Nana Foulland

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Nana Foulland
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Foulland with Bucknell in January 2018
No. 21–Boulazac Basket Dordogne
Position Center
League LNB Pro B
Personal information
Born (1995-10-21) October 21, 1995 (age 28)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Berks Catholic
(Reading, Pennsylvania)
College Bucknell (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Ironi Nahariya
2019 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2019–2020 Trefl Sopot
2020–2021 APU Udine
2021–present Boulazac
Career highlights and awards

Nana F. Foulland (born October 21, 1995) is a former American professional basketball player who last played for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for Bucknell University, where he was named Patriot League Player of the Year and Patriot Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.

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Early life and college career

Foulland attended Berks Catholic High School in Reading, Pennsylvania. He committed to play college basketball for the Bucknell Bison.

As a freshman at Bucknell, he was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team. In his sophomore season, Foulland averaged 11.8 points and 6.9 points per game and was named second-team all-Patriot League.

At the close of his junior season, Foulland was named Patriot League Player of the Year, conference Defensive Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. [1] Foulland led the Bison to conference regular season and tournament championships and a berth in the 2017 NCAA tournament. [2]

Prior to the start of the 2017–18 season, Foulland was picked to repeat as Patriot League Player of the Year as Bucknell was picked to repeat as Patriot League champions. [3] He was also named to the preseason Karl Malone Award watch list. [4] On December 22, 2017, Foulland scored a career-high 30 points in a win over La Salle, shooting 12–15 from the floor. [5]

Following his senior season, Foulland was again named First-Team All-Patriot League. [6]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Foulland joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2018 NBA Summer League. [7]

On July 26, 2018, Foulland signed a two-year deal with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. [8] In 14 games played for Nahariya, he averaged 8.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, shooting 59 percent from the field.

On March 1, 2019, Foulland parted ways with Nahariya to join U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională, signing for the rest of the season. [9]

On August 27, 2019, he signed with Trefl Sopot of PLK. [10] Foulland averaged 12.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. On August 22, 2020, he signed with Amici Pallacanestro Udinese in Italy. [11] Foulland averaged 10.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. On August 6, 2021, he signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of LNB Pro B. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Men's basketball: Berks Catholic grad named Patriot League Player of the Year". Reading Eagle . February 28, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Allan (March 15, 2017). "West Virginia big men must be in denial against Foulland". West Virginia MetroNews . Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ Miller, Stephen (October 18, 2017). "Lehigh picked fourth in Patriot League men's basketball poll; Lafayette pegged for 10th". The Morning Call . Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "College basketball: 21 players named to 2018 Karl Malone Award watch list". ncaa.com. October 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Foulland has career-high 30 in Bucknell's 88-81 win". FoxSports.com . December 22, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Men's basketball 2017-18 All-Patriot League teams and major awards announced (2.26.18)" (Press release). Patriot League. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Timberwolves Announce MGM Resorts NBA Summer League 2018 in Las Vegas Roster". NBA.com. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nana Foulland signs with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.basketball. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nana Foulland signs with U-BT Cluj-Napoca". Sportando.basketball. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Trefl Sopot signs Nana Foulland". Sportando. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Udine tabs Nana Foulland". Sportando. August 22, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Nana Foulland (ex Udine) agreed terms with Boulazac". Eurobasket. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
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