Fred Foster (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 18, 1946 Springfield, Ohio |
| Died | October 4, 1985 (aged 39) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South (Springfield, Ohio) |
| College | Miami (Ohio) (1965–1968) |
| NBA draft | 1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 28th overall |
| Selected by the Cincinnati Royals | |
| Playing career | 1968–1977 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 15, 25, 24, 5 |
| Career history | |
| 1968–1970 | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1970–1972 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1972–1973 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1973–1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1976–1977 | Buffalo Braves |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,093 (7.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,275 (2.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 601 (1.1 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Fred J. Foster (March 18, 1946 – October 4, 1985) was an American professional basketball player.
Foster grew up in Springfield, Ohio and attended Springfield South High School.
Foster played as a 6'5" forward at Miami University. After averaging only 3.4 points per game as a sophomore, as a junior he exploded for 21.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game and was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference. In his senior season of 1967–68, he earned the first-ever Mid-American Conference Player of the Year award and set a school record that still stands—the all-time single-season points-per-game average with 26.9 in 1967–68, ahead of the 24.9 of basketball hall-of-famer Wayne Embry and NBA world champion Ron Harper. His single-game high was 43 points against Ball State University on December 2, 1967. Foster also averaged 12.5 rebounds per game that year, sixth in Miami history.
Foster ranks third in Miami history in career points per game at 18.8 and seventh in career rebounds per game at 8.9 from 1966 to 1968. He had a career field goal percentage of .484.
He was drafted in the third round of the 1968 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals and was also selected in the 1968 American Basketball Association draft by the Kentucky Colonels.
In his rookie season with the Royals, Foster made his debut on October 19, 1968 as the Royals' last man in a win over the Detroit Pistons. For the season, he averaged 3.4 points per game.
Foster came on strong in his second season, 1969–70, when he averaged 14.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, both career highs. He also had career highs in minutes per game (28.1) and field goal percentage (.449). He twice had a single-game career best of 32 points—on January 7, 1970 against the Milwaukee Bucks when he made 13 field goals and was 6-for-6 at the free throw line, and again on February 15 against the San Diego Rockets.
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