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Honoring the great athletes from Cambria County.

Kevin Porter

Basketball, Class of 1984

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Kevin Porter, St. Francis
Kevin Porter, St. Francis University, head coach men’s basketball
Kevin Porter, St. Francis action
Kevin Porter playing at St. Francis.
St. Francis’ Kevin Porter makes his move.

Topps basketball card. Kevin Porter Washington Bullets
Kevin Porter, Washington Bullets
Kevin Porter, Detroit Pistons

Accomplishments

  • St. Francis College standout went on to a successful NBA career.
  • Played in 659 NBA regular-season games in 10 seasons.
  • NBA career included 7,645 points; 5,314 assists; and 830 steals.
  • Led NBA in assists four times, including 1978-79 when he had 1,099 assists while playing in 82 games for Detroit.
  • Became the first player in NBA history to have more than 1,000 assists in a season.
  • Averaged 8.1 assists per game during his career and had what was then a record 13.4 assists average in 1978-79.
  • Once held the single-game assist record with 29.
  • Drafted in the third round in 1972 by the Baltimore Bullets.
  • Reached the NBA finals in 1975 with the Baltimore Bullets.
  • Had a career average of 20.9 points a game at St. Francis College in Loretto.
  • Had 1,766 career points, then second-most in Red Flash history.
  • Averaged 23 or more points in each of his final three seasons, with a career-best 24.7 scoring average as a senior in 1971-72.
  • Returned to St. Francis and coached the Red Flash from 1983 through 1987. His teams went 42-68.
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Classes

  • 1965
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Fast Facts

First Banquet: 1965
First Chairman: Richard Mayer
First Banquet Location: Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Number of Banquets: 22 through 2024
Total Inductees: 155
Female Inductees: 23
Male Inductees: 132
Largest Class: 18 in 1965
Most Inductees: Football (49)
2024 Chairman: Bruce Haselrig
2024 Master of Ceremonies: Tim Rigby
2024 Banquet Location: 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial

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