Michael Porter Jr. says father joining Washington staff doesn't make him a lock

Posted May 11, 2016
When Michael Porter Jr.’s father left his position as assistant coach on Missouri’s women’s basketball team to take an assistant coaching position with Washington’s men’s basketball team, speculation ran rampant that Michael Jr., ranked No. 3 in the ESPN 60, was a lock to join the Huskies. "I’m considering other schools seriously, too. I’m gonna do what’s best for me at the end of the day." (USA Today)

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