Je'Kel Reshard Foster (born July 22, 1983) is an American professional

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player for Benfica do Libolo of the BIC Basket.

College

Foster began his studies at Howard Junior College in

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. After a year, his basketball coach Chris Jans joined the

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at Marianna, Florida and took Foster with him. For further studies Foster then switched to the

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, where he played for the university team Buckeyes in the

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft, he signed with

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of the

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for the 2006–07 season. For the 2007–08 season he signed with Paris-Levallois of the French

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. From 2008 to 2010 he played with EWE Baskets Oldenburg. In July 2010, he signed with Triboldi Cremona of Italy for the 2010–11 season. In July 2011, he signed with

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. He played there till August 2012, when he was cut because of disciplinary reasons. In September 2012, he signed with

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of Belgium. He played there till December when he goes to

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where he was signed a week after Alba lost point guard, Vule Avdalović, to a season-ending knee injury. In October 2013, he signed with JSF Nanterre. He left them in December 2013. On February 5, 2014, he signed with

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of Italy for the rest of the season. On November 21, 2014, Foster signed with

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of Lebanon. However, he never played for the Lebanese club. On January 13, 2015, he signed with

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of Germany for the rest of the season. On December 9, 2015, he signed with

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of the Venezuelan LPB. On March 1, 2016, he signed with

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of Spain for the rest of the

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. On September 8, 2016, Foster signed in Angola with

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of the BIC Basket.

References

External links

Euroleague.net profile

Eurobasket.com profile

Lega Basket Serie A profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, JeKel 1983 births Living people African-American basketball players Alba Berlin players American expatriate basketball people in Angola American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Basketball players from Mississippi Bàsquet Manresa players C.R.D. Libolo basketball players Chipola Indians men's basketball players EWE Baskets Oldenburg players FC Bayern Munich basketball players Guaros de Lara (basketball) players Howard Hawks men's basketball players Liga ACB players Medi Bayreuth players Riesen Ludwigsburg players Nanterre 92 players Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players Metropolitans 92 players Point guards S.S. Felice Scandone players Shooting guards Spirou Charleroi players Sportspeople from Natchez, Mississippi Vanoli Cremona players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people