NBA.com by Dan Savage · 10/28 Foyle Hosts Athletics & Academics Camp It’s rare that a professional athlete makes changing the future of at-risk youth one of his top priorities in life. But that’s exactly what Magic Director of Player Development Adonal Foyle is doing through his foundation...
KLF Press Release · 10/28 Foyle Hosts First A&A Camp in Central Florida Former NBA player Adonal Foyle and his Kerosene Lamp Foundation (KLF) held their first free “Athletics & Academics Camp” for approximately 85 youths living in the Pine Hills community of Central Florida on October 27...
Orlando Sentinel by Josh Robbins · 10/11 Foyle Continues Quest to Give Back Adonal Foyle’s Kerosene Lamp Foundation is accepting books and giveaways for children who will participate in the nonprofit’s upcoming Athletics & Academics Camp...
NBA.com by Dan Savage · 09/11 Foyle Continues Quest to Give Back It turns out engaging in one charity program per day is simply not enough for Magic Director of Player Development Adonal Foyle...
ESPNW.com by Kathryn Bertine · 08/11 NBA's Adonal Foyle teaches growl power Besides the boxes and containers and sporting equipment, the volunteers also unpacked the deeper messages of Adonal Foyle's Athletics & Academics Island Youth Camps: hope, equality and betterment, a trilogy of life lessons with which Foyle is extremely familiar....
NBC News (KNTV San Francisco) · 08/11 KLF's Athletics & Academics Camp featured on NBC evening news
ABC News (KGO-TV San Francisco) · 08/11 Adonal Foyle teaches kids life lessons OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Kids from East Oakland are getting some lessons about life this summer from a former Golden State Warriors player...
Fox News (KTVU San Francisco) · 08/11 KLF's Athletics & Academics Camp featured on Fox evening news
Searchlight (St. Vincent & the Grenadines) · 07/11 Adonal Foyle All Star Camp ends today Close to 120 students between the ages of 12 and 16 will complete three days of an intense Athletics and Academics Camp today, Friday, July 22, put on by the Kerosene Lamp Foundation, of which this country’s lone NBA player Adonal Foyle, of Canouan, is the founder...
Sport and Dev Newsletter · 06/11 2 new projects help to develop youth in the Caribbean The Kerosene Lamp Foundation, a US-based organisation, is now using the power of basketball to educate youth in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Dominica...
Orlando Sentinel · 03/11 Raising Money Magic Director of Player Development Adonal Foyle likes to joke that he's getting old. At least he's using his advancing age to do something constructive...
The Dominion · 3/22/11 Checking Militarism: Public broadcasters give airtime to war In the 2000s, among the most outspoken athletes against war and militarism are cyclist Lance Armstrong, Major League Baseball player Carlos Delgado, boxer Anthony Mundine, former NFL linebacker Adalius Thomas, tennis player Martina Navratilova, Ultimate Fighting Champion Jeff Monson and NBA players Steve Nash and Adonal Foyle...
Orlando Sentinel · 3/21/11 iPads have become essential road trip gear for the Orlando Magic Power forward Ryan Anderson, Duhon, shooting guard J.J. Redick and Director of Player Development Adonal Foyle have downloaded an app to their individual iPads called Words With Friends...
National Public Radio (NPR) · 2/17/11 In Your Ear: Adonal Foyle Ahead of the NBA's All Star game this weekend, poet, philanthropist and former NBA player, Adonal Foyle, shares his favorite songs, for Tell Me More's regular feature, "In Your Ear...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio · 1/28/11 Adonal Foyle's Democracy Matters Summit in Albany Democracy Matters is a non-partisan organization that was started at Colgate University ten years ago by NBA star Adonal Foyle, one of Colgate’s best-known alumni.Over 100 students from 30 college campuses are gathering in Albany for this weekend's 10th Annual Democracy Matters Summit. Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas has a preview...
Juiced Sports · 1/13/11 Our interview with Adonal Foyle The recently retired NBA center talks about how he found the sport, what it was like coming to the states, the art of shot-blocking, and so much more in part one of our fascinating conversation...
