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Chris Fouch (born December 3, 1990) is an American basketball player who currently plays for
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. He was named to the Second Team All-CAA following the 2013–14 season as a sixth-year senior, and was also named CAA Rookie of the Year in 2010 playing for
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. Following his last season at Drexel, he ranked fifth on the school's career scoring list with 1,744 points.


High school

Fouch attended Rice High School in
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. In his senior year, he averaged over 15 points per game and shot 46 percent from behind the three-point line, earning him a First Team All New York City selection. He was named the MVP of the Nike Super-6 Invitational, and also set an AAU IS8 Spring League Tournament record with 72 points in one game, including 16 three-pointers.


College

At his first year attending
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, Fouch suffered a knee injury before the basketball season began. This caused him to sit out the entire season and
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his freshman year. The next season as a redshirt
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, Fouch came off the bench for the Dragons at
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, and was named the
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(CAA) Rookie of the Year. This was the first time a player from Drexel received the award. During that season, he averaged 11.3 points per game, leading all freshman in the CAA. The following season, Fouch was named to the Third Team All CAA after leading Drexel in scoring with 14.9 points per game. This included a 30-point game against
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, and back-to-back 27 point games against Northeastern in
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and Rider. In his redshirt
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season at Drexel, Fouch led the team with three-pointers made despite missing the first 4 games of the season due to injury. He also finished third in the CAA in free throw percentage at 81.7%. The next season, Chris Fouch suffered a broken ankle in the third game of the season against Penn, forcing him to miss the rest of the season and redshirt for a second time. At the time of the injury, Fouch was averaging 16.7 points per game and shot 48 percent from deep. In his sixth and final year at Drexel, classified as a graduate student, Fouch was named to the Third Team All CAA after averaging 18.3 points per game. He also led the team in assists per game and free throw percentage.


Professional

Following his final season at Drexel, Fouch signed with sports agent Gilad Berkowitz of Berkowitz Career Ventures. Fouch worked out for the
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on May 27, 2014, and later went undrafted in the
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BK Iskra Svit

On November 16, 2014, Fouch signed with
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of the
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.


The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Fouch played in
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on
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for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 5.3 points per game, shooting 43 percent behind the three-point line. Fouch helped the Brawlers reach the second round, but lost to Team Colorado 111–95.


References

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