Nationality American NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted Salary 38,194 USD (2013) Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Name Jeff Foote | Listed weight 265 lb (120 kg) Role Basketball player Parents Wanda Foote, Don Foote Height 2.13 m Siblings Jesse Foote | |
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Born July 14, 1987 (age 36) Lockwood, New York ( 1987-07-14 ) High school Spencer-Van Etten High School Current team Springfield Armor (#21 / Center) | ||
Jeff foote highlight video
Jeffrey Bernard "Jeff" Foote (born July 14, 1987) is an American professional basketball player.
Contents
- Jeff foote highlight video
- Play of the Night Jeff Foote slams the Charge
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal
- References
Play of the Night: Jeff Foote slams the Charge
College career
Foote began his college basketball career at St. Bonaventure University. He redshirted his freshman season before he transferred to Cornell University for his last three seasons.
Professional career
On 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 Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League. 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 Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas.
On November 1, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor.
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 Niagara University from 1976–79. Foote's older brother, Jesse, played basketball for Rochester Institute of Technology from 2001–05 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.