Bryant Porter joined the UIW women's basketball coaching staff prior to the 2014-15 season, but had been with the university for over three years prior as a strength and conditioning coach. He coached basketball at Southwestern Illinois College for a year.
Porter came to UIW as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach in August 2011. He was promoted to full-time assistant upon earning his Master's dgree from UIW in June 2013. Porter's main coaching responsibilities included the development of all training programs for men's and women's basketball, softball and women's soccer. In addition, he also directly assists with program design and implementation for UIW football.
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A native of Red Bud Illinois, Porter earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science at Missouri Valley College. While at Missouri Valley he was an All-Conference performer on the basketball team for the 2010-11 Season. During his two years there he was an Academic All-American.
Porter currently holds S.C.C.C., C.S.C.S. and USAW certifications.
