his best showing of the season in Loyola Marymount’s 73-70 win over Wyoming on Nov. 27. In the victory, Porter tallied a season-high 29 points, seven rebounds and four blocks while shooting 7-14 from the field.

In May 2024, Porter was arrested at night in Missouri on suspicion of DWI, Missouri State Sgt. Kyle Green confirmed to ESPN. The arrest came just two weeks after his older brother, Jontay Porter, was banned from the NBA after the league’s investigation showed he had bet on NBA games.

Jevon Porter played high school basketball at Father Tolton (MO), where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 159 overall player and No. 27 power forward in the 2022 recruiting cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

In his senior year at Father Tolton, Porter averaged 23.9 points and 13.2 rebounds. For his efforts, he was named a Class 4 All-State selection and to the Central Missouri All-District First Team. Additionally, he was the AAA Conference Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year.

Porter is joining a budding Missouri team that went 22-12 this season and earned a 6-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Additionally, the Tigers went 10-8 in conference play after going winless in the SEC last season.

Unfortunately for Missouri, it wasn’t able to find success in the postseason and ultimately suffered a 67-57 loss to 11-seed Drake in the first round. However, Missouri head coach Dennis Gates couldn’t have been prouder of his team this season.

“We did a lot of really good things this year, and I’m extremely proud of the group mainly for the reason being that nobody cared for the University of Missouri basketball before the season, and obviously a lot of people started to talk about us and maybe showed a little bit more appreciation and national recognition as the year went on,” Gates said.

“Because of the guys in that locker room, the 18 guys that we have, the coaches in that locker room and what this guy preached to us all year and the belief that he instilled in our group, I’m extremely proud of that locker room.”