Known for his large afro hairstyle and giant vertical leap, he created excitement early in his career with his dunking and rebounding abilities.

He then played two years for Auburn University, helping them reach the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1998–99, Porter's junior season.

The following year, Porter was pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated as the Auburn Tigers were picked to win the national title.

However, true to the Sports Illustrated cover jinx, the Tigers struggled and Porter was suspended for the last eight games of the season for accepting money from an agent while still in college.

[3] Porter reportedly accepted $2,500 to save his mother from being evicted from her home and claimed he did not know the person was affiliated with any sports agency.

With pending drug charges against him from an August arrest in Alabama in which police stopped him and found cocaine, marijuana and a handgun in his car, the Hornets refused to give Porter any leeway.

Following the CBA season, he had a six-game stint with the Oklahoma Storm of the United States Basketball League, helping the team win the 2002 USBL championship.

He played 10 games for Fujian before departing the club in December 2005 and joining the Barangay Ginebra Kings of the Philippine Basketball Association.

[11] He led the team through to the semi-finals of the 2006 PBA Playoffs before they lost their series 4–3 to rival and eventual champion, the Red Bull Barako.

[17] After a stint in the ABA for the Las Vegas Aces in 2011–12, Porter began a successful three-year run with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League between December 2012[18] and April 2015,[19] winning a championship with the team in 2013–14.

The first time was in August 2001 when Alabama police found small plastic bags of cocaine and marijuana in the car he was driving.

Arrest record show the charge stems from an allegation that he fondled a female teenager (18 years of age).