Orlando Inc. · 1/11 Adonal Foyle - Head of the Class Adonal Foyle will serve as the Chair of Leadership Orlando Class 81 beginning in March 2011. “He’s a veteran who can help young guys deal with the ins and outs of basketball as well as the game of life,” said Orlando Magic General Manager Otis Smith in making their announcement.
Colgate University · 11/22/10 Adonal Foyle '98 Speaks at CEO Conversations Event On the day of the Patriot League men's basketball championship game back in 1996, Adonal Foyle '98, the Raiders' star player at the time, missed part of the team's pre-game warm-up. The excuse he gave his coach? "Sorry I missed the shoot-around, coach. The conversation in class ... it was just so intense."
Searchlight (SVG) · 11/19/10 Adonal Foyle donates shoes to Tomas victims Adonal Foyle’s Kerosene Lamp Foundation (KLF) has donated over 300 pairs of shoes to victims of Hurricane Tomas living on the Windward side of St. Vincent.
Searchlight (SVG) · 11/02/10 New covered sporting facility coming for SVG St. Vincent and the Grenadines is in line to get another covered sporting facility.And, this country’s first and only NBA player, Adonal Foyle, through his Kerosene Lamp Foundation
(KLF) is spearheading that move.
UNAIDS · 10/26/10
UNAIDS convenes consultation on sport for global advocacy Sport has a special ability to unify and galvanize people all over the world and therefore is a powerful vehicle for advocacy at the global down to the community level. Invited participants included Adonal Foyle, retired NBA player and founder of the Kerosene Lamp Foundation.
Searchlight (SVG) · 09/14/10 Foyle Lands Magic Managerial Role Less than one month after announcing his retirement from the NBA, the country's first and only player in that League, Adonal Foyle has landed a job with the Orlando Magic...
NBA Press Release Magic Name Foyle Director of Player Development
The Orlando Magic have named Adonal Foyle as director of player development, President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith announced today.
NBC Bay Area Ex-Warrior Bigger Than The Game
It was no shock when ex Golden State Warrior Adonal Foyle announced his retirement last week.
Warriors.com Exclusive Interview with Adonal Foyle
Warriors broadcaster Tim Roye recently caught up with former Warriors player Adonal Foyle following his announcement to retire, bringing an end to a 13-year playing career with the Warriors, Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies.
Ladyballers.net A Bittersweet Goodbye
Statistics cannot even begin to personify what Adonal Foyle means to not just the NBA, but the world.
Utica Observer-Dispatch Foyle Retires from NBA
Hamilton high school basketball standout and Colgate star Adonal Foyle announced his retirement last week, ending his 13-season career with the NBA.
NBA.com One of a Kind Foyle Was Valuable Presence Beyond the Court
Just like all the other players who have announced their retirement with a poem a few days after submitting their Master's thesis, Adonal Foyle was one of a kind, a gentleman giant who spent 13 seasons in the exclusive NBA world but always lived among the rest of us.
NBA Players Association Goodbye and Good Luck, Adonal Foyle
On behalf of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and its more than 400 players, the NBPA's Executive Committee wishes Adonal Foyle, NBPA First Vice President, all the best as he retires from professional basketball and reflects on Adonal's character, contributions and commitment to the game and beyond.
The Huffington Post Shooting for More than Hoops Around the World
Last December I went to a Golden State Warriors game with my high school basketball team and had the opportunity to give Steve Nash, a two-time MVP NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, a high- five as he ran out onto the court.
Bloomberg News O.J. Simpson-Like Favre Frenzy Misses the Mark: Scott Soshnick
About the only thing missing from the incessant, and aerial, Brett Favre news coverage was Al Cowlings, best known for piloting the white Ford Bronco that carried O.J. Simpson.
Utica Observer-Dispatch Colgate Grad Foyle Retires
Adonal Foyle, the 6-foot-10 center whose presence in the paint and upbeat personality left a lasting impression on and off the court at Hamilton Central School and Colgate University, has announced his retirement after 13 NBA seasons.
