Adonal Foyle 31

Position: Center
Height: 6-10
Weight: 270
College: Colgate
Birthdate: 3-9-75
Acquired: Signed as a free agent on August 24, 2007.

LAST SEASON (2006-07)
Played in 48 games with Golden State, averaging 2.2 ppg., 2.6 rpg. and 1.04 blkpg. in 10.0 minpg….Started in six outings, averaging 3.3 ppg., 3.8 rpg. and 1.33 blkpg. in 18.0 minpg….Also appeared in three playoff games, scoring two points in six total minutes…Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds three times, the last on Mar. 9 vs. L.A. Clippers…Blocked season-best four shots twice, the last time on Dec. 22 @ Orlando…Also played a season-best 29 minutes and scored a season-high eight points in that outing against the Magic…Was on the Inactive List on Nov. 1 and did not play on Jan. 15 due to a sprained right ankle…DNP-CD 32 times.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Has appeared in 641 regular season games during his NBA career, all with Golden State, averaging 4.4 ppg., 5.0 rpg. and 1.78 blkpg. in 19.1 minpg.…Also played three career postseason games, scoring two points in six minutes...Left Golden State as the Warriors’ all-time leader in blocked shots with 1,140…Also ranks on Golden State’s all-time list in offensive rebounds (1,221, 5th), defensive rebounds (2,006, 6th) and games played (641, 7th)…Recorded 25 double-doubles during his career…2005-06: Played in 77 games (72 starts) with Golden State, averaging 4.5 ppg., 5.5 rpg. and 1.62 blkpg. in a career-high 23.7 minpg….Ranked 19th in the NBA in blocked shots…Recorded 1,000th career NBA block on Dec. 7 vs. Phoenix…2004-05: Appeared in 78 games with the Warriors, averaging 4.5 ppg., 5.5 rpg. and 2.04 blkpg. in 21.8 minpg….Ranked 10th in the NBA in blocked shots…Played in his 500th career NBA game vs. Sacramento on Mar. 17, becoming just the 15th player in Golden State history to reach that milestone…Blocked two shots on Dec. 27 vs. Denver, becoming the Warriors’ all-time leader in blocks with 838 (Joe Barry Carroll, 837)…Tied career-best with 20 rebounds on Feb. 13 vs. Phoenix…2003-04: Played in 44 outings with Golden State, averaging 3.1 ppg., 3.8 rpg. and 1.05 blkpg. in 13.0 minpg….Tied career-high with 20 points on Apr. 9 vs. Minnesota…Underwent arthroscopic surgery on left knee on Nov. 6 and missed 34 games due to injury…2002-03: Appeared in all 82 games for Golden State, averaging 5.4 ppg., 6.0 rpg. and 2.50 blkpg. in 21.8 minpg….Ranked fifth in the NBA in blocked shots and first in blocks per 48 minutes (5.51)…Became the first Warrior to rank in the NBA’s top ten in blocked shots for three straight seasons…His 205 blocked shots were the fourth-highest total in team history…Tied career-high with nine blocked shots on Feb. 21 vs. New York…2001-02: Played in 79 contests with the Warrioras, averaging 4.8 ppg., 4.9 rpg. and 2.13 blkpg. in 18.8 minpg….Ranked eighth in the NBA in blocked shots and first in blocks per 48 minutes (5.43)…Posted a career-best nine blocks on Mar. 23 @ Utah…2000-01: Appeared in 58 outings with Golden State, averaging career-highs of 5.9 ppg., 7.0 rpg. and 2.69 blkpg. in 25.1 minpg….Ranked sixth in the NBA in blocked shots…Became the first Warrior since Chris Webber in 1993-94 to rank in the NBA’s top ten in blocked shots...1999-2000: Played in a team-high 76 games for Golden State, averaging 5.5 ppg., 5.6 rpg. and 1.79 blkpg. in 21.8 minpg….Finished 15th in the NBA in blocked shots…1998-99: Appeared in 44 games with the Warriors, averaging 2.9 ppg. and 4.4 rpg. in 14.0 minpg….Finished 36th in the NBA in blocked shots (.098 blkpg.)…1997-98: Played in 55 games during his rookie campaign with Golden State, averaging 3.0 ppg. and 3.3 rpg. in 11.9 minpg….Made first NBA start on Feb. 17 vs. Portland.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by Golden State in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft…Waived by Golden State (Aug. 13, 2007)…Signed as a free agent by Orlando (Aug. 24, 2007).

COLLEGE CAPSULE
Played 87 career games during three seasons at Colgate, averaging 22.4 ppg., 12.7 rpg. and 5.66 blkpg….Left as the NCAA’s all-time leader with 492 blocked shots, eclipsing former Wake Forest star Tim Duncan (481) – record was later broken by Wojciech Mydra of Louisiana-Monroe in 2002 (535)…First two-time Patriot League Player-of-the-Year (1996, 1997)…As a senior, averaged an NCAA-best and NCAA Division I single-season record 6.40 blkpg.…On Feb. 9, 2002, became just the fourth player in school history to have his jersey number retired (#31)…Also inducted into the Colgate Athletics Hall of Honor on Sept. 22, 2006.

ONE-ON-ONE
Full name is Adonal David Foyle…Grew up on the small island of Canouan (population 1,000 and 3.5 x 1.25 miles in size)…Did not play organized basketball until the age of 16…During the summer of 2001, founded “Democracy Matters,” a non-profit political organization that encourages grass-roots involvement in the campaign finance reform movement…Democracy Matters currently has more than 70 chapters on college, university and high school campuses in 23 different states…During the summer of 2005, participated in the Center for American Progress National Student Conference in Washington, D.C, where he shared the Democracy Matters program with former President Bill Clinton and civil rights hero, Congressman John L. Lewis…In 2006, established the Kerosene Lamp Foundation (named after the type of light Foyle used to study at night on an island with no electricity) with the goal of empowering youth of the Eastern Caribbean and the United States to take control of their future….All of Foyle’s off-the-court activities can be found on his personal website – www.adonalfoyle.com...Earned the NBA’s Community Assist Award in January 2002 and September 2004…In December 2004, helped raise more than $100,000 with seven other Caribbean-born players for UNICEF’s efforts after Hurricane Ivan…Extremely active in Golden State’s community outreach programs during his tenure with the Warriors…Hosted several meet-and-greet events, including a visit with HIV-positive kids from Camp Sunburst…Hosted the Adonal Foyle Investment Challenge in 2003, where students from two San Francisco-area high schools participated in a Stock Market game to learn about money management…Five students from the program were given summer internships at Merrill Lynch, the corporate partner of the program…In recent summers, has run a basketball camp in his native Canouan, and also opened the Adonal Foyle Learning and Reading Center there, which was the first international learning center opened under the NBA’s “Read to Achieve” program…Has held charity dinners at his home in Oakland to benefit AIDS research…Plays soccer, tennis, and track and field…Currently working on his Master’s degree in sports psychology from JFK University in Orinda, CA…Has one younger brother and two older sisters…Lists his stepfather, Jay Mandle, as the person he admires the most…Favorite book is “Native Son”…Wears size 17 shoes.