2011-12 Men's Basketball

1 Shane Porchea

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 210
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Decatur, Ga.

Biography

2010-11: Appeared in 24 games and made six starts as a rookie while averaging 1.7 ppg and 1.3 rpg... Scored a career-best seven points in the Spartans’ upset bid at Virginia Tech (Dec. 30)... Scored five points and grabbed four rebounds at Jacksonville (Jan. 13)... Made first collegiate start at North Florida (Jan. 15)... Tallied six points against Lipscomb (Jan. 23)... Matched a career-high with seven points at Lipscomb (Feb. 17)... Had five points and three rebounds at Belmont (Feb. 19)... Dished out a career-best four assists in Upstate’s 70-64 win at Campbell (Feb. 26)... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

Before USC Upstate: Averaged 11.5 points per game as a senior for head coach Adam Griffin... Led Dunwoody to a 19-5 overall record and a second-place finish in Region 5A-AAA with a 9-2 mark... Rated a 76 by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc... A key player on the team as a junior before breaking his arm after eight games... He missed the remainder of the season... With him out of the lineup, the Wildcats finished 12-15 on the year... Averaged 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals per game... Led Dunwoody to a 27-4 overall record, the region championship with a 13-1 record and an appearance in the 3A state semifinals as a sophomore... Also played AAU ball with Team Atlanta under the direction of coach Demond Stephens... Helped lead the squad to two final and two semifinal appearances in tournament across the nation... An excellent student... Carried a 3.2 GPA as a student in the mass communications academy at Dunwoody, a specialized program for advanced students who receive special training in the field.

Personal: Born on Dec. 11, 1991 in Decatur, Ga… son of Joseph and Gwen Porchea… Has two brothers… Favorite movie is “He Got Game”… Enjoys eating chicken wings… Favorite actress is Paula Patton… Favorite singer is Gucci Mane… Favorite song is “Tony Montana”… Favorite season is summer… Favorite sports figure is Carmelo Anthony… His mother was his hero growing up.

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