Randy Foye

Position	Guard
League	NBA
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves
Nationality	United States
Born	September 24, 1983 Newark, New Jersey
College	Villanova
Draft	7th overall, 2006 Boston Celtics
Pro career	2006–present

Randy Foye (born September 24, 1983 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. He previously played for Villanova University. He was selected seventh overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, and later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Foye attended East Side High School, where he was selected as New Jersey Player of the Year, before being recruited by Jay Wright and Villanova. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]    - City 67. ... Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. ... The 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]    - City 67. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. ... Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. ... The 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ... The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. ... People named Jay Wright include: Jay Wright (poet) (b. ...

Villanova

Foye, along with Allan Ray, Jason Fraser, and Curtis Sumpter were proclaimed as the players to lead the Wildcats back to a championship. Foye and Ray reached the Elite Eight of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, playing with the other three starters in the four-guard offense; Mike Nardi, Kyle Lowry and Will Sheridan, while Curtis Sumpter was sidelined as a medical red-shirt with a knee injury. Allan Ray (born May 17, 1984 in the Bronx, New York) is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. ... The 2006 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... Kyle Lowry (born March 25, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. ...

Foye's career was extremely productive and eventful at Villanova, but his senior season was by far the best.

At 6-4 and 205 pounds, Foye is an average-sized guard. However, he is also notable for being a unique kind of player, as he is one of the few college players who shoots just as well when being defended heavily, as when he is wide open. Analysts have also proclaimed him one of the best in the game at creating his own shot, and creating for others.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2005 NCAA Tournament, Foye averaged 20 points in three games, before a heartbreaking loss to 1 seed and eventual national champion North Carolina in which Foye scored 28 points. Villanova lost 67-66, the closest any team ever got to North Carolina in the tournament. He was named third-team all Big East that year. 2005 Final Four, Edward Jones Dome The 2005 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The University of North Carolina is a sixteen-university system which comprises all public four-year universities in North Carolina, United States. ...

In 2006, Foye won the honor of Big East Player of the Year, beating out teammate Allan Ray, Connecticut star Rudy Gay and the league's leading scorer Quincy Douby of Rutgers. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Big East Conference Mens Basketball Player of the Year award is given to the player who shows extraordinary talent throughout the entire season. ... The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ... Rudy Carlton Gay, Jr. ... Quincy Douby (born May 16th, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American basketball player of Haitian descent. ... Rutgers redirects here. ...

Villanova tied for the Big East regular season championship with Uconn and split their two games with the Huskies, winning the one played at home, in what some called the biggest Villanova win in over 20 years. Their final Big East regular season record was 14-2 in what some called the toughest conference ever. Overall, their record was 28-5. In the NCAA Tournament in 2006, Foye continued to be Villanova's biggest scoring threat, along with Ray. He had 24 points in their second round game against Arizona in a winning effort. Foye scored a team-high 25 points in his final game as a Wildcat, a 75-62 loss to Florida in the Elite Eight. The University of Arizona (UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. ...

As a senior Foye averaged 20.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks, though his field goal percentage was a sub par 41.1%.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Foye entered his rookie year on a team that already had six guards on its roster. Offseason free-agent acquisition Mike James was slated to start at point guard, Foye's most likely position in the NBA, and Ricky Davis at shooting guard. This left Foye to battle for minutes on a bench full of guards. In November, Foye's first month as a professional basketball player, Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey only gave Foye an average of 14.6 minutes per game. Foye, however, was productive whenever he was given minutes. Foye scored in double digits in each of the four games he was given 20 or more minutes of playing time. This article is about the basketball player. ... Point Guard (PG), also known as the ball-handler, is one of the five traditional positions of a basketball team. ... The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. ... Dwane Casey (born April 17, 1957 in Morganfield, Kentucky) is the current head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, named to the position on June 17th, 2005. ...

When Allen Iverson demanded a trade, Foye's name was perhaps the most mentioned name in hypothetical deals. His Villanova pedigree made him appealing to the Philadelphia 76ers, and Kevin Garnett, Foye's All-Star teammate, was clearly growing frustrated by the mediocrity of his team, making it an opportune time for Minnesota to trade youth for proven talent. As has been the case in recent Timberwolves history, the Wolves never bit on the deal, choosing to keep their young guard and maintain a standard of mediocrity. Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia[1]), nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kevin Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American professional basketball player for the NBAs Minnesota Timberwolves. ... All-star (also, Allstar or All Star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment. ...

Casey must have recognized that Foye was giving him effective minutes because in December, Foye's minutes per game average increased to 19.6 and he scored in double digits in half of the T-Wolves' games.

Foye's rookie year averages through his first 45 games are 20 minutes, .422 FG%, 2.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 9.1 points. Among rookies he currently ranks fourth in scoring, eighth in three point makes and third in free throw percentage. In what has so far been a very weak rookie class, he has been one of the most consistent performers and is in the running for Rookie of the Year. In basketball, a three-point field goal, three-pointer, three-point shot, or, simply, three is a field goal made from beyond the three point line, a designated semi-ellipsoid arc radiating from the basket. ... Wally Szczerbiak at the free throw line. ... The National Basketball Associations Rookie of the Year Award, first given after the 1952-53 NBA season, is given to the top first-year player in the league. ...

Medical notes

In June 2006, it was reported that Foye has the rare condition situs inversus, which means his organs are arranged as the mirror image of a normal person's: for example, his heart is in the right side of his chest rather than the left. However, it is not expected that this fact will have an impact on his game. [1] Situs inversus (also called situs transversus) is a rare congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. ...

Family

Foye's father Antonio was killed in a motorcycle accident when Randy was three. Three years later, his mother Regina dropped him off at kindergarten, and Randy and his brother never saw her again. Foye doesn't know what happened to her. However, Foye had a neighbor and friend who was very close to him, and showed him how to play basketball. Foye keeps alive the hope that he will someday see his mother again, and even had an image of her face permanently tattooed onto his left pectoral. Location The clavicular head of the pectoralis major takes its origin from the anterior surface of the medial half of the clavicle. ...

External links

• Randy Foye NBA Player Profile @ NBA.com
• TheDraftInsider Player Feature