Jeff Foster (basketball)
Foster in 2010
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 16, 1977 San Antonio, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | James Madison (San Antonio, Texas) |
| College | Texas State (1995–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall |
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
| Playing career | 1999–2012 |
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2012 | Indiana Pacers |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 3,747 (4.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 5,248 (6.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 703 (0.9 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jeffrey Douglas Foster (born January 16, 1977) is a former American professional basketball player who spent the entirety of his 13-year career with the Indiana Pacers of the NBA.
Foster was born in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from James Madison High School in San Antonio in 1995. In senior year, he joined the varsity basketball team in high school. He attended Southwest Texas State University and finished college nine credits short of a degree in finance. With the Southwest Texas State Bobcats, Foster averaged 12.8 points and 10.2 rebounds in his junior season and was part of the All-Southland Conference Second-Team in 1998.
He was selected 21st overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 1999 NBA Draft out of Southwest Texas State University, but his draft rights were immediately traded to the Pacers in exchange for Vonteego Cummings and a future first-round draft pick.
Foster was part of the Pacers' 1999–2000 Eastern Conference championship team, though he played only 19 games that year as he was fourth on the Pacers' depth chart at center behind Rik Smits, Sam Perkins and Zan Tabak. In his second season, he played in 71 games, gaining a spot in the rotation as the Pacers rebuilt for the future. He averaged 3.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while averaging only 16.2 minutes per contest.
Foster began the 2001–02 season as the starter, and started 48 games that year before Brad Miller was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Bulls. Nevertheless, Foster played in all 82 games for the first time in his career, averaging 5.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
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