Prep phenom Michael Porter Jr. eager to team up with dad at Missouri

Posted Mar 31, 2017
Michael Porter Jr. is aware of the skepticism surrounding the heralded forward's decision to play at Missouri, a struggling program that recently hired his father as an assistant coach. Porter, ranked the No. 1 recruit in his class by multiple recruiting services, had 17 points and eight rebounds Wednesday to lead the West to a 109-107 victory over the East in the McDonald's All-American Game. (Associated Press)

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