Terry Porter began his love for the game of basketball in Mandan, ND during
high school from 1970-1974.
One of the highlights of his career was upsetting then #1 Dickinson
Trinity in the Western Dakota Association tournament 75-57; the game ended up
being voted the “Upset of the Year” by the ND Sportscasters and Sportswriters
in 1975. He continued his career at then
Mary College (now University of Mary) in Bismarck, ND for legendary coach Al
Bortke. His college teams compiled a 90-24 record from 1974-78. The last two years were 48-10; with a school
record 26-0 home record. He was inducted into the Marauder Hall of Fame, once
as a player, with his 1976-78 home record team and once as an assistant coach
with the National Tournament team. He
returned to his alma mater in 1980 as an assistant coach and helped the team to
a 147-55 record during that span, including a 30-3 record and a trip to the
1982 NAIA National Tournament as District 12 Champions.
From 1986-97 he was the head coach at Lake Region State College in Devils
Lake, ND. He finished second on the all-time wins list, with a career record of
173-168, with four Mon-Dak Conference Championships and one State Championship.
A highlight of his career at Lake Region was coaching the Nation’s Leading
scorer, Dan Schilz, who led the NJCAA with a 35 ppg average.
Terry has continued
his coaching career at Fargo North, Concordia College (men), Fargo Davies, and
Concordia College (women), along with coaching AAU during the summer with NDPRO
in Fargo.