Bio

Markeia Porter is in her third season as an assistant women’s basketball coach on Isaiah Butler’s coaching staff at East Mississippi Community College after being hired in 2023.

While assisting in all aspects of the EMCC women’s basketball program, Porter’s efforts continue to pay dividends as the Lady Lions returned to postseason tournament action last season. She was also instrumental in the development of All-MACCC guard Dukiaha Jones a year ago.

Since arriving on the Scooba campus from the Missouri junior college coaching ranks, Porter has played a major role in the continuing progression of EMCC women’s players moving along to the four-year level. A total of seven former Lady Lions have made the next step to the university ranks during the past two seasons. 

In the classroom, Porter also helps keep the Lady Lions on track academically as they consistently rank among the top women’s basketball programs in the MACCC and NJCAA. EMCC has featured four NJCAA All-Academic student-athletes during each of the past four women’s hoops seasons.

A native of Louisville, Ky., Porter arrived on the Scooba campus after having spent the 2022-23 season under the guidance of head coach Cornelius (CB) Walker at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo. In her first coaching role, Porter worked with a pair of all-conference standouts as the Vikings advanced to the semifinals of the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament.

Prior to pursuing her collegiate coaching career, Porter began her college playing days at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. While helping lead the Raiders to a two-year composite record of 42-19 and a pair of semifinal-round appearances in the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament, she averaged 5.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest in 61 career games played. She also set a school record with more than 40 career charges taken. Porter improved upon her freshman per-game averages of 4.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 2016-17 by averaging 6.9 points and a team-leading 7.2 boards an outing as a sophomore. She also tied for second on the club with 67 assists and was fourth with 34 steals during the 2017-18 season.

Porter then transferred to Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina to play her final two seasons of collegiate basketball. In 56 career appearances for the Vikings, including 13 starts, she averaged 3.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game while also totaling 75 career assists and 48 career steals. As a junior, Porter averaged 3.3 points and was ECSU’s third-leading rebounder with an average of 5.4 boards an outing.

During her senior campaign, in addition to averaging 3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest on the hardwood, Porter was a nominee for the 2019-20 Lowe’s CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) Senior CLASS Award, which annually focuses on the total student-athlete on and off the court and within the community.

Porter earned her bachelor’s degree in sports management with a concentration in business administration from Elizabeth City State in 2020.

As a versatile four-year varsity starter at Louisville’s Eastern High School, Porter was a two-time selection to the All-Seventh Region girls’ basketball team, as chosen by The Courier-Journal newspaper. She averaged around 12 points and 8.5 rebounds per game during her final two seasons en route to totaling 876 points and 765 rebounds for her prep career. Along with being named to the 2015 Battle of the Bridges All-Star Classic for Kentucky, Porter was also a member of the East team in the 2015 Kentucky High School Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game.