Michael Porrini (born March 2, 1989) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the head coach of the
Ohio Cardinals of the
North American Premier Basketball
The Basketball League (TBL), formerly North America Premier Basketball (NAPB), is a minor league basketball organization. The league began operating in North America in 2018 with eight teams, and expanded to over 44 teams as of 2022.
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(NAPB).
College career
Born in
Massillon, Ohio
Massillon is a city in Stark County, Ohio, Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately west of Canton, Ohio, Canton, south of Akron, and south of Cleveland. The population was 32,146 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Mass ...
, the , Porrini completed college at Kent State University. On March 8, 2011 Porrini was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year. Porrini was the fourth Kent State player to earn the award and marked the fifth Defensive Player of the Year award for Kent State (Demertic Shaw; 2001 and 2002; John Edwards, 2004; and Haminn Quaintance, 2008).
Professional career
Porrini played professionally for four seasons. In 2014 he played for Timba Timișoara in the Romania-Liga Nationala.
References
External links
Kent State Golden Flashes bio
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1989 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Romania
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Aries Trikala B.C. players
Basketball coaches from Ohio
Basketball players from Ohio
Gulf Coast State College alumni
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball players
The Basketball League coaches
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from Massillon, Ohio
Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball players