Jeffrey Bernard Foote (born July 14, 1987) is an American professional basketball player.

College career

Foote began his college basketball career at

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. He redshirted his freshman season before he transferred to Cornell University for his last three seasons.

Professional career

In June 2010, Foote signed a three-year contract with Euroleague giants Maccabi Tel Aviv. In November 2010 he was sent on a one-year loan to Spanish second division team Melilla Baloncesto. In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Zastal Zielona Góra. Foote left Zastal before the season started and in December 2011 signed with the

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of the

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. After the resolution of the 2011 NBA lockout, Foote was invited to the Portland Trail Blazers training camp in December 2011, but did not make the team and returned to the Armor. On March 8, 2012, Foote was called up to the NBA by the New Orleans Hornets. In his first game for the Hornets on March 9 Foote scored four points and had four rebounds. He would appear in three more games that season but would not score another point. On September 7, 2012, Foote signed with the

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club Žalgiris Kaunas. On November 1, 2013, he was re-acquired by the

Personal

Foote graduated from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. He is the son of Don and Wanda Foote. Don played basketball at

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from 1976 to 1979. Foote's older brother, Jesse, played basketball for Rochester Institute of Technology from 2001 to 2005 and holds RIT's record for career blocked shots. Currently, Foote is enrolled in law school at the University of Miami and works as a graduate assistant for the basketball team under Head Coach Jim Larranaga.

Awards and accomplishments

College career

*All-Ivy First-Team (2010) *2x All-Ivy Second-Team (2008, 2009) *2x Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year (2009, 2010)

References

External links

Cornell Big Red bio

Jeff Foote Draft Prospects Profile
at NBA.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Foote, Jeff 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York (state) BC Žalgiris players Centers (basketball) Cornell Big Red men's basketball players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Melilla Baloncesto players New Orleans Hornets players People from Tioga County, New York Springfield Armor players Undrafted National Basketball Association players