Armor Reacquire Jeff Foote

SPRINGFIELD, MA- The Springfield Armor announced today that they have reacquired center Jeff Foote. Foote will join the team in Bismarck, ND and will be available when the Armor face the Dakota Wizards at 8:00 p.m. ET. The current roster now stands at 10.

Foote (7-0, 265, Cornell) returns to the Armor after earning his first-career GATORADE Call-Up with the New Orleans Hornets. He made his NBA debut on March 9 against the Denver Nuggets, scoring 4 points and grabbing 4 rebounds in 23 minutes off the Hornets’ bench. In four games with New Orleans, Foote averaged 1.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 9.8 minutes.

Prior to joining the Hornets, Foote played in 29 games, 28 starts, with the Armor, averaging 14.8 points, a team-high 8.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 32.9 minutes. He posted a team-high 10 double-doubles and was named a 2012 NBA Development League All-Star. Foote also had a stint with the Portland Trail Blazers in their training camp early in the season.

The Armor return home on Saturday, March 24 when they host their annual ‘Paint it Pink Night’, presented by Big Y, for their 7:00 p.m. game against the Canton Charge. The Armor will be wearing special custom pink jerseys that will be auctioned off during the game to raise funds for Rays of Hope, the breast cancer research arm of Baystate Medical Center.