Je'Kel Foster

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Je'Kel Foster
Personal information
Born (1983-07-22) July 22, 1983 (age 40)
Natchez, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight216 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 career2006–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

Je'Kel Reshard Foster [1] (born July 22, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for Benfica do Libolo of the BIC Basket.

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College

Foster 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

After 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile". FIBA.
  2. ↑ "Je'Kel Foster – Ohio State Buckeyes". Ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Vanoli Cremona tabs Je'Kel Foster". Sportando.net. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bayern Munich announces Robin Benzing, Je'Kel Foster and Sharrod Ford". Sportando.net. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bayern Munich cuts Je'Kel Foster". Sportando.net. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Spirou Charleroi adds combo-guard Foster". eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "ALBA BERLIN brings in Foster for Avdalovic". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "JSF NANTERRE lands Foster, Gladyr". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Je'Kel Foster to leave JSF Nanterre". Sportando.net. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sidigas Avellino announces Je'Kel Foster". Sportando.net. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Je'Kel Foster (ex Sidigas AV) signs at Homenetmen Beirut". Eurobasket.com. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Medi Bayreuth announces Je'Kel Foster". Sportando.com. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Je'Kel Foster signs with Guaros de Lara". Sportando.com. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  14. ↑ "El ICL Manresa incorpora al exterior Je'kel Foster". acb.com (in Spanish). March 1, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Je'Kel Foster signs with Libolo in Angola". Sportando.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
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