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Jeff Foote

American basketball player (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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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]

Career statistics

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  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

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Awards and accomplishments

College career

  • All-Ivy First-Team (2010)
  • 2x All-Ivy Second-Team (2008, 2009)
  • 2x Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year (2009, 2010)

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