​COLUMBIA, MISSOURI – NOVEMBER 12: Jevon Porter, wearing number 14 for the Missouri Tigers, battles the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Mizzou Arena on November 12, 2025. Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images | Getty Images. Incomplete. We don’t assign season grades like many sites, but if we did, Jevon Porter’s would be an incomplete. The Porter name has long carried a weight of disappointment around Missouri men’s basketball—from Michael Porter Jr.’s near season-ending injury and the subsequent fallout, to Jontay Porter’s preseason-ending injury and related gambling controversies. Then there’s Coban Porter, who had no direct University ties beyond family connections but ended up in jail for a DUI crash that claimed a life. Given that history, it’s understandable if some fans felt wary when Jevon Porter announced he would return home to finish his college career at Mizzou.
Set aside the last name, and Porter appeared to offer intrigue: a mobile, skilled 6’10 forward in a Gates-coached system that has utilized that type of player successfully. He showed flashes as a passer and finisher, and early on the season seemed promising. He started the first 10 games as Gates experimented with a big lineup featuring Mark Mitchell, Porter, and Shawn Phillips on the floor together. Porter’s responsibilities were to defend, rebound, and shoot consistently. Yet consistent shooting remained a struggle for him even before his return to Columbia. He had two games with multiple three-pointers but finished the season with only seven made threes, shooting 25% from deep—far from a threat.
After the Kansas loss, Dennis Gates shuffled the lineup by bringing Porter off the bench against Alabama State. Porter logged only one minute as Alabama State went on a run, and Gates ultimately kept him on the bench for the rest of the game. He did appear for 16 minutes against Bethune-Cookman, scoring a efficient six points, but that turned out to be his final extended showing of the season. Somewhere between that Bethune-Cookman game and the Illinois game, Porter injured his leg. The exact nature of the injury wasn’t disclosed, though it appeared to be a lower-leg issue. It’s possible Mizzou hoped a medical redshirt could allow a full recovery, similar to how they handled John Tonje and Caleb Grill. After the season, Porter entered the transfer portal and requested a medical redshirt. Just yesterday, he joined the Memphis Grizzlies’ summer league roster, seemingly signaling the end of his college career. Best of luck to Jevon, but this latest Porter chapter adds to the recurring theme of high expectations met with disappointing outcomes for Missouri men’s basketball—perhaps the last such chapter for now, with SEO-friendly emphasis on the Porter name.