Otto Porter

Terps Trio: Alex Len's health, guard transfers, Johnathan Thomas

2013-05-10 09:40:00

Baltimore Sun reporter Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. Will Alex Len’s injury impact his draft status? Don Markus: Len, who will be out four to six months after...

Digest: Towson's Benimon named ECAC All-Star

2013-03-25 21:36:00

Men's college basketball Towson's Benimon named ECAC All-Star Towson junior forward Jerrelle Benimon has been selected to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I men's basketball All-Star team, the conference announced. Benimon, the...

Terps Trio: Maryland vs. Duke, football pro day, Dwayne Morgan

2013-03-15 09:39:00

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Barker, editor Matt Bracken, and Sun intern/Diamondback co-sports editor Josh Vitale weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. What will the environment be like at Friday night’s...

Hoyas' Whittington out indefinitely because of academic issues

2013-01-17 22:18:00

Roughly an hour and a half after athletic department officials revealed Georgetown starting forward Greg Whittington (Oakland Mills) would be out indefinitely because of academic issues, the Hoyas stepped onto the Verizon Center court Wednesday for a...

2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Cleveland Cavaliers focus on drafting good players, not overall strength of draft

2013-05-18 04:24:03

Within the volumes of research the Cavaliers compile concerning the NBA draft, one important fact remains. On average, between 12 and 14 players from every draft have "significant NBA careers," Cavs General Manager Chris Grant said Friday. Some years...

Mitchell keeps faith in basketball skills

2013-05-18 03:14:01

As it turned out, Tony Mitchell's college detour didn't cause irreparable harm to his future. The former Mizzou recruit, who never was able to gain entrance, is projected as a first-round pick in next month's NBA draft and said after his workout at...

Porter emerges once again to earn draft hype

2013-05-18 03:14:01

Even with an expanded field of seven players, Otto Porter Jr. was not able to find his way onto the Big East All-Rookie team in 2012. His absence was noted as an oversight on many fronts, but it nevertheless mirrored Porter's self-evaluation entering...

McLemore denies bribe allegations

2013-05-17 09:14:01

Ben McLemore distanced himself from his former St. Louis AAU coach who has claimed that he received cash and all-expense paid trips to help steer McLemore to specific agents or advisers. Speaking at the NBA combine Thursday, McLemore said Darius Cobb...

2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Otto Porter seems like perfect fit for Cleveland Cavaliers but no meeting on agenda

2013-05-17 04:24:03

When he was asked to name the NBA teams he felt were the best fit for him, Otto Porter Jr. never hesitated in mentioning the Cavaliers. In fact, it was the first team out of his mouth. Yet he won't be meeting with General Manager Chris Grant or anyone...

A lot riding on Bobcats' 2013, '14 drafts

2013-05-16 06:14:01

Here's the odd thing about the 2013 draft: The projected top-three picks in 2014 -- and two of those have yet to play college basketball -- might have all gone ahead of anyone who'll be drafted this June. Kansas recruit Andrew Wiggins, Duke recruit...

Young hopes to impress at NBA combine

2013-05-16 07:24:02

For a fleeting moment, BJ Young was entered in the 2012 NBA draft and considering the possibility of joining longtime acquaintance and adversary Brad Beal as a teenager in professional basketball. Beal went on to become the No. 3 pick, but Young...

Tigers hire LSU assistant coach Robert Kirby

2013-05-15 12:44:02

LSU assistant coach Robert Kirby has agreed to fill one of the two vacant assistant coaching slots at the University of Memphis, a source with knowledge of the situation said late Tuesday night. Kirby, a native Memphian, joins the Tigers after one...

Georgetown Hoyas' Otto Porter (22) drives past Cincinnati Bearcats' Cheikh Mbodj (13) during the first half of their NCAA men's college basketball game at the 2013 Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 14, 2013.

2013-03-14 12:03:00

Georgetown Hoyas forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) is mobbed by his teammates after hitting the last shot for the Hoyas giving them a 79-78 victory against the Connecticut Huskies at Gampel Pavilion Wednesday night. Porter scored 22 points in 49 minutes.

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Connecticut Huskies guard Omar Calhoun (21) loses the ball in traffic as Georgetown Hoyas forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) and Georgetown Hoyas guard Jabril Trawick (55) during the second overtime at Gampel Pavilion Wednesday night.

2013-02-27 00:00:00