Terry Porter, the Milwaukee native who played 17 years in the National Basketball Association, is coming home as the new coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Journal Sentinel sources.

The 40-year-old Porter will be named the Bucks coach at a 4 p.m. news conference on Wednesday.

He succeeds veteran coach George Karl, who was fired by the Bucks on July 20.

Porter has one year of professional coaching experience, after serving last season on the staff of the Sacramento Kings.

Porter had a second job interview on Sunday with Bucks owner, Sen. Herb Kohl, and vice president of business operations John Steinmiller.

Atlanta Hawks coach and former Bucks assistant Terry Stotts had been considered a front-runner for the post, along with Porter. The search also included Detroit Pistons assistant coach Mike Woodson, Phoenix Suns assistant Marc Iavaroni and former Bucks player and ex-Dallas Mavericks assistant Sidney Moncrief.