Marquette University Athletics
#MUBB Signs Transfer Colin Porter
8/27/2026 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Guard Started All 135 Games In Four-Year Career at Liberty
The Marquette University men's basketball team has added transfer Colin Porter (Ashland, Ky./Liberty) to the program for the 2026-27 campaign, head coach Shaka Smart announced Thursday afternoon.
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A two-time All-Conference USA Honorable Mention, Porter averaged 11.1 points and 3.4 assists per game during his senior season that saw Liberty claim its second-straight outright CUSA regular season title in 2025-26. He started all 32 games and shot 35.8 percent from the three-point line while finishing first in CUSA in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7) and ninth in total assists (110). Porter started all 135 games during his four seasons at Liberty and finished among the program's all-time leaders in career assists (6th, 520) and points scored (27th, 1,209).
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"We're thrilled to be adding the person and player that Colin is," Smart said. "He's a strong cultural fit who possesses excellent basketball IQ, poise and maturity. Colin's shooting, ballhandling and passing will bolster our backcourt immediately."
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Porter has also been stellar in the classroom, garnering three All-CUSA Academic Team honors, the only player in program history to make the team three times. He completed his bachelor's degree in business administration and a certificate in management and leadership.
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As a freshman, Porter was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team, the first Liberty freshman to receive that honor. In postseason play, he was selected to the ASUN All-Tournament Team.Â
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Prior to Liberty, Porter scored 1,271 career points and dished out 529 assists in three seasons at Paul G. Blazer High School in Ashland, Ky., where he was an all-state selection as a junior.
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A two-time All-Conference USA Honorable Mention, Porter averaged 11.1 points and 3.4 assists per game during his senior season that saw Liberty claim its second-straight outright CUSA regular season title in 2025-26. He started all 32 games and shot 35.8 percent from the three-point line while finishing first in CUSA in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7) and ninth in total assists (110). Porter started all 135 games during his four seasons at Liberty and finished among the program's all-time leaders in career assists (6th, 520) and points scored (27th, 1,209).
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"We're thrilled to be adding the person and player that Colin is," Smart said. "He's a strong cultural fit who possesses excellent basketball IQ, poise and maturity. Colin's shooting, ballhandling and passing will bolster our backcourt immediately."
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Porter has also been stellar in the classroom, garnering three All-CUSA Academic Team honors, the only player in program history to make the team three times. He completed his bachelor's degree in business administration and a certificate in management and leadership.
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As a freshman, Porter was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team, the first Liberty freshman to receive that honor. In postseason play, he was selected to the ASUN All-Tournament Team.Â
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Prior to Liberty, Porter scored 1,271 career points and dished out 529 assists in three seasons at Paul G. Blazer High School in Ashland, Ky., where he was an all-state selection as a junior.
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