Kevin Foster (born June 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). The 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) shooting guard played college basketball for Santa Clara University between 2008–09 and 2012–13. Foster made 431 three-point field goals in his career, which is tied for the fourth-most all-time in NCAA Division I history. He finished his collegiate career as Santa Clara's all-time leading scorer with 2,423 points, which is also the most in San Francisco Bay Area Division I history and second most in West Coast Conference history. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Foster holds a rare distinction of being named a most valuable player (MVP) in two different postseason tournaments: the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) and the 2013 College Basketball Invitational (CBI), both of which Santa Clara won. ^[4]

Foster, a native of Katy, Texas, attended Morton Ranch High School. ^[4] As a junior he was named to the All-District 18-5A First Team and the All-Greater Houston Second Team. ^[4] In his senior year, Foster averaged 21 points per game and was named the MVP and All-District 18-5A First Team. ^[4] He was also a Texas top-30 player his final season. ^[4]

In his freshman season in 2008–09, Foster averaged 14.7 points and 2.5 assists per game and was named the WCC Co-Newcomer of the Year, WCC All-Freshman Team and Freshman All-American Team. ^{[4] [5]} He broke Kurt Rambis' freshman year scoring record, Steve Nash's single-season three-pointers made record and four other freshman class records in the process. ^[4] In his true sophomore year, he only played in six total games before suffering a season-ending foot injury, so he was able to redshirt the 2009–10 season. ^[4]

In 2010–11, Foster was named to the WCC First Team after leading all of Division I in three-pointers made (140), attempted (380), and made per game (3.68). ^[4] The Broncos were invited to participate in the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, which they won behind Foster's play as he was named its MVP. ^[4] The following season, Foster was suspended for the rest of the season by the school after he was arrested for drunk driving in January 2012. ^{[6] [7]} He managed to play in only 18 games before the incident. ^[5]

Foster's senior year in 2012–13 saw the Broncos finish with a 26–12 overall record en route to the 2013 CBI championship, where he was named its MVP. ^{[2] [8]} He averaged 19.3 points and 4.3 assists per game during the season. ^[5] Milestones for Foster that season include scoring his 2,000th career point, breaking the conference record for three-pointers made, and eventually becoming the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,423 points. ^{[2] [4]}

Foster went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. On July 29, 2013, he signed with Beşiktaş of Turkey for the 2013–14 season. ^[9] However, he later parted ways with Beşiktaş on October 29, 2013 after appearing in just two Eurocup games. ^[10] That same day, he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga. ^[11] His contract with Skyliners was voided a day later after he did not pass the medical examinations. ^[12]

On February 7, 2014, Foster joined BK Ventspils of Latvia for a 10-day trial period ^[13] but was ultimately not signed by the club. ^[14]

On November 1, 2014, Foster was selected by the Reno Bighorns in the fourth round of the 2014 NBA D-League draft. ^[15] However, he was later waived by the Bighorns on November 13, 2014. ^[16]

Kevin Foster played for Team Tampa 20/20 in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in the team's first-round loss to Ram Nation.

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season 3-point field goal leaders
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders

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