Foster Earns National, League Honor After 3-0 Week for OSU – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/19/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 19, 2005
Senior Je’Kel Foster averaged 18 points over three wins over Norfolk State (12/12), Belmont (12/14) and Iowa State (12/17) to earn Sporting News national player of the week honors (Dec. 11-17). Foster also was the Big Ten player of the week after knocking down 63 percent of his field goals (17-27) and 58 percent (11-19) of his 3-point FG tries for the week. His 28 points, on 9 of 12 shooting from the field and 6 of 8 from 3-point range, set a career high vs. Iowa State in a neutral-site contest vs. the Cyclones in Des Moines, Iowa. Foster leads Ohio State with 17.1 points a game and is the Big Ten leader in field goal shooting percentage at .683 (41-60) and 3-pointers made per game (3.14). He is second in 3-point shooting percentage at .585, making 22 of 37 attempts. Foster leads the Buckeyes with 14 steals and has made a team best 84 percent of his foul shots (16-19).
