Rod Foster (2024) - Hall of Fame

Rod Foster

Induction:
2024

One of just 15 four-year starters in UCLA men's basketball history, Rod Foster was given the nickname "Rocket Rod" for being one of the quickest players in the nation. In 113 career games, he totaled 1,365 points (12.1 average) and 240 (2.1 average) assists and remains UCLA's all-time leader in career free throw percentage (88%). He also holds UCLA's No. 1 and No. 3 single-season free throw marks, leading the nation during his junior campaign with a 95% rate (95-for-100) and hitting 90.9% (60-for-66) as a sophomore. Foster helped UCLA advance to the 1980 NCAA Championship game as a freshman, leading the team in the title game with 16 points and adding six steals and five assists. After earning All-Pac-10 honors as a senior in 1982-83, he was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the 1983 NBA Draft. He led the Suns in three-point shooting percentage during his three-year stint before sustaining a career-ending leg injury. Foster later served as a player and coach with Athletes in Action and was an assistant coach at Wright State for four years. He has also coached high school and middle school basketball and owned and coached the basketball club LA Rockets.