St. Vincent And The Grenadines-Born B-Baller Calls It Quits
August 27, 2010
CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Fri. Aug. 27, 2010: Top St. Vincent and the Grenadines-born NBA star, Adonal Foyle, has called it quits.The veteran center, who did not play last season for Orlando after undergoing knee surgery in October, recently announced his retirement.`I have loved every minute of the game,` said Foyle in a statement released by the Magic. `Retiring is bittersweet as my happiest memories are with the game. I`m looking forward to spending more time on humanitarian issues and mentoring the young basketball players who may need a voice of experience as they embark on their NBA careers.` The basketballer appeared in only 10 games during the 2008-09 season with the Magic and Memphis. He spent his first 10 seasons with Golden State and is the Warriors` all-time leader in blocked shots with 1,140. Foyle is also fifth on their all-time list for offensive rebounds and sixth for defensive rebounds. In 733 career NBA games, including 269 starts, Foyle had career averages of 4.1 points and 4.7 rebounds. He was selected by the Warriors with the eighth overall pick of the 1997 NBA Draft. Foyle was born on March 9, 1975 in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. At the age of 15, Foyle was adopted by Joan and Jay Mandle, professors at Colgate University. He attended High School at Hamilton Central School Hamilton, New York), where he helped the HCS Emerald Knights gain their first two state championships.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). Foyle graduated from Colgate magna cum laude with a history degree. Politically motivated, he founded the organization Democracy Matters, which tries to curb the effects of money on politics. In his spare time, Foyle writes poems, is a political activist, and reviews books for HOOP Magazine. Foyle became an American citizen on March 13, 2007, after being in the U.S. for almost 18 years. He also became a member of the National Basketball Players Association Executive Committee.On September 24, 2009, Foyle was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame. Only eight other NBA players have been inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.
