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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

2 Laytwan Porter

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Rockford, Ill.
  • High School Auburn

Biography

2015-16: Played in all 34 games, making one start … Made his first career start against UC Santa Barbara in the Vegas 16 Quarterfinals (March 28) … Averaged 4.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game … Averaged 2.3 assists per game, the most among freshmen in the MAC … Averaged 1.1 steals per game, tied for the most among freshmen in the MAC … Shot 37.7 percent from the field (55-of-146) … Shot 30 percent from three (21-of-70) … Shot 75 percent from the free-throw line (36-of-48) … Registered 37 steals … Averaged 17.4 minutes per game … Scored in double figures five times, including a season-best 13 points against Ohio (Jan. 6) … Led the Huskies in assists six times … Became the first Huskie with 10-plus assists since Mike DiNunno on Jan. 13, 2010, when he recorded a season-high 10 assists against Eureka (Nov. 21) … Posted a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio, third-best among MAC freshmen … Played a season-high 26 minutes against Akron (Feb. 13). 

High School: 2015 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 3A/4A All-State First Team honoree … 2015 Illinois AP and Chicago Sun-Time Class 4A Second Team … 2015 Champaign News-Gazette All-State Second Team … 2015 Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention … Nominated for 2015 Illinois Mr. Basketball, finished 15 in the voting … Averaged 17.7 points, 4.6 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.8 rebounds per game as a senior at Rockford Auburn … Led the Knights to back-to-back NIC-10 conference championships … 2014 Champaign News-Gazette All-State Special Mention … Averaged 15.7 points, 6.1 assists, 3.3 steals and 3.2 rebounds per game as a junior in 2013-14.

Personal: Born on August 10, 1997 … Plans to major in Industrial Engineering … Attended the same high school as former Wichita State All-American Fred Van Vleet.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Freshman

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    2016-17Sophomore

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