Gregory Clinton Foster (born October 3, 1968) is an American professional

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coach and former player who last served as assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA).

College years

Foster was born in

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and attended Skyline High School where he played alongside future NBA point guard

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. He began his collegiate basketball career at

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, playing for the Bruins his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to

UTEP The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stude ...

. As a junior in 1988–89, he played alongside future NBA stars

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and

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. Foster helped lead the Miners to two WAC titles, and as a senior he averaged 15.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Foster earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from UTEP in 2011.

Professional career

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, Foster was selected by the

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in the second round (35th overall pick) of the 1990 NBA draft. He spent 13 seasons (1990–2003) in the

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as a member of the Washington Bullets,

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Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 1 ...

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, Northwest Division (NBA), ...

Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

, and

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. During his long career, mainly spent as a reserve player, he reached the

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three times (twice with the Jazz and once with the Lakers) and won a championship ring with the Lakers in

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Coaching career

Foster served as an assistant coach at the

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. During the 2013–14 season, he Served as player development coach for the

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. From

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Foster served as assistant coach for the

. On June 8, 2018, the

hired Foster as an assistant coach, a position he held for the next season as well. On November 13, 2020, Foster was hired as an assistant coach by the

under

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. On May 6, 2021, Foster was suspended one game after an on-court verbal altercation with Pacers player

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Personal life

Foster and his wife have a son and two daughters. While in high school, he had the name "Bowie" tattooed on his left shoulder as his friends felt he resembled former NBA center

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, who was then playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Career stats

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

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