John E. Foley (April 19, 1939 – November 29, 2020) was an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He was selected in the second round as the 18th pick in the 1962 NBA draft by the Celtics and spent one season playing in the league.[1] Foley was given the nickname "The Shot" because of his explosive offensive ability.[2]
A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Foley attended Assumption High School, where he graduated in 1958.[1] He decided to stay close to home when playing college basketball and enrolled at the College of the Holy Cross.[2] Since college freshmen were ineligible to participate on varsity teams, Foley's college career did not officially begin until 1959–60. In his three seasons as a Crusader, he scored so many points that his nickname, "The Shot", was what he was commonly referred to. In his sophomore season, Foley averaged 24.6 points per game (ppg), followed by 26.9 ppg and 33.3 ppg during his junior and senior seasons, respectively.[2] In his senior year of 1961–62, he finished second in the nation in scoring behind Utah's Bill McGill (38.8 ppg).[2] That season, Foley garnered consensus Second Team All-American honors. In addition to his high season scoring averages, Foley also put up big single game numbers. He is the record holder of the two highest scoring games in school history—56 points against Connecticut in 1962 and 55 against Colgate in 1960—as well as having scored 40 or more points five times in his career.[2] Foley became the first player in school history to score 2,000 career points, and his 2,185 points was the most in school history until the early 1980s.
Foley's professional career was not spectacular, especially compared to his college career. He played in five total games for the Celtics in 1962–63, averaging 6.4 points, before being sold to the New York Knicks on January 22, 1963.[1] He then played in six games for the Knicks and averaged 3.5 points.[1] For his career, Foley scored 53 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and recorded 5 assists.[1]
Following his basketball career, Foley became a high school teacher and girls' basketball coach. He died from Parkinson's disease on November 29, 2020, at his home in Worcester.[3]
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^ abcde. goholycross.com. College of the Holy Cross. 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
^Toland, Jennifer (November 30, 2020). "Holy Cross legend Jack 'The Shot' Foley dies at 81". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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jack, foley, basketball, john, foley, april, 1939, november, 2020, american, professional, basketball, player, boston, celtics, york, knicks, national, basketball, association, selected, second, round, 18th, pick, 1962, draft, celtics, spent, season, playing, . John E Foley April 19 1939 November 29 2020 was an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association NBA 1 He was selected in the second round as the 18th pick in the 1962 NBA draft by the Celtics and spent one season playing in the league 1 Foley was given the nickname The Shot because of his explosive offensive ability 2 Jack FoleyPersonal informationBorn 1939 04 19 April 19 1939Worcester MassachusettsDiedNovember 29 2020 2020 11 29 aged 81 Worcester MassachusettsNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Listed weight170 lb 77 kg Career informationHigh schoolAssumption Worcester Massachusetts CollegeHoly Cross 1959 1962 NBA draft1962 2nd round 16th overall pickSelected by the Boston CelticsPlaying career1962 1963PositionForwardNumber21 7Career history1962 1963Boston Celtics1963New York KnicksCareer highlights and awardsConsensus second team All American 1962 No 32 retired by Holy Cross Crusaders First team Parade All American 1958 Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comA native of Worcester Massachusetts Foley attended Assumption High School where he graduated in 1958 1 He decided to stay close to home when playing college basketball and enrolled at the College of the Holy Cross 2 Since college freshmen were ineligible to participate on varsity teams Foley s college career did not officially begin until 1959 60 In his three seasons as a Crusader he scored so many points that his nickname The Shot was what he was commonly referred to In his sophomore season Foley averaged 24 6 points per game ppg followed by 26 9 ppg and 33 3 ppg during his junior and senior seasons respectively 2 In his senior year of 1961 62 he finished second in the nation in scoring behind Utah s Bill McGill 38 8 ppg 2 That season Foley garnered consensus Second Team All American honors In addition to his high season scoring averages Foley also put up big single game numbers He is the record holder of the two highest scoring games in school history 56 points against Connecticut in 1962 and 55 against Colgate in 1960 as well as having scored 40 or more points five times in his career 2 Foley became the first player in school history to score 2 000 career points and his 2 185 points was the most in school history until the early 1980s Foley s professional career was not spectacular especially compared to his college career He played in five total games for the Celtics in 1962 63 averaging 6 4 points before being sold to the New York Knicks on January 22 1963 1 He then played in six games for the Knicks and averaged 3 5 points 1 For his career Foley scored 53 points grabbed 16 rebounds and recorded 5 assists 1 Following his basketball career Foley became a high school teacher and girls basketball coach He died from Parkinson s disease on November 29 2020 at his home in Worcester 3 Contents 1 Career statistics 1 1 NBA 1 1 1 Regular season 2 ReferencesCareer statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career highNBA edit Source 1 Regular season edit Year Team GP MPG FG FT RPG APG PPG1962 63 Boston 5 9 2 500 750 1 4 0 6 41962 63 New York 6 6 2 280 1 000 1 5 8 3 5Career 11 7 5 392 857 1 5 5 4 8References edit a b c d e f g Jack Foley NBA stats Basketball Reference Sports Reference LLC 2010 Retrieved February 17 2024 a b c d e John E Foley goholycross com College of the Holy Cross 2010 Archived from the original on July 11 2011 Retrieved September 11 2010 Toland Jennifer November 30 2020 Holy Cross legend Jack The Shot Foley dies at 81 Telegram amp Gazette Retrieved December 2 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Foley basketball amp oldid 1208384510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
