Michael Porter (Sr.) and his wife Lisa (nee Becker) met, fell in love, and had a gaggle of kids, eight to be exact. The University of Missouri’s basketball program (both men and womens) has never been the same.
It started with former Mizzou Women’s coach Robin Pingeton getting Michael Sr. to join the program as a coach, then she recruited Brianna and Cierra both to play for her. Bri and Cierra are the oldest. Then came Michael Junior, now with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, Porter originally committed to play for family friend Lorenzo Romar at Washington. But Romar was sacked and Michael Jr committed to Cuonzo Martin and Missouri (who also hired Michael Sr as a coach).