43. Randy Foye: Villanova - (2002-06) Newark, NJ

Four years: 15.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.5 spg, 78.1% FT

Player of the Year (2006)

First Team Consensus All-American (2006)

A strong 6’4” guard that could score, defend, and handle the ball with equal skill. Was the 2006 Big East Player of the Year and consensus First Team All-American as a senior, averaging 20.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.0 assists, and 1.4 spg. Foye was one of four guards who started for the Wildcats, a rarity that did not prevent them from reaching the Elite Eight. In the four games, Foye, who often had to play against much bigger players, averaged 23.7 ppg. In his junior year, Foye averaged 15.5 ppg and led the conference with 67 steals, a 2.1 average.

“When Villanova did try to get by with four guards, it was Foye who made it workable because he was willing and able to defend power forwards,” Mike DeCourcy, national basketball writer of The Sporting News, tells NBE. “He rebounded from that position and he guarded bigger players and he still got to create and score. What’s funny about how that all turned out is the Wildcats won the Big East and nearly reached the Final Four, so no one could complain about the team results. And Randy wound up as a top 10 pick. How many times have we heard a college player complain that he isn’t getting “to play my game”? Skilled players who show they’re winners are always going to be coveted in basketball. No player ever lost money by playing to win.”

For his career he totaled 1,966 points, 625 rebounds, 416 assists, and 198 steals. Drafted seventh overall in the NBA draft, he currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves where in his first two seasons, he is averaging 11.1 ppg.