Michael Porter Jr. will enter NBA Draft after one season at Mizzou

"Man, it's been a insane year, but I feel so blessed to be in the position I'm at", Porter said in a 35-second video posted on his account. He made the announcement in an Instagram video on Monday afternoon. "I wish I could've been on the floor with my brother every single night, but I'm so thankful to be a part of such a special group", Porter says in the video. You've been with me through it all and I want to let you all know how much you mean to me.

Porter played in Mizzou's season opener against the Iowa Cyclones on November 10, but only spent two minutes on the floor before exiting with a back injury. Then, in the Tigers' first game of the NCAA Tournament, Michael shot 4 of 12.

Porter was a McDonald's All-American and rated the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2017 recruiting class. He planned to play through his freshman year of college and manage the injury after the season, but in the weeks leading up to MU's November 10 opener against Iowa State, the pain worsened, he later said. He scored just 30 points in 53 minutes of action.

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The freshman forward, widely considered one of the top freshman in the country, announced Monday in an Instagram video that he will enter this year's National Basketball Association draft, where most experts expect him to be a top-ten pick. If Porter, Jr. would have been healthy all year, there's no telling what kind of special season the Tigers could have enjoyed considering his vast talent. But today, we can add one more to the list.

While some have questioned whether Porter helped or hurt his draft stock by coming back to play for Missouri this year, it's hard to think of it as a negative. Florida State went on to win 67-54.

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