Michael Porrini began his second stint at Polk State College during the 2024-25 season.
Porrini spent the 2019-20 season with the Eagles in which Polk State finished 21-10 and spent time in the national NJCAA Poll for the first time under Head Coach Brandon Giles. Giles and Porrini first met in 2007 when they were teammates and roommates at Western Carolina University.
A native of Massillon, Ohio, Porrini spent just one season with Giles at Western Carolina but averaged 11.3 points. 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and nearly two steals per game as a freshman during the 2007-08 season. As a redshirt freshman during the 2009-10 season, Porrini got his first taste of junior college when he played at Gulf Coast State College in Panama City. In addition to averaging better than 11 points and five rebounds, Porrini led his team in assists and steals to earn first-team All-Panhandle Conference honors.
Porrini would go on to conclude his collegiate playing career at Kent State, an NCAA Division I program in Ohio. As a junior during the 2010-11 season, Porrini was named the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Defensive Player of the Year while earning MAC honorable mention and All-Tournament honors as the Golden Flashes reached the quarterfinals of the National Invitational Tournament. As a senior the following year, Porrini earned third-team All-MAC recognition while leading Kent State by averaging 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
Following his collegiate career, Porrini played professionally in Greece, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, and for the Oklahoma City Blue, the NBA G League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2016, Porrini became the youngest general manager in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) – a nationally televised $1 million single-elimination tournament held each summer – when he was tabbed to help lead Mid American Unity. He coached and managed Mid American Unity from 2016 to 2021.
Porrini also coached the Ohio Cardinals of the North America Premier Basketball League before his first stint at Polk State. Forced to head back to Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic, Porrini spent the four years as director of Charg1ng Sports, a youth organization founded by former Ohio State University All-American quarterback and 2014 national champion Braxton Miller.
Porrini holds a bachelor's degree from Kent State in educational studies. He has a son named Aven and a daughter named Madyson.
