Hall of Fame

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Ryan Porter

  • Induction
    2026
  • Sport(s)
    Athlete
Paving the way for all those who followed, Ryan Porter is one of the most celebrated student-athletes in school history. Competing for the UCC Sun Demons from 1998to 2001, Porter set a new standard of excellence for varsity men’s basketball in Kamloops.

Throughout his five years with the Sun Demons, he helped the squad reach the CCAA National Championship tournament four times including capturing the first-ever BCAA Conference Championship in program history.

In all, Porter and the Sun Demons won a conference Bronze medal, two conference Silver Medals as well as a conference Championship.

Individually, Porter was a BCAA First-Team All-Star three times. A CCAA All-Canadian twice and his final year of playing was named the BCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Year as well as the BCAA Athlete of the Year across all sports. That same season Porter became the first player in program history to capture National Player of the Year honours.

INDIVIDUAL:
1999/00 BCCAA 1st Team All-Star
2000/01 BCCAA 1st Team All-Star
2000/01 BCCAA Provincial Championship 
2000/01 CCAA All-Canadian
2000/01 CCAA National Tournament 2nd Team
2001/02 BCCAA 1st Team All-Star
2001/02 BCCAA Player of the Year
2001/02 BCCAA Provincial Championship All-Star
2001/02 CCAA Athlete of the Month
2001/02 CCAA National Tournament 2nd Team
2001/02 CCAA All-Canadian
2001/02 CCAA Player of the Year
 
TEAM:
1998/99 BCCAA Silver Medal
1999/00 BCCAA Bronze Medal
2000/01 BCCAA Champions
2000/01 CCAA Fourth Place
2001/02 BCCAA Silver Medal
 
After his remarkable playing career, Porter went on to serve as an assistant coach with the UCC Sun Demons for 2004/05 and 2005/06 (as well as TRU in 2019/20), helping the team to its first ever CCAA National Championship in the 2004/05 season. Since leaving UCC, Ryan has been a teacher and coach at Westsyde Secondary School and has developed many student-athletes that have gone on to play at TRU. 


 
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