Kevin Porter Jr.

About

Bryan Kevin Porter Jr. (born May 4, 2000), also known by his initials KPJ, is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.

Porter was born in Seattle, Washington, to Ayanna and Bryan Kevin Porter Sr. Porter Sr. died in a shooting in 2004 when Porter Jr. was four years old. As a result, Porter Jr. was raised in South Seattle by his mother, who became his role model.

Porter convinced his mother to enroll him at Rainier Beach High School instead of O’Dea High School in Seattle, because his father had played sports there and he wanted to preserve the tradition. In his senior campaign, he averaged 27 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists, as Rainier Beach finished with a 22–7 record. On March 3, 2018, Porter recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds in a Class 3A state championship game loss to Garfield High School. At the end of the season, he was named Washington Mr. Basketball by the state coaches association.

Porter was considered a five-star recruit by recruiting services 247Sports and Rivals and a four-star recruit…