Randy Foye

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Randy Foye

Foye at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
No. 4 – Denver Nuggets
Position Guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1983-09-24) September 24, 1983
Newark, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Listed weight 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school East Side (Newark, New Jersey)
College Villanova (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2009 Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2010 Washington Wizards
2010–2012 Los Angeles Clippers
2012–2013 Utah Jazz
2013–present Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold 2005 Izmir Team competition

Randy Foye (born September 24, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He played collegiately at Villanova University. He was selected seventh overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, and later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

High school

Foye attended East Side High School in Newark, where he was selected as New Jersey Player of the Year, before being recruited by Jay Wright and Villanova.[1]

College career

Foye, along with Allan Ray, Curtis Sumpter, and Jason Fraser were proclaimed as the players to lead the Villanova Wildcats back to a championship. Foye and Ray reached the Elite Eight of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, playing with the other three starters in the four-guard offense (Kyle Lowry, Mike Nardi and Will Sheridan), while Sumpter was sidelined as a medical redshirt with a knee injury.

Foye's college career was productive and eventful, but his senior season was by far the best statistically.

In the 2005 NCAA Tournament, Foye averaged 20 points in three games, before a heartbreaking loss to #1 seed and eventual national champion North Carolina in which Foye scored a career-high 28 points.[2] He was named third-team all Big East that year.

In 2006, Foye won the honor of Big East Player of the Year, beating out teammate Allan Ray, Connecticut star Rudy Gay and the league's leading scorer Quincy Douby of Rutgers.

Villanova tied for the Big East regular season championship with Uconn and split their two games with the Huskies, winning the one played at home, in what some called the biggest Villanova win in over 20 years. Their final Big East regular season record was 14–2 in what some called the toughest conference ever.[citation needed] Overall, their record was 28–5. In the NCAA Tournament in 2006, Foye continued to be Villanova's biggest scoring threat. He had 24 points in their second round game against Arizona in a winning effort. Foye scored a team-high 25 points in his final game as a Wildcat, on March 26, 2006, a 75–62 loss to Florida in the Elite Eight.[3]

As a senior Foye averaged 20.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks, with a field goal percentage of 41.1%.

NBA career

Minnesota Timberwolves (2006–2009)

Foye entered his rookie year on a team that already had six guards on its roster. Off-season free-agent acquisition Mike James was slated to start at point guard, Foye's most likely position in the NBA, with Ricky Davis at small forward and Rashad McCants at shooting guard. This left Foye to battle for minutes on a bench full of guards. In November, Foye's first month as a professional basketball player, Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey only gave Foye an average of 14.6 minutes per game. Foye, however, was productive whenever he was given minutes. He scored in double digits in each of the four games he was given 20 or more minutes of playing time.

Foye as a member of the Washington Wizards

In December 2007, Foye's minutes per game average increased to 19.6 and he scored in double digits in half of the T-Wolves' games. However, after Dwane Casey's firing after the Twolves' 40th game (when they had a record of 20–20), the Twolves struggled, yet the young star played well when given minutes. In March, Foye saw nearly 24 minutes of playing time a night, and in April saw almost 27 minutes a night to perform.

Foye played all 82 games (12 starts) in his rookie season and averaged 22.9 minutes, 10.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.65 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. Among rookies, he ranked fifth in scoring (10.1 ppg), eighth in field goal percentage (43.4%), third in 3-point shooting perecentage (37%), third in free throw shooting percentage (85%), 5th in assists (2.8 apg) and 9th in steals (0.65 spg). He was one of the most consistent rookie performers and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

On December 23, 2008, Foye pulled down 16 rebounds to set a career high and break the team record of 15 for a guard set by Isaiah Rider in 1996. Foye also had 26 points and 1 assist in the 99–93 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

Washington Wizards (2009–2010)

On June 23, 2009, Foye, along with Mike Miller, was traded to the Washington Wizards for Oleksiy Pecherov, Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila, and a first round draft pick.[4]

On January 9, 2010, Foye was fined $10,000 by the Washington Wizards for participating in Gilbert Arenas' antics before a game on January 5, 2010 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Arenas was being investigated for a prior incident involving guns in the Wizards' locker room, but made light of the accusations by pointing his finger at his teammates, as if he were shooting them. His teammates were photographed smiling and laughing with him.[5]

Los Angeles Clippers (2010–2012)

Foye (center) with DeAndre Jordan (left) and Nick Young (right) in 2011

On July 8, 2010, Foye was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers.[6]

Utah Jazz (2012–2013)

On July 25, 2012, Foye agreed to terms with the Utah Jazz.[7] During the one season Foye played for the Jazz, he set the franchise record for most 3-pointers made in a year, making 178 out of 434 shots (with a shooting percentage of 41%).

Denver Nuggets (2013–present)

On July 10, 2013, Foye became a member of the Denver Nuggets as part of a three-team trade involving the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz.[8]

Medical notes

In June 2006, it was reported that Foye has the rare condition of situs inversus, which means his organs are arranged as the mirror image of a normal person's: for example, his heart is in the right side of his chest rather than the left. However, it is not expected that this fact will have an impact on his game.[9]

Television

Randy appeared in the sitcom Wingin' It, guest-starring as himself.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Minnesota 82 12 22.9 .434 .368 .854 2.7 2.8 .6 .3 10.1
2007–08 Minnesota 39 31 32.3 .429 .412 .815 3.3 4.2 .9 .1 13.1
2008–09 Minnesota 70 61 35.6 .407 .360 .846 3.1 4.3 1.0 .4 16.3
2009–10 Washington 70 38 23.8 .414 .346 .890 1.9 3.3 .5 .1 10.1
2010–11 L.A. Clippers 63 24 24.6 .388 .327 .893 1.6 2.7 .7 .3 9.8
2011–12 L.A. Clippers 65 48 25.9 .398 .386 .859 2.1 2.2 .7 .4 11.0
2012–13 Utah 82 72 27.4 .397 .410 .819 1.5 2.0 .8 .3 10.8
Career 471 286 27.1 .409 .377 .856 2.2 3.0 .7 .3 11.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012 L.A. Clippers 11 11 26.5 .392 .438 .846 2.0 1.5 .5 .3 7.5
Career 11 11 26.5 .392 .438 .846 2.0 1.5 .5 .3 7.5

Notes

  1. ↑ "Randy Foye: Career Stats and Totals". 
  2. ↑ Villanova's spirited surge in closing minutes falls short
  3. ↑ Noah's monster night sends Florida to Final Four
  4. ↑ "Source: Deal sends Minnesota Timberwolves' Randy Foye, Mike Miller to Washington Wizards – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. June 24, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2010. 
  5. ↑ The Washington Wizards have fined four players for participating in Arenas' antics
  6. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN FREE AGENT GUARD RANDY FOYE". NBA.com. July 8, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010. 
  7. ↑ Jazz Agrees to Terms with Guard Randy Foye
  8. ↑ "Denver Nuggets Acquire Randy Foye In Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Rookie T-Wolf's Organs Reversed". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. 

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