Gregory Clinton Foster (born October 3, 1968) is an American professional

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coach and former player who last served as assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA).

College years

Foster was born in

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and attended Skyline High School where he played alongside future NBA point guard

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. He began his collegiate basketball career at

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, playing for the Bruins his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to

UTEP The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1913 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, it is the third oldest academic component of the University of Texas Syste ...

. As a junior in 1988–89, he played alongside future NBA stars

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and

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. Foster helped lead the Miners to two WAC titles, and as a senior he averaged 15.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Foster earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from UTEP in 2011.

Professional career

A 6'11" center–

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, Foster was selected by the

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in the second round (35th overall pick) of the

1990 NBA draft The 1990–91 NBA season, 1990 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. One of the standouts of this draft is Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton. He became a nine-time All-Sta ...

. He spent 13 seasons (1990–2003) in the

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as a member of the Washington Bullets,

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Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded on January 16 ...

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as the Wolves or T-wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Divisio ...

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly shortened to Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Division (1967–1970), and ...

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, and

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. During his long career, mainly spent as a reserve player, he reached the

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three times (twice with the Jazz and once with the Lakers) and won a championship ring with the Lakers in

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

Coaching career

Foster served as an assistant coach at the

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. During the 2013–14 season, he Served as player development coach for the

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. From

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Foster served as assistant coach for the

. On June 8, 2018, the

hired Foster as an assistant coach, a position he held for the next season as well. On November 13, 2020, Foster was hired as an assistant coach by the

under

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. On May 6, 2021, Foster was suspended one game after an on-court verbal altercation with Pacers player Goga Bitadze.

Personal life

Foster and his wife have a son and two daughters. While in high school, he had the name "Bowie" tattooed on his left shoulder as his friends felt he resembled former NBA center

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, who was then playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Career stats

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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