Porte will be a Panther

Burleigh Porte made an official visit this past weekend to UW-Milwaukee. Porte has decided he will be a Panther next season.

The 6-foot-8 power forward will team up with Kaylon Anderson his former teammate at Central Park Christian in Birmingham, AL. Burleigh started his college career at Butler County Community College in Kansas. Porte averaged 11.8 ppg, 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks this season for the Blue Knights while shooting 58% from the floor. Porte recorded 89 block shots for the season.

Porte also received strong interest from IP-Fort Wayne, Eastern Illinois and Valpo.

"Burleigh has a 7'2 wingspan and he still has his best basketball in front of him. Coach Chad Boudreau at UW-Milwaukee did a great job of recruiting Burleigh," said Olney Central College Head coach Mike Burris.

Porte joins Ronald "Boo" Davis and Derrick Ford as former Blue Knight alums to join the Panthers. Davis and Ford played under then UWM head coach Bruce Pearl.