Jarrey Foster

Jarrey Foster (born December 9, 1996 in Houston) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs of the AAC.[1]

Jarrey Foster
Personal information
Born (1996-12-10) December 10, 1996
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Shore
(Houston, Texas)
CollegeSMU (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
PositionShooting guard

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] He was hampered by injuries and averaged 6.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.[8]

After graduating from SMU in 2019, Foster founded JF Elite Basketball, an organization that provides consulting, training and camps and clinics in the Dallas and Houston areas. In 2020, Foster established the apparel company, One Zero.[9]

References
  1. "SMU Athletics". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. Welser, Joel. "#34 SMU Men's Basketball 2016-2017 Preview". College Sports Madness. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  3. Suellentrop, Paul (June 2, 2017). "American Athletic basketball's spring outlook puts Wichita State on top". Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. Givony, Jonathan (March 26, 2018). "SMU's Jarrey Foster, once projected as first-round pick, to declare for draft". ESPN. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  5. "SMU forward Jarrey Foster to miss rest of season with knee injury". ESPN. January 22, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  6. Grosbard, Adam (May 9, 2018). "Jarrey Foster's return to SMU the good news the Mustangs needed". Dallas News. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  7. Groeschen, Tom. "Cincinnati Bearcats edged out for 1st place in AAC men's basketball Media Day poll". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  8. Young, Brent (January 27, 2020). "Cincinnati vs SMU Preview". 247 Sports. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  9. "Jarrey Foster: His Journey". American Athletic Conference. February 27, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.


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