Kevin Foster (basketball)
{{short description|American professional basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Kevin Foster
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| position = Point guard / shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 211
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|17}}
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| nationality = American
| high_school = Morton Ranch (Katy, Texas)
| college = Santa Clara (2008–2013)
| draft_year = 2013
| career_start = 2013
| career_end = 2015
| years1 = 2013
| team1 = Beşiktaş
| years2 = 2013–2014
| team2 = Reno Bighorns
| years3 = 2014–2015
| team3 = Interclube
| highlights =
- 2x First-team All-WCC (2011, 2013)
- WCC Co-Newcomer of the Year (2009)
- WCC All-Freshman Team (2009)
- CIT MVP (2011)
- CBI MVP (2013)
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Kevin Foster (born June 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). The {{height|ft=6|in=2}} shooting guard played college basketball 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.{{cite web|last=Faraudo| first =Jeff|title =Santa Clara's Kevin Foster on verge of Bay Area's all-time scoring mark| work=MercuryNews.com|date=March 26, 2013|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/scu-broncos/ci_22874633/santa-claras-kevin-foster-verge-bay-areas-all|accessdate =April 23, 2013}}{{cite web| last =Miraski| first =Benjamin| title =2013 CBI Championship: Santa Clara Feeds Trasolini to Earn Title| work =SB Nation| publisher =Vox Media, Inc.| date =April 5, 2013| url =http://www.midmajormadness.com/2013/4/5/4189514/2013-cbi-championship-santa-clara-trasolini-george-mason-recap-game-3| accessdate =April 23, 2013}}{{cite journal| title =Broncos Win CBI Title With 80–77 Win Over George Mason| website =SantaClaraBroncos.com| publisher =Santa Clara University| date =April 5, 2013| url =http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201304052g2m0c| accessdate =April 23, 2013}} 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.{{cite web| title =Kevin Foster biography| work =SantaClaraBroncos.com| publisher =Santa Clara University| year =2013| url =http://santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/bios/foster%20kevin%20u4p3| accessdate =April 23, 2013}}
High school career
Foster, a native of Katy, Texas, attended Morton Ranch High School. As a junior he was named to the All-District 18-5A First Team and the All-Greater Houston Second Team. In his senior year, Foster averaged 21 points per game and was named the MVP and All-District 18-5A First Team. He was also a Texas top-30 player his final season.
College career
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.{{cite web| title =Kevin Foster stats| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year =2013| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/kevin-foster-2.html| accessdate =April 23, 2013}} 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. 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.
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). 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. 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.{{cite web| last =Wilner| first =Jon| title =On college basketball: Kevin Foster's arrest latest setback for Santa Clara| work =MercuryNews.com | date =January 24, 2013| url =http://www.mercurynews.com/scu-broncos/ci_19814742| accessdate =April 23, 2013}}{{cite web| title =Santa Clara's Kevin Foster suspended for season| work =Sporting News| publisher =America Online| date =February 13, 2012| url =http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-02-13/santa-claras-kevin-foster-suspended-for-season| accessdate =April 23, 2013| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20120318190133/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-02-13/santa-claras-kevin-foster-suspended-for-season| archivedate =March 18, 2012}} He managed to play in only 18 games before the incident.
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.{{cite web| title =2012–13 Santa Clara Broncos Roster and Stats| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year =2013| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/santa-clara/2013.html| accessdate =April 23, 2013}} He averaged 19.3 points and 4.3 assists per game during the season. 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.
Professional career
=2013–14 season=
Foster went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. On July 29, 2013, he signed with Beşiktaş of Turkey for the 2013–14 season.{{cite web| title =Kevin Foster Beşiktaş'ta| publisher =Beşiktaş JK| date =July 29, 2013| url =http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/56171/kevin_foster_besiktas_rsquo_ta.html|accessdate = July 29, 2013|language=Turkish}} However, he later parted ways with Beşiktaş on October 29, 2013, after appearing in just two Eurocup games.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/107509/besiktas-kevin-foster-part-ways.html Besiktas, Kevin Foster part ways] That same day, he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{cite web| title =FRAPORT SKYLINERS verpflichten Kevin Foster / Vertragsauflösung mit Dawan Robinson| publisher =Skyliners Frankfurt| date =October 29, 2013| url =http://www.fraport-skyliners.de/news/artikel/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2276&cHash=bc806229b2c1df98d3066a119d91d38a|language=German|accessdate = October 29, 2013}} His contract with Skyliners was voided a day later after he did not pass the medical examinations.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/107570/fraport-skyliners-frankfurt-void-kevin-foster-s-contract.html Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt void Kevin Foster's contract]
On February 7, 2014, Foster joined BK Ventspils of Latvia for a 10-day trial period[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/111310/bk-ventspils-bring-in-for-a-tryout-period-kevin-foster.html BK Ventspils bring in for a tryout period Kevin Foster] but was ultimately not signed by the club.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/111716/kevin-foster-did-not-pass-tryout-with-bk-ventspils.html Kevin Foster did not pass tryout with BK Ventspils]
=2014–15 season=
On November 1, 2014, Foster was selected by the Reno Bighorns in the fourth round of the 2014 NBA D-League draft.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/bighorns_finalize_training_cam_2014_11_02.html BIGHORNS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AFTER D-LEAGUE DRAFT] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106210413/http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/bighorns_finalize_training_cam_2014_11_02.html |date=2014-11-06 }} However, he was later waived by the Bighorns on November 13, 2014.[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4894240 Bighorns Announce Roster for 2014-15 Season]
The Basketball Tournament
Kevin Foster played for Team Tampa 20/20 in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in the team's first-round loss to Ram Nation.
See also
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/players/f/fosteke01d.html D-League stats]
- [http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/bios/foster_kevin_u4p3 Santa Clara bio]
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