Rod Foster

Roderick Allen Foster (born October 10, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player (6'1", 160 lb) who played for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He was drafted out of UCLA in 1983 in the second round of the NBA Draft (28th pick overall).

Rod Foster
Personal information
Born (1960-10-10) October 10, 1960
Birmingham, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Thomas Aquinas
(New Britain, Connecticut)
CollegeUCLA (1979–1983)
NBA draft1983 / Round: 2 / Pick: 28th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career1983–1986
PositionPoint guard
Number10
Career history
19831986Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

As a senior at St Thomas Aquinas in New Britain, Connecticut, Foster averaged 30.2 points per game, and led his team to the State Championship. He was named an Adidas All-American and second team Parade All-American.

As of 2016, Foster was the head of the L.A. Rockets youth basketball program in Los Angeles. Early in 2016, he also briefly coached the boys varsity high school basketball team at the Windward School in Los Angeles.[1]

References

  1. Sondheimer, Eric (March 2, 2016). "Boys' basketball: Rod Foster won't be returning as Windward coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 October 2016.


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