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A two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, Foote earned all-district accolades his final two seasons suiting up for the Big Red. A first-team all-Ivy and all-district pick as a senior, he was a second-team selection on both teams as a junior and took home second-team All-Ivy accolades as a sophomore as well. The five-time Ivy League Player of the Week led the team to a 68-19 (38-4 Ivy) overall record, three Ivy titles and three NCAA tournament appearances during his career. Foote was named tournament MVP as the Big Red won the 2009 Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival. Despite playing just two and a half seasons after transferring from St. Bonaventure, Foote amassed 957 points, 634 rebounds, 182 assists and 159 blocks in 87 contests, shooting 57 percent from the floor. He graduated as the school’s leader in field goal percentage for a game (1.000, 8-for-8 vs. Boston University in 2008), season (.625 in 2009-10) and career (.573) and was third in career blocked shots (159). His 65 rejections as a senior tied the Cornell single-season record, while his 64 the year before ranks third. He was selected to play in the NABC Senior All-Star Classic at the Final Four. After graduation, Foote was an all-star in the NBA D-League before a short stint with the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA, becoming the first Cornellian in more than 50 years to appear in an NBA game when he scored four points with four rebounds against the Denver Nuggets.