Jeff Foote

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

Jeff Foote
Personal information
Born (1987-07-14) July 14, 1987
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)
CollegeCornell (2007–2010)
NBA draft2010 / Undrafted
Playing career2010–2014
PositionCenter
Number54
Career history
2010–2011Maccabi Tel Aviv
2010–2011→Melila Baloncesto
2011–2012Springfield Armor
2012New Orleans Hornets
2012–2013Žalgiris Kaunas
2013–2014Springfield Armor
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2012)
  • LKL All-Star (2013)
  • LKL Champion (2013)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

On 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 1976–79. Foote's older brother, Jesse, played basketball for Rochester Institute of Technology from 2001–05 and holds RIT's record for career blocked shots.[12]

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

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)

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2011-12-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. http://www.ithaca.com/sports/catching-up-with-s-ve-s-jeff-foote/article_d1caac42-7bc7-11e4-a4b2-b7a4da935c9c.html
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