Nana F. Foulland (born October 21, 1995) is a video analyst for the Oklahoma City Thunder and former American professional basketball player who last played for

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of LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for Bucknell University, where he was named Patriot League Player of the Year and Patriot Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.

Early life and college career

Foulland attended

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. He committed to play college basketball for the Bucknell Bison. As a freshman at Bucknell, he was named to the

Patriot League The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Outside the Ivy League, it is among the most selective gr ...

All-Rookie Team. In his sophomore season, Foulland averaged 11.8 points and 6.9 points per game and was named second-team all-Patriot League. At the close of his junior season, Foulland was named Patriot League Player of the Year, conference Defensive Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. Foulland led the Bison to conference regular season and tournament championships and a berth in the

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. Prior to the start of the 2017–18 season, Foulland was picked to repeat as Patriot League Player of the Year as Bucknell was picked to repeat as Patriot League champions. He was also named to the preseason Karl Malone Award watch list. On December 22, 2017, Foulland scored a career-high 30 points in a win over La Salle, shooting 12–15 from the floor. Following his senior season, Foulland was again named First-Team All-Patriot League.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

2018 NBA draft The 2018 NBA Draft was held on June 21, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including inte ...

, Foulland joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the

2018 NBA Summer League The 2018 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Sacramento Kings's California Classic Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. The Sacra ...

. On July 26, 2018, Foulland signed a two-year deal with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. In 14 games played for Nahariya, he averaged 8.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, shooting 59 percent from the field. On March 1, 2019, Foulland parted ways with Nahariya to join U BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională, signing for the rest of the season. On August 27, 2019, he signed with Trefl Sopot of PLK. Foulland averaged 12.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. On August 22, 2020, he signed with Amici Pallacanestro Udinese in Italy. Foulland averaged 10.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. On August 6, 2021, he signed with

of LNB Pro B.

References

External links

Bucknell Bison bioRealGM profile
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