Quiana Porter is entering her third season on the women's basketball coaching staff at Saint Peter's University in 2020-21, serving as an assistant coach.
Porter was part of a coaching staff that helped produce the most wins by the program in nearly a decade (9) this past season on the way to a ninth-place finish in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Peacocks would save some of their best performances for the final month of the year, including a season-defining victory against a Rider squad that was among the most dominant not only in the conference, but in all of mid-major basketball, entering their matchup riding a 14-game winning streak and as the MAAC's last unbeaten team. Saint Peter's would post a wire-to-wire win to jumpstart a furious finish to the season that would see them post three more impressive victories, including an overtime thriller against another one of the league's top teams in Fairfield and an unbelievable comeback in the regular season finale against Iona.
Porter and the coaching staff would help the Peacocks finish 2019-20 ranked second in the league in scoring offense (68.8), fourth in shooting percentage (39.0), third in 3-point shooting (31.5) and first in free throw conversion (79.0); the Peacocks also led the MAAC in turnover margin (3.03) and forced opponents to commit more turnovers than any other MAAC team. Individually, Taiah Thornton '21 and Kendrea Williams '21 -- who were playing their first seasons at Saint Peter's after transferring -- were among the top-12 in the conference in scoring and overall shooting. Thornton would earn all-league third team honors and ranked third in steals per game (2.3), while Williams finished as the league's top 3-point shooter (41.3) and ranked second in 3-pointers per game (2.5). In the classroom, eight Peacocks earned MAAC All-Academic honors while the program posted a score of 991 for the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate (APR).
Porter, a four-year women's basketball letter winner and graduate of Saint Peter's, returns to her alma mater after spending the past two seasons as head coach Marc Mitchell's assistant at FDU-Florham. While at FDU-Florham, Porter helped guide the Devils to consecutive MAC Freedom titles and back-to-back trips to the NCAA tournament. Her primary duties consisted of working with forwards and centers.
Porter played for the Peacocks from 2008-12, appearing in 118 career games, including 72 starts. She ranked third in the MAAC in blocked shots as a senior and ninth as a sophomore. Porter was also one of the top rebounders for the Peacocks, leading the team in total rebounds and rebounding average in 2009-10 and 2011-12. She graduated from Saint Peter's in 2012 with a degree in communications and a minor in business management. Following college, Porter played professionally overseas for one year in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Porter is a native of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and she played high school girls' basketball at Elizabeth High School for Mitchell.
