Greg Foster (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Oakland, California, U.S. | October 3, 1968
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Skyline (Oakland, California) |
College | |
Washington Bullets | |
1992–1993 | Atlanta Hawks |
1993 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1993–1994 | Papagos Athens |
1994 | Chicago Bulls |
1994–1995 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
1995–1999 | Utah Jazz |
1999–2000 | Seattle SuperSonics |
2000–2001 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2001–2002 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2002–2003 | Toronto Raptors |
As coach: | |
2013–2014 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
2014–2018 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
2018–2020 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
2020–2021 | Indiana Pacers (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,538 (3.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,691 (2.6 rpg) |
Assists | 351 (0.5 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gregory Clinton Foster (born October 3, 1968) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
College years
Foster was born in
Foster earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from UTEP in 2011.[1]
Professional career
A 6'11"
Coaching career
Foster served as an assistant coach at the University of Texas-El Paso.
During the 2013–14 season, he Served as player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers. From 2014 to 2018 Foster served as assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks. On June 8, 2018, the Atlanta Hawks hired Foster as an assistant coach, a position he held for the next season as well.[2]
On November 13, 2020, Foster was hired as an assistant coach by the Indiana Pacers under Nate Bjorkgren.[3]
On May 6, 2021, Foster was suspended one game after an on-court verbal altercation with Pacers player Goga Bitadze.[4]
Personal life
Foster and his wife have a son and two daughters.[5] While in high school, he had the name "Bowie" tattooed on his left shoulder as his friends felt he resembled former NBA center Sam Bowie, who was then playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.[6]
Career stats
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 |
† | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1990–91 | Washington | 54 | 3 | 11.2 | .460 | .000 | .689 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 4.4 |
1991–92 | Washington | 49 | 3 | 11.2 | .461 | .000 | .714 | 3.0 | .7 | .1 | .2 | 4.3 |
1992–93 | Washington | 10 | 0 | 9.3 | .440 | – | .667 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .0 | .5 | 2.4 |
1992–93 | Atlanta | 33 | 0 | 6.2 | .463 | .000 | .722 | 1.7 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 3.1 |
1993–94 | Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .571 | – | 1.000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 3.3 |
1994–95 | Chicago | 17 | 3 | 17.6 | .477 | .– | .710 | 3.2 | .9 | .1 | .5 | 6.1 |
1994–95 | Minnesota | 61 | 0 | 13.9 | .470 | .304 | .700 | 3.4 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 4.6 |
1995–96 | Utah | 73 | 2 | 11.0 | .439 | .125 | .847 | 2.4 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 3.8 |
1996–97 | Utah | 79 | 12 | 11.6 | .453 | .667 | .831 | 2.4 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 3.5 |
1997–98 | Utah | 78 | 49 | 18.5 | .445 | .222 | .770 | 3.5 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 5.7 |
1998–99 | Utah | 42 | 1 | 10.9 | .377 | .250 | .619 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | .2 | 2.8 |
1999–00 | Seattle | 60 | 5 | 12.0 | .406 | .200 | .643 | 1.8 | .7 | .2 | .3 | 3.4 |
2000–01† | L.A. Lakers | 62 | 8 | 7.3 | .421 | .333 | .714 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | .2 | 2.0 |
2001–02 | Milwaukee | 6 | 0 | 4.0 | .222 | .000 | .750 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
2002–03 | Toronto | 29 | 9 | 18.6 | .385 | .250 | .813 | 3.5 | .4 | .0 | .3 | 4.2 |
Career | 656 | 95 | 12.2 | .440 | .225 | .748 | 2.6 | .5 | .1 | .3 | 3.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1993 | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .333 | – | .750 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 5.0 |
1995 | Utah | 12 | 0 | 6.3 | .500 | – | .600 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | .2 | 2.3 |
1996 | Utah | 20* | 0 | 15.5 | .389 | .250 | .867 | 2.8 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 4.2 |
1997 | Utah | 20 | 16 | 16.8 | .453 | .500 | .600 | 3.4 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 4.1 |
1998 | Utah | 8 | 0 | 8.8 | .421 | – | – | 1.0 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 2.0 |
1999 | Seattle | 5 | 0 | 13.6 | .368 | .400 | 1.000 | 2.2 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 3.6 |
2000–01† | L.A. Lakers | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | – | – | – | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 67 | 16 | 12.9 | .425 | .333 | .784 | 2.3 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 3.5 |
References
- ^ Knight, Bill (May 14, 2011). "UTEP basketball assistant Greg Foster gets degree 17 years after Miner days". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.
- ^ "Hawks Announce Additions To Coaching Staff". NBA.com. June 8, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Pacers Name Assistant Coaches for 2020-21 Season". NBA.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "Indiana Pacers suspend assistant coach Greg Foster, fine Goga Bitadze after on-court exchange". ESPN.com. May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- NBA.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ Genessy, Jody (May 31, 1998). "Under their skin". Deseret News. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com