University of Missouri - St. Louis Athletics

STUDENT-ATHLETE (Men's Basketball)
Ron Porter played four seasons at UMSL from 1982-86. A second team all-MIAA honoree in 1984-85, Porter became the first player in program history to earn first team all-conference honors when he was selected to the MIAA’s first team his senior season (1985-86). Porter etched his name in several top 10 career categories, including rebounds (780) and blocked shots (73), in which he is third all-time. He also ranks fourth in career free throws made (333), fourth in field goal percentage (.558), fifth in free throw attempts (471), and seventh in field goals made (511). Porter finished his career with 1,355 points, which stands as the fifth highest in program history. He also owns the single game field goal percentage record of 92.3 percent (12-of-13) set against Rockhurst on November 23, 1985 and set a single season field goal shooting percentage of 63.6 as a junior, which currently ranks as the third best. Other single season records include sixth in blocks (31 during 82-83 season), seventh in rebounding (245 during 85-86 season) and 10th in scoring (506 during 85-86 season).