Adonal Foyle

Infobox NBA Player
name = Adonal Foyle

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caption =
position = Center
league = NBA
team = Orlando Magic
number = 31
height_ft = 6
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 270
nationality = flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
nationality_2 = flagicon|USA American
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|3|9
birth_place = Canouan, Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
highschool = Hamilton Central School
college = Colgate
draft = 8th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team = Golden State Warriors
career_start = 1997
career_end =
former_teams = Golden State Warriors (1997-2007)
awards =

Adonal David Foyle (born March 9, 1975 in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) is a Vincentian-American professional basketball player currently playing for the NBA's Orlando Magic. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 8th overall selection of the 1997 NBA Draft. He played ten seasons with the team until the team bought out his contract on August 13, 2007. He had been the Warriors' longest-tenured player. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2973336 Warriors place Foyle on waivers; Center eyes Magic] , updated August 13, 2007]

Early life and college career

At the age of 15, Foyle was adopted by Joan and Jay Mandle, professors at Colgate University. [http://www.adonalfoyle.com/PRESS_ap_031207.shtml Citizen Foyle: a New Status for Center] , March 12, 2007.]

He played collegiately for the Colgate University Raiders, where he was the school's all-time leading rebounder and 2nd all-time leading scorer. He left as the NCAA's all-time leader in blocked shots with 492, despite playing only three college seasons (his record was broken by Wojciech Myrda in 2002 [PDFlink| [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketball_records_book/2007/2007_m_basketball_records.pdf Official 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book, page 25] |4.57 MiB ; retrieved April 12, 2007] ).

Graduated with a history degree from Colgate University, magna cum laude. Politically motivated, he founded the organization Democracy Matters, which tries to curb the effects of money on politics. He had an illustrious playing career while at Colgate, setting NCAA single season and career records for blocked shots despite leaving college after his junior season.

NBA career

Through his NBA career, Foyle has averaged 4.5 points and 1.9 blocks per game. He has finished amongst the 10 highest players in blocks per game three times during his career.

In July 2004, during the offseason, the Golden State Warriors re-signed Foyle to a six-year, $42 million contract. The contract was argued by fans to be excessive, locking in a player who averages less than 20 minutes per game and who lacks offensive skills. The last two seasons Foyle has lost his starting role four times to three different players. During the 2005-2006 season, Foyle averaged 4.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 23.7 minutes a game, earning $7,312,500.

On September 17, 2006, in an interview, the Warriors' new coach, Don Nelson, said that Foyle was 27 pounds overweight, and that he was a 3rd teamer. Foyle played very sparingly in the 2006-07 season and the Warriors reportedly discussed a buyout of his contract which had three years and $29.2 million guaranteed left. Foyle's signing is seen as one of the most questionable free-agent contracts in recent history. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0608/gallery.worstfreeagents/content.2.html SI.com - Photo Gallery - Worst Free Agent Signings Since 1996 ] ] Foyle was waived by the Warriors on August 13, 2007. On August 23, 2007, Foyle signed with the Orlando Magic for the veteran minimum of $1.3 million, [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20070824034215/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-bk-foyle082207,0,2019944.story Source: Orlando Magic, Adonal Foyle agree to terms - OrlandoSentinel.com ] ] . On August 2, 2008, he re-signed with the Magic for another year, also at the veteran minimum. [ [http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011821054 Veteran Center Foyle Re-Signs With Magic | AHN | August 10, 2008 ] ]

Off the court

In his spare time, Foyle writes poetry, on which he closely collaborates with Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas, is a political activist, and reviews books for HOOP Magazine.Fact|date=July 2007

In 2001, he founded Democracy Matters, [cite web |url=http://www.adonalfoyle.com/BIO_college.shtml |title=Bio • College |work=AdonalFoyle.com] a non-partisan student organization, as an effort to counteract political apathy on college campuses. The organization's signature issue is campaign finance reform, particularly Clean Elections. Active on over 50 college campuses, Democracy Matters involves hundreds of students and faculty nationwide through teach-ins, letter writing and petition campaigns, educational seminars, and voter registration drives.

Foyle became an American citizen on March 13, 2007, after being in the U.S. for almost 18 years. [ [http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/Adonal_Foyle_Becomes_US_Citizen.html WARRIORS: Adonal Foyle Becomes U.S. Citizen ] ]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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align="left" | 1997–98
align="left" | Golden State
55 || 1 || 11.9 || .406 || .000 || .435 || 3.3 || .3 || .2 || .9 || 3.0
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align="left" | 1998–99
align="left" | Golden State
44 || 0 || 14.0 || .430 || .000 || .490 || 4.4 || .4 || .3 || 1.0 || 2.9
-
align="left" | 1999–00
align="left" | Golden State
76 || 59 || 21.8 || .508 || .000 || .378 || 5.6 || .6 || .3 || 1.8 || 5.5
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align="left" | 2000–01
align="left" | Golden State
58 || 37 || 25.1 || .416 || .000 || .441 || 7.0 || .8 || .5 || 2.7 || 5.9
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align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | Golden State
79 || 36 || 18.8 || .444 || .000 || .398 || 4.9 || .5 || .5 || 2.1 || 4.8
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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Golden State
82 || 0 || 21.8 || .536 || .000 || .673 || 6.0 || .5 || .5 || 2.5 || 5.4
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Golden State
44 || 8 || 13.0 || .454 || .000 || .543 || 3.8 || .4 || .1 || 1.0 || 3.1
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Golden State
78 || 50 || 21.8 || .502 || .000 || .556 || 5.5 || .7 || .3 || 2.0 || 4.5
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Golden State
77 || 72 || 23.7 || .507 || .000 || .612 || 5.5 || .4 || .6 || 1.6 || 4.5
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Golden State
48 || 6 || 9.9 || .565 || .000 || .440 || 2.6 || .4 || .2 || 1.0 || 2.2
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Orlando
82 || 0 || 9.4 || .458 || .000 || .471 || 2.5 || .2 || .2 || .6 || 1.9
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
723 || 269 || 18.0 || .476 || .000 || .499 || 4.8 || .5 || .4 || 1.6 || 4.1
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Playoffs

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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Golden State
3 || 0 || 2.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .7 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Orlando
3 || 0 || 3.7 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
6 || 0 || 2.7 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .8 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7
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References

External links

* [http://www.adonalfoyle.com Adonal Foyle's homepage]
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/adonal_foyle/bio.html NBA.com Profile - Adonal Foyle]
* [http://www.democracymatters.org Democracy Matters]
* [http://www.myspace.com/adonaldavidfoyle Adonal Foyle's Official MySpace Page]
* [http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/story/2006/6/27/182253/073 Lucky #9: Revisiting the Warriors' Draft 9 Years Ago] (Golden State of Mind)