Larry Foust

Larry Foust
No. 16, 14, 13
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth June 24, 1928(1928-06-24)
Place of birth Painesville, Ohio
Nationality American
Date of death October 27, 1984(1984-10-27) (aged 56)
Place of death Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College La Salle (1946–1950)
NBA Draft 1950 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Pro career 1950–1962
League NBA
Career history
19501957 Fort Wayne Pistons
19571960 Minneapolis Lakers
1960–1962 St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 11,198 (13.7 ppg)
Rebounds 8,041 (9.8 rpg)
Assists 1,368 (1.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Lawrence Michael Foust (June 24, 1928 – October 27, 1984) was an American basketball player who spent 12 seasons in the NBA and was an 8-time All-Star. He attended South Catholic High School in Philadelphia. Pa and was instrumental in winning the city championship against archrival Southern High School by scoring a last second basket.

A 6'9" center from La Salle University, Foust was selected by the Chicago Stags in the 1950 NBA Draft, but the Stags franchise folded before the start of the 1950-51 NBA season, and Foust joined the Fort Wayne Pistons. On November 22, 1950, Foust scored the winning basket in a 19-18 Pistons victory over the Minneapolis Lakers, the lowest scoring game in NBA history. Foust later joined the Lakers in 1957, and he also spent two-and-a-half seasons with the St. Louis Hawks, retiring in 1962 with 11,198 career points and 8,041 career rebounds.

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