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Adonal David Foyle (born March 9, 1975) is a Vincentian-American former professional basketball center. He was selected by the
Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1946 i ...
with the eighth overall selection of the 1997 NBA draft. Foyle played ten seasons with the Warriors until the team bought out his contract on August 13, 2007. At the time, he had been Golden State's longest-tenured player.Warriors place Foyle on waivers; Center eyes Magic
updated August 13, 2007
He then played two seasons with the
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and part of the season with the
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, sat out the next season due to knee surgery, and retired. , Foyle does Warriors post-game commentary for ABC 7 in San Francisco.


Early life and college career

Foyle was born in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. At the age of 15, Foyle was adopted by Joan and Jay Mandle, professors at
Colgate University Colgate University is a Private university, private college in Hamilton, New York, United States. The Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York ...
.Citizen Foyle: a New Status for Center
, March 12, 2007.
He first attended high school at Cardinal O'Hara Catholic High in Springfield, Pennsylvania. He transferred after sophomore year and attended high school at Hamilton Central School (
Hamilton, New York Hamilton is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Madison County, New York, Madison County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 6,379 at the 2020 census. The town is named after American Founding Father ...
), where he helped the HCS Emerald Knights gain their first two state championships. , his 47 points and 25 rebounds in the NYSPHSAA Class D semifinals in 1994 are tied for the most in either statistical category in a state tournament game. In his official biography, Foyle explained that he enrolled at
Colgate University Colgate University is a Private university, private college in Hamilton, New York, United States. The Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York ...
because "he wanted the opportunity to learn the principles of the game in a slower-paced setting, where the coach would be able to give him the attention he desired." With the Colgate Raiders, he was the school's all-time-leading rebounder and 2nd-all-time-leading scorer. He led the Raiders to their first two NCAA tournament appearances in school history. He left as the NCAA's all-time leader in blocked shots with 492, despite playing only three college seasons (his record was broken by
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in 2002). He now ranks third all-time, behind Myrda and Jarvis Varnado. In 1999, Foyle graduated from Colgate
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with a history degree. Politically motivated, he founded the organization Democracy Matters, which tries to curb the effects of money on politics.


NBA career

In his NBA career, Foyle averaged 4.1 points and 1.6 blocks per game. He was among the top 10 in blocks per game three times during his career. In July 2004, during the offseason, the Golden State Warriors re-signed Foyle to a six-year, $42 million contract. Foyle played sparingly during the 2006–07 season under head coach Don Nelson, and was waived by the Warriors on August 13, 2007, with three years and $29.2 million remaining on his contract. On August 23, 2007, Foyle signed with the
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for the veteran's minimum of $1.3 million. On August 2, 2008, he re-signed with the Magic for another year, also at the veteran's minimum. He was traded to the
Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the ...
on February 19, 2009. On March 1, 2009, the Grizzlies waived Foyle. He signed with the Orlando Magic on March 23, 2009, for the rest of the season. Later that year, in August, Foyle re-signed with the Magic. However, he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery before the season began, and did not play that season. On August 17, 2010, Foyle announced his retirement. On September 7, 2010, the Magic named Foyle the team's director of player development, which he held until 2012.


Off the court

In his spare time, Foyle writes poems and is a
political activist A political movement is a collective attempt by a group of people to change government policy or social values. Political movements are usually in opposition to an element of the status quo, and are often associated with a certain ideology. Some ...
. He has reviewed books for ''Hoop'' magazine. In 2001, he founded Democracy Matters, a non-partisan student organization, as an effort to counteract political apathy on college campuses. The organization's signature issue is campaign finance reform, particularly
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. Active on over 50 college campuses, Democracy Matters involves hundreds of students and faculty nationwide through teach-ins, letter writing and petition campaigns, educational seminars, and voter registration drives. In 2005, Foyle founded the Kerosene Lamp Foundation, which serves children in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. He played a cameo role of "detective" in the 2006 movie '' The Darwin Awards''. Foyle became an American citizen on March 13, 2007, after being in the U.S. for almost 18 years. He also became a member of the
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executive committee. He was elected to the
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National Governing Board in 2008. On September 24, 2009, Foyle was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame. Only eight other NBA players have been inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame ( Nate "Tiny" Archibald, Vlade Divac,
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, A. C. Green, Kevin Johnson,
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, David Robinson and Steve Smith). In 2013, Foyle released his first children's book, called ''Too Tall Foyle Finds His Game''. In January 2014, Foyle traveled to Spain and Morocco as a
Sports Diplomacy Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a par ...
Sports Envoy for the U.S. Department of State. In this function, he worked with Ruth Riley to conduct basketball clinics for more than 600 youth from under-served areas. In so doing, Foyle helped contribute to Sports Diplomacy's mission to promote conflict resolution, leadership, greater understanding and inclusion through sport. The Golden State Warriors appointed Foyle as the team's community ambassador in 2014.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

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Playoffs

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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, style="text-align:left;", Orlando , 3 , , 0 , , 3.7 , , .333 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .7 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
, style="text-align:left;", Orlando , 2 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 8 , , 0 , , 2.5 , , .400 , , .000 , , .000 , , .8 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .5


See also

*
List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders __NOTOC__ In basketball, a block (basketball), block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal (basketball), field goal attempt without committing a personal foul (basketball), foul. The top 25 highest bloc ...
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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders In basketball, a block (basketball), block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal (basketball), field goal attempt without committing a personal foul (basketball), foul. The National Collegiate Athletic Ass ...


References


External links


Adonal Foyle's homepage
* * at NBA.com
Kerosene Lamp FoundationDemocracy MattersC-SPAN ''Q&A'' interview with Foyle, March 5, 2006
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