Jarrey Foster
Jarrey Foster (born December 9, 1996 in Houston) is an American basketball player who plays for the SMU Mustangs of the AAC.[1]
Personal information | |
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Born | December 9, 1996 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | North Shore (Houston, Texas) |
College | SMU (2015–2019) |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 10 |
As a freshman, Foster posted 4.9 points per game.[2] Foster averaged 9.9 points per game as a sophomore and made 44.4 percent of three-pointers.[3] As a junior, Foster averaged 13.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 blocks in 32 minutes per game.[4] On January 17, 2018, he partially tore his ACL going for a layup five minutes into a game against Wichita State. Despite being initially labelled a knee sprain, Foster missed the rest of the season. His injury caused an increase in minutes for Jahmal McMurray.[5] Foster declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent to preserve his collegiate eligibility.[4] He announced he was returning to SMU on May 9.[6] Coming into his senior season, Foster was named to the Preseason Second Team All-AAC.[7]
References
- "SMU Athletics". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- Welser, Joel. "#34 SMU Men's Basketball 2016-2017 Preview". College Sports Madness. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- Suellentrop, Paul (June 2, 2017). "American Athletic basketball's spring outlook puts Wichita State on top". Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- Givony, Jonathan (March 26, 2018). "SMU's Jarrey Foster, once projected as first-round pick, to declare for draft". ESPN. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- "SMU forward Jarrey Foster to miss rest of season with knee injury". ESPN. January 22, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- Grosbard, Adam (May 9, 2018). "Jarrey Foster's return to SMU the good news the Mustangs needed". Dallas News. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- Groeschen, Tom. "Cincinnati Bearcats edged out for 1st place in AAC men's basketball Media Day poll". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved October 15, 2018.