Willie William Porter (born July 3, 1942, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is a retired professional basketball power forward who played two seasons (1967–68) in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Oakland Oaks, Pittsburgh / Minnesota Pipers and the Houston Mavericks. He attended Tennessee State University where he was selected by the Cincinnati Royals during the 16th round of the 1965 NBA draft.
Porter scored the first points in the first ABA game ever played on October 13, 1967, doing so on a tip-in for the Oaks against the Anaheim Amigos at the Oakland Coliseum.
External links
- Career statistics from Basketball Reference
