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Then why decide to leave UW before Romar was fired?
Posted on: March 13, 2018 at 13:06:36 CT
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Why was the family wanting to move back to Columbia?
By 2015, Michael Jr. had grown to 6-10 and emerged as one of the nation’s elite recruits for the 2017 class. Last year, as he began to consider his college choices, he and Jontay delivered Father Tolton Catholic the Missouri Class 3 championship. That summer, Porter interviewed for a position on Kim Anderson’s staff at Mizzou but turned down a multi-year offer. Left unsaid was the expectation that Michael Jr., the nation’s top-ranked recruit for 2017, would follow his father wherever he’d coach next. That place became the University of Washington, where Porter joined the staff and was reunited with Romar, the Huskies’ longtime coach and Michael Jr.’s godfather. To no surprise, Michael Jr. committed to the Huskies. Jontay, a year younger, did the same.
But just like Anderson’s Tigers back in Columbia, Washington sputtered in the fall and winter. Both programs seemed destined for coaching changes. The Porters were unhappy in Seattle, 2,000 miles away from their oldest daughters.
“It was really hard, man,” Porter said. “It’s been well-documented how close-knit our family is. We watched every (Mizzou women’s) game on SEC Network or on the ESPN3 live streaming. It still wasn’t like being here. I hated missing the games and not sharing that part of their college experience.”
Pingeton knew how much her sister and brother-in-law missed Columbia. She talked to new Mizzou athletics director Jim Sterk about their situation in Seattle. Sterk did his own research, watching clips of Porter Jr. on YouTube.
“They weren’t shy that they really wanted to come back,” Sterk said. “We heard it from a number of people. I heard it from Robin.”
By 2015, Michael Jr. had grown to 6-10 and emerged as one of the nation’s elite recruits for the 2017 class. Last year, as he began to consider his college choices, he and Jontay delivered Father Tolton Catholic the Missouri Class 3 championship. That summer, Porter interviewed for a position on Kim Anderson’s staff at Mizzou but turned down a multi-year offer. Left unsaid was the expectation that Michael Jr., the nation’s top-ranked recruit for 2017, would follow his father wherever he’d coach next. That place became the University of Washington, where Porter joined the staff and was reunited with Romar, the Huskies’ longtime coach and Michael Jr.’s godfather. To no surprise, Michael Jr. committed to the Huskies. Jontay, a year younger, did the same.
But just like Anderson’s Tigers back in Columbia, Washington sputtered in the fall and winter. Both programs seemed destined for coaching changes. The Porters were unhappy in Seattle, 2,000 miles away from their oldest daughters.
“It was really hard, man,” Porter said. “It’s been well-documented how close-knit our family is. We watched every (Mizzou women’s) game on SEC Network or on the ESPN3 live streaming. It still wasn’t like being here. I hated missing the games and not sharing that part of their college experience.”
Pingeton knew how much her sister and brother-in-law missed Columbia. She talked to new Mizzou athletics director Jim Sterk about their situation in Seattle. Sterk did his own research, watching clips of Porter Jr. on YouTube.
“They weren’t shy that they really wanted to come back,” Sterk said. “We heard it from a number of people. I heard it from Robin.”
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Then why decide to leave UW before Romar was fired? - Le Tigre - 3/13 13:06:36