Jeff Foote

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Jeff Foote
Personal information
Born (1987-07-14) July 14, 1987 (age 36)
Lockwood, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High schoolSpencer-Van Etten
(Spencer, New York)
College Cornell (2007–2010)
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–2014
Position Center
Number54
Career history
2010–2011 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2010–2011→Melila Baloncesto
2011–2012 Springfield Armor
2012 New Orleans Hornets
2012–2013 Žalgiris Kaunas
2013–2014Springfield Armor
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jeffrey Bernard Foote (born July 14, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player.

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College career

Foote began his college basketball career at St. Bonaventure University. He redshirted his freshman season before he transferred to Cornell University for his last three seasons. [1]

Professional career

In June 2010, Foote signed a three-year contract with Euroleague giants Maccabi Tel Aviv. [2] In November 2010 he was sent on a one-year loan to Spanish second division team Melilla Baloncesto. [3] In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Zastal Zielona Góra. [4] Foote left Zastal before the season started and in December 2011 signed with the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League. [5] After the resolution of the 2011 NBA lockout, Foote was invited to the Portland Trail Blazers training camp in December 2011, [6] but did not make the team [7] and returned to the Armor.

On March 8, 2012, Foote was called up to the NBA by the New Orleans Hornets. [8] In his first game for the Hornets on March 9 Foote scored four points and had four rebounds. He would appear in three more games that season but would not score another point. [9]

On September 7, 2012, Foote signed with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas. [10]

On November 1, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor. [11]

Personal

Foote graduated from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. He is the son of Don and Wanda Foote. Don played basketball at Niagara University from 1976 to 1979. Foote's older brother, Jesse, played basketball for Rochester Institute of Technology from 2001 to 2005 and holds RIT's record for career blocked shots. [12]

As of 2014, Foote was enrolled in law school at the University of Miami and worked as a graduate assistant for the basketball team under Head Coach Jim Larranaga. [13]

Awards and accomplishments

College career

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References

  1. ↑ "Cornell University Athletics – 2009–10 Men's Basketball Roster". Cornellbigred.com. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ "MACCABI adds rookie center Jeff Foote – 2010–11 SIGNINGS". Euroleague.net. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Maccabi Electra sends center Foote on loan". Euroleague.net. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Zastal Zielona Gora tabs Jeff Foote". Sportando.net. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Cornell, Spencer Van-Etten, graduate signs with NBDL". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Trail Blazers Add Four Players to Training Camp Roster". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  7. ↑ "Former Oregon State standout Seth Tarver shows improvement in his second Blazers camp". The Oregonian. December 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Hornets Sign Jeff Foote". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  9. ↑ Game by game stats at NBA.com
  10. ↑ "Zalgiris Kaunas adds Jeff Foote". Sportando. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Returning Players Highlight Initial Training Camp Invites Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Men’s Basketball Records
  13. ↑ "Catching Up with S-VE's Jeff Foote | Sports | ithaca.com".
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