2023-24: Appeared in a career-high 81 games (all starts) while averaging 16.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, in a career-high 31.7 minutes … Shot 48.4% from the field and 83.6% from the free-throw line … Finished with 20+ points in 29 games, 10+ rebounds in 16 games, and 3+ steals twice … Led the team in rebounds in nine games, second only to Nikola Jokic … Also led the team in blocks 17 times … Tallied 14 double-doubles … Recorded 25 points (10-10 FG, 5-5 3FG), 10 rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block in 37 minutes at LAL on 3/2, becoming the first player in NBA history to have 10+ FGA’s and 5+ 3PA’s without missing a shot in a game and the first Nuggets player to record 25+ points, 5+ three-point attempts and 100% shooting in a game … Posted 12 points (4-10 FG, 2-6 3FG), five rebounds, three assists, and three blocks in 24 minutes vs. POR on 2/4. Porter Jr.’s two made threes secured the record for sixth most three-point field goals in franchise history … Tallied a career-high 16 rebounds to go with 15 points, three assists, one steal, and one block in 35 minutes vs. SAS on 4/2 … Recorded a career-high four blocks with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and one assist in 40 minutes vs. GSW on 12/25 … Finished with a season-high 34 points (13-21 FG, 5-10 3FG, 3-3 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist, one steal, one block, and zero turnovers in 34 minutes at POR on 2/23, tying his career-high in FGM … Tied his career-high in FGM for the second time in one season after posting 31 points (13-16 FG, 3-6 3FG, 2-2) and eight rebounds in 36 minutes vs. NYK on 3/21.

NBA: NBA Champion (2023) … Has career averages of 15.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 27.8 minutes over 268 games (214 starts) 

College: Coaches Preseason All-SEC First Team … Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List … Sporting News Preseason First Team All-America … Associated Press Preseason All-America Team … USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List … ESPN Preseason National Freshman of the Year … ESPN Preseason All-America First Team … Julius Erving Award 2018 Watch List … SEC Preseason Co-Player of the Year … SEC Preseason First-Team … Athlon Sports Preseason All-America First Team … Blue Ribbon Preseason All-America First Team … NBC Sports Preseason All-America First Team … 2017-18 (Freshman): Played in three games (one start), averaging 10.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 1.00 steals in 17.7 minutes per game.

Son of Lisa and Michael Porter, Sr., with his father serving as an assistant coach at Mizzou … Mother, Lisa, played college basketball at Iowa, while his father, Michael, Sr., played collegiately at New Orleans … Has seven siblings: Bri, Cierra, Jontay, Coban, Jevan, Izaak and Jayda.