Je'Kel Reshard Foster[1] (born July 22, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for Benfica do Libolo of the BIC Basket.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1983 Natchez, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Natchez (Natchez, Mississippi) |
| College | Howard College (2002–2003) Chipola (2003–2004) Ohio State (2004–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2007 | EnBW Ludwigsburg |
| 2007–2008 | Paris-Levallois |
| 2008–2010 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2010–2011 | Triboldi Cremona |
| 2011–2012 | Bayern Munich |
| 2012 | Spirou Charleroi |
| 2012–2013 | Alba Berlin |
| 2013 | JSF Nanterre |
| 2014 | Sidigas Avellino |
| 2015 | Medi Bayreuth |
| 2015–2016 | Guaros de Lara |
| 2016 | Manresa |
| 2016–2018 | Benfica Libolo |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
College
editFoster began his studies at Howard Junior College in Big Spring, Texas. After a year, his basketball coach Chris Jans joined the Chipola Junior College at Marianna, Florida and took Foster with him. For further studies Foster then switched to the Ohio State University, where he played for the university team Buckeyes in the NCAA.[2]
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft, he signed with EnBW Ludwigsburg of the German Bundesliga for the 2006–07 season.
For the 2007–08 season he signed with Paris-Levallois of the French LNB Pro A. From 2008 to 2010 he played with EWE Baskets Oldenburg. In July 2010, he signed with Triboldi Cremona of Italy for the 2010–11 season.[3]
In July 2011, he signed with Bayern Munich.[4] He played there till August 2012, when he was cut because of disciplinary reasons.[5]
In September 2012, he signed with Spirou Charleroi of Belgium.[6] He played there till December when he goes to Alba Berlin where he was signed a week after Alba lost point guard, Vule Avdalović, to a season-ending knee injury.[7]
In October 2013, he signed with JSF Nanterre.[8] He left them in December 2013.[9] On February 5, 2014, he signed with Sidigas Avellino of Italy for the rest of the season.[10]
On November 21, 2014, Foster signed with Homenetmen Beirut of Lebanon.[11] However, he never played for the Lebanese club. On January 13, 2015, he signed with Medi Bayreuth of Germany for the rest of the season.[12]
On December 9, 2015, he signed with Guaros de Lara of the Venezuelan LPB.[13] On March 1, 2016, he signed with ICL Manresa of Spain for the rest of the 2015–16 ACB season.[14]
On September 8, 2016, Foster signed in Angola with C.R.D. Libolo of the BIC Basket.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile". FIBA.
- ^ "Je'Kel Foster – Ohio State Buckeyes". Ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Vanoli Cremona tabs Je'Kel Foster". Sportando.net. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Bayern Munich announces Robin Benzing, Je'Kel Foster and Sharrod Ford". Sportando.net. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Bayern Munich cuts Je'Kel Foster". Sportando.net. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Spirou Charleroi adds combo-guard Foster". eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "ALBA BERLIN brings in Foster for Avdalovic". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "JSF NANTERRE lands Foster, Gladyr". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Je'Kel Foster to leave JSF Nanterre". Sportando.net. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Sidigas Avellino announces Je'Kel Foster". Sportando.net. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Je'Kel Foster (ex Sidigas AV) signs at Homenetmen Beirut". Eurobasket.com. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Medi Bayreuth announces Je'Kel Foster". Sportando.com. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Je'Kel Foster signs with Guaros de Lara". Sportando.com. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "El ICL Manresa incorpora al exterior Je'kel Foster". acb.com (in Spanish). March 1, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ "Je'Kel Foster signs with Libolo in Angola". Sportando.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.