Kevin Foster (basketball)

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Kevin Foster
No. 24 – Skyliners Frankfurt
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1990-06-17) June 17, 1990
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Listed weight 211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school Morton Ranch (Katy, Texas)
College Santa Clara (2008–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Pro playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013 Beşiktaş (Turkey)
2013–present Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany)
Career highlights and awards

Kevin Foster (born June 17, 1990) is an American basketball player. He is a 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) shooting guard who last played for Beşiktaş in the Turkish Basketball League. He played for Santa Clara University between 2008–09 and 2012–13. Foster made 431 three-point field goals in his career, which is tied for the fourth-most all-time in NCAA Division I history. He finished his collegiate career as Santa Clara's all-time leading scorer with 2,423 points, which is also the most in San Francisco Bay Area Division I history and second most in West Coast Conference history.[1][2][3] Foster holds a rare distinction of being named a most valuable player (MVP) in two different postseason tournaments: the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) and the 2013 College Basketball Invitational (CBI), both of which Santa Clara won.[4]

High school

Foster, a native of Katy, Texas, attended Morton Ranch High School.[4] As a junior he was named to the All-District 18-5A First Team and the All-Greater Houston Second Team.[4] In his senior year, Foster averaged 21 points per game and was named the MVP and All-District 18-5A First Team.[4] He was also a Texas top-30 player his final season.[4]

College

In his freshman season in 2008–09, Foster averaged 14.7 points and 2.5 assists per game and was named the WCC Co-Newcomer of the Year, WCC All-Freshman Team and Freshman All-American Team.[4][5] He broke Kurt Rambis' freshman year scoring record, Steve Nash's single-season three-pointers made record and four other freshman class records in the process.[4] In his true sophomore year, he only played in six total games before suffering a season-ending foot injury, so he was able to redshirt the 2009–10 season.[4]

In 2010–11, Foster was named to the WCC First Team after leading all of Division I in three-pointers made (140), attempted (380), and made per game (3.68).[4] The Broncos were invited to participate in the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, which they won behind Foster's play as he was named its MVP.[4] The following season, Foster was suspended for the rest of the season by the school after he was arrested for drunk driving in January 2012.[6][7] He managed to play in only 18 games before the incident.[5]

Foster's senior year in 2012–13 saw the Broncos finish with a 26–12 overall record en route to the 2013 CBI championship, where he was named its MVP.[2][8] He averaged 19.3 points and 4.3 assists per game during the season.[5] Milestones for Foster that season include scoring his 2,000th career point, breaking the conference record for three-pointers made, and eventually becoming the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,423 points.[2][4]

Professional

On July 29, 2013, after going undrafted in the 2013 NBA Draft, Foster signed a contract with the Turkish team Beşiktaş.[9] After appearing in a couple of contests, Foster signed with Skyliners Frankfurt in Germany.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Faraudo, Jeff (March 26, 2013). "Santa Clara's Kevin Foster on verge of Bay Area's all-time scoring mark". MercuryNews.com. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Miraski, Benjamin (April 5, 2013). "2013 CBI Championship: Santa Clara Feeds Trasolini to Earn Title". SB Nation. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Broncos Win CBI Title With 80–77 Win Over George Mason". SantaClaraBroncos.com. Santa Clara University. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 "Kevin Foster biography". SantaClaraBroncos.com. Santa Clara University. 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Kevin Foster stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Wilner, Jon (January 24, 2013). "On college basketball: Kevin Foster's arrest latest setback for Santa Clara". MercuryNews.com. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Santa Clara's Kevin Foster suspended for season". Sporting News. America Online. February 13, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 
  8. ↑ "2012–13 Santa Clara Broncos Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Kevin Foster Beşiktaş'ta". Beşiktaş JK. July 29, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013. 
  10. ↑ [tt_news=2276&cHash=bc806229b2c1df98d3066a119d91d38a "FRAPORT SKYLINERS verpflichten Kevin Foster / Vertragsauflösung mit Dawan Robinson"] (in German). Skyliners Frankfurt. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013. 
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