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2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

5 Donavan Foster

5 Donavan Foster

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    160
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Curie

Summary

Biography

2011-12:
Saw action in 34 games with his lone start on senior day against James Madison…tallied 3.5 points, 1.6 assists and 1.0 rebounds per game…posted 28 steals on the campaign… has 56 assists to 35 turnovers (1.6 asst/TO)…recorded three points, one rebound, one assists and a  steal in 21 minutes in the NCAA Tournament against Kansas (3/16)…made all three shots from deep, en route to a season-high 12 points in the win over JMU (2/18) ... had a then-season-high 11 points, hitting all three shots from the field in the win over Butler (1/8) ... had five points and tied career high with five assists against Youngstown State (12/1) ... picked-up eight points in the win over Austin Peay (11/23) ...scored nine points and handed out a pair of assists in the in over Concordia (11/18) ... played in first game of the season at Notre Dame (11/14), grabbing a rebound and an handing out an assist in 15 minutes of action… earned the team’s Sixth Man Award at the annual Titan basketball banquet…earned a spot on the Titan Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2010-11: 
Was one of the first off the bench, providing a spark for the Titans ... had a streak with at least one steal in seven straight games  (Dec. 4- Jan. 1) ... team was perfect 4-0 when he reached double figures in scoring ... dished-out a season-best and career-high-tying five assists in the win at Central Michigan (12/18/10) ... earned his first start of the season (12/11/10) at Eastern Michigan ... matched a season-high with 12 points in the win at Youngstown State (Jan. 22) ... scored a season-best 12 points in the win and added four rebounds, four assists and four steals ... scored a then-season-high 11 points and recorded four steals in the win over Indiana Tech (11/19/10) ... scored seven points and had a pair of steals at Western Michigan (12/8/10) ... had 18 games with zero or one turnover, including just 13 combined turnovers over the final 11 games... Went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe against Valpo... scored nine points and added four assists against the Crusaders.

2009-10:
Tabbed the Dave DeBusschere Most Improved Player at the annual men’s basketball banquet after the guard was one of the top Titan reserves…Played in 32 games, missing two due to a concussion…Averaged 4.2 ppg., but the difference could be seen in his play as he had more assists than turnovers on the year, and improved his shooting from 32 percent as a freshman to 41 percent in his sophomore campaign, which included his 3-point field goal percentage going from 21 percent to 44 percent… Recorded a season-high 11 points against Tennessee State… Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds at Milwaukee…Scored nine points and came away with a career-high five assists and a season-best three steals vs. Chicago State…Tallied seven points versus Wright State…Had nine points in just 12 minutes off the bench at Green Bay… Scored 10 points with three assists at UIC…Had seven points and tied his career-high with four assists versus BGSU…Notched eight points in back-to-back home wins against Youngstown State and Cleveland State.

2008-09:
Played in 29 games with 12 starts, missing only the first game of the year at Purdue after recovering from hernia surgery…Averaged 4.0 ppg., 1.2 rpg., and 1.1 apg…Started in his first collegiate game against Western Michigan, finishing the contest with 12 points and two rebounds in 28 minutes of action…Returned to his hometown of Chicago scoring a career-high 15 points and tallying four steals at DePaul…Had his third double figure scoring outing of the season with 11 markers at Milwaukee in his first conference game.. Also grabbed a career-high four rebounds in that contest and then matched that in the next game at Green Bay…Dished out a season-best four assists against Youngstown State…Was 4-of-6 for nine points in a BracketBuster match-up at Tennessee State.

PERSONAL:
The lone product on the roster from the Windy City of Chicago… Signed with UDM in November of 2007, prior to the start of his senior season in high school… A four-year letterwinner at Chicago Curie under coach Larry Wallace… A two-time all-city, all-conference and honorable mention all-state performer, Foster led the Condors in scoring with 16 points, eight assists and five steals per game as a senior… He averaged 10 ppg, 10 assists and four steals a game as a junior… Ranked as the No. 21 recruit in Illinois as well as the No. 6 point guard in the state by MidStateHoops.com…Hobbies include playing video games and sleeping… Undecided on major.
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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2008-2009Freshman

    Guard
    5'10" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2009-10Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2010-11Junior

    Guard
    5'11" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2011-12Senior

    Guard
    5'10" 160 lbs
    5