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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

20 Daniel Foster

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 215
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Melbourne, Australia
  • High School Golden State Preparatory School

Biography

NEVADA CAREER
SENIOR (2023-24)
: Appeared in all 34 games with four starts throughout the season … Posted season averages of 4.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 0.8 steals per game, while shooting 49.5 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from behind the arc, and 70.9 percent at the free throw line … Scored a career-high 14 points on 4-5 shooting from the field, 2-2 from behind the arc, and 4-9 at the free throw line, in addition to pulling down nine rebounds and dishing out three assists in Nevada’s victory over Portland (11/18/23) … Scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists, recorded two steals, and tallied one block in a win over LMU (12/2/23) … Dropped 13 points on 2-3 shooting from the field, 2-2 from behind the arc, and 7-8 at the free throw line, while also pulling down seven rebounds to help Nevada defeat TCU and advance to the Championship game of the 2023 Diamond Head Classic (12/22/24) … Pulled down six rebounds in a home victory over No. 24 Colorado State (1/24/24) … Scored seven points while knocking down a perfect 5-5 shots at the free throw line to help the Pack earn a road victory over No. 22 Utah State (2/6/24) … Scored two points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out four assists to help Nevada beat No. 24 San Diego State (2/9/24), marking the first time in program history that the Pack beat ranked opponents in consecutive games (2/9/24) … Scored six points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out three assists, and recorded one block in a road win over UNLV (2/17/24) … Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in Nevada’s road victory at San Jose State (2/23/24) … Dropped 13 points on 4-6 shooting from the field, 2-3 from behind the arc, and 3-4 at the free throw line, while also grabbing three rebounds, dishing out two assists, tallying two steals, and recording one block (2/27/24) … Scored three points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out four assists to help the Pack earn a victory over Fresno State (3/1/24) … Scored six points, pulled down four rebounds, and recorded two steals in the Pack’s regular season final against UNLV (3/9/24) … Scored five points and grabbed five rebounds in Nevada’s Mountain West Tournament game against Colorado State (3/14/24). 


JUNIOR (2022-23): Appeared in 24 games while making three starts throughout the season … Completed the season with averages of 1.5 points per game on 48.4 percent shooting from the field and 50 percent at the free throw line, as well as 1.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 0.5 steals per game … Scored six points on 3-3 shooting from the field, in addition to pulling down three rebounds and recording two assists in Nevada’s 98-54 win over William Jessup (11/15/22) … Scored four points, grabbed two rebounds, dished out two assists, and tallied two steals in the Pack’s 67-40 road win over San Jose State (1/7/23) … Scored six points on 2-2 shooting from the field and 2-2 at the free throw line while also recording a career-high six assists, pulling down two rebounds, and tallying one steal in Nevada’s 77-76 road victory at New Mexico (2/7/23) … Grabbed a season–high five rebounds in the Pack’s 77-66 win over Fresno State (2/10/23) … Scored six points on 3-4 shooting from the field against Utah State (2/18/23) … Scored two points and grabbed four rebounds in Nevada’s 62-58 road win over Fresno State (2/24/23).

SOPHOMORE (2021-22): Played all 31 games, starting four ... Averaged 2.5 points, 2.8 rebounds per game with 20 steals ... Went 6-for-6 from the line in win over George Mason (Nov. 23) ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 15) ... Scored eight points, all at the line, while setting career highs in free throws made (eight) and attempted (10), to go with seven rebounds at Air Force (Jan. 15) ... Grabbed six rebounds, scored four points, with two assists and two steals against Fresno State (Jan. 21) ... Scored six points with four rebounds against Colorado State (Feb. 8) ... Matched his season high of seven rebounds, and went 4-for-4 from the line at Wyoming (Feb. 26).

FRESHMAN (2020-21): Missed the first 15 games of 2020-21 due to a preseason shoulder injury ... Made his collegiate debut Jan. 22 at Wyoming, passing out two assists in 11 minutes of action ... For the season, played in 11 games, making eight starts, averaging 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds a game ... Scored eight points on 3-of-6 shooting with two assists in the finale against the Cowboys (Jan. 24) ... Scored 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting at Utah State (Feb. 28).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Marcellin College in Bulleen, Victoria in 2019 for coach Brett Atley … Lettered four times in basketball and twice playing Australian Rules football … In 2016 the team won the National Schools Championship, in 2016, 2017 and 2019 captured the Association of Grammer Schools Championship … In 2018 and 2019 he was selected to the Association of Grammer Schools all-conference team … Played for Hume City State Champ Men in 2019 and coach Matt Foster where he was nominated for Youth Player of the Year … Helped the club to the championship series for the first time in 12 years and the squad finished second … Averaged 7.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists in the State Champ Men’s league at age 17 … In 2020 played at Golden State Prep Preparatory Academy in Oakland, Calif.  

PERSONAL
Pre-business administration major … Son of Matt and Dara Foster … In his free time enjoys watching movies and TV shows … Chose Nevada for its great history and coaching staff as head coach Steve Alford and associate head coach Craig Neal have a fantastic coaching record as both were point guards in the NBA … Picked the Pack over Portland, UC Riverside, UMKC and Lipscomb … Father played at Oregon Tech … Career highlights include earning all-star honors at the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup, all-star at Basketball Without Borders in India, played with NBA Academy at 2018 final four event, played for state in national tournaments in 2018 and 2019, and grand final MVP after winning the National Junior Classic Tournament with the Bulleen Boomers in 2017 … Sports hero is Lebron James.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Freshman

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    6'6" 185 lbs
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    2021-22Sophomore

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    6'6" 185 lbs
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    2022-23Junior

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    6'6" 215 lbs
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    2023-24Senior

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    6'6" 215 lbs
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    2024-25Graduate Student

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    6'6" 215 lbs
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