ESPN.com Adonal Foyle is Just Getting Started
13 years ago, when Adonal Foyle entered the NBA out of Colgate University, those closest to him suggested he start thinking immediately about what he wanted to do after his basketball career was over.
NBA Press Release Adonal Foyle Announces Retirement From NBA
Adonal Foyle, an NBA basketball player with a total of 13 seasons under his belt, announced his retirement from basketball this week.
The Orlando Sentinel Why Adonal Foyle is the Orlando Magic's Most Important Player
He wears a stylish sports coat instead of a jersey on most nights. He sits on the far end of the bench, close enough for any courtside fan passing by to reach out and touch, unless the security guy intervenes.
The Wall Street Journal The NBA's Locker Room Nerds
Orlando Magic center Adonal Foyle, who was raised on an island in the Grenadines with no electricity, says he's the only player he knows who stocks up on hardcovers before every road trip.
ESPN.com Foyle Says Owner Proposal Goes Too Far
In the strongest comments yet by a players' union official since NBA owners made a new collective bargaining proposal, vice president Adonal Foyle of the Orlando Magic said the offer put forth last week by commissioner David Stern's office is "ludicrous."
OrlandoMagic.com World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame to Induct Magic's Foyle
Orlando Magic center Adonal Foyle, Major League Soccer great Diego Gutierrez and world-class hurdler Tracy Mattes have been selected for 2009 induction into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.
The Daily Free Press (Boston University) The NBA Loves Democracy Too
Nine years ago, Adonal Foyle, the veteran NBA center who played last year with the Orlando Magic, founded the national student organization, Democracy Matters.
San Francisco Chronicle Catching Up With... Adonal Foyle
Adonal Foyle's basketball career might be winding down, but his activism is steaming ahead.
Orlando Sentinel Magic re-sign Adonal Foyle
In a move to bolster their depth at center and keep a veteran leader on the roster, the Orlando Magic announced on Thursday that they have re-signed free agent Adonal Foyle.
San Francisco Chronicle 'Sports Byline USA' brings jocks to Iraq
In the war zone: Ron Barr is back from Iraq, where he took his talk show, "Sports Byline USA," last month.
ESPN True Hoop Blog Eight things to know about Adonal Foyle
Orlando's Adonal Foyle is the NBA player you want your children to grow up to be. Sophisticated, funny, friendly, and even a little heroic.
Delaware County Daily Times McCaffrey: Foyle's stint short, but memory is long
Dwight Howard threw an elbow at Samuel Dalembert, and as he did, he cleared out about 40 minutes of available playing for the rest of the Orlando Magic big men. To one of them, pouncing on basketball opportunity hardly would have been anything new.
2008
Orlando Sentinel Q & A with Adonal Foyle
It's the start of the basketball season and nearly the end of the election season, and both arenas are passions for Orlando Magic center Adonal Foyle.
Associated Press Underdog Magic get to rest up for Round 2
Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy doesn't want his players to see or hear him for two days. After all, they deserve it.
2007
Florida Today Orlando Magic's Foyle is content
Rare is the NBA player who sits in the locker room and reads the Wall Street Journal, talks politics and uses the kinds of words to describe basketball that would make an Ivy Leaguer scratch his head.
San Jose Mercury News No hint of ill will as Foyle visits Warriors
When Adonal Foyle returns to the Oracle Arena tonight for the first time since his 10-year run with the Warriors ended by mutual consent, there'll be one pressing question on his mind and it regards the book club Baron Davis started after Foyle's departure this summer.
Orlando Sentinel Foyle's game will be in demand against Timberwolves
The Orlando Magic likely will have a different look tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They will have to display more force than finesse.
Associated Press New era dawning fast in Orlando with Van Gundy, Lewis
When a popular local columnist predicted the Orlando Magic would miss the playoffs this season, coach Stan Van Gundy e-mailed the story to every player.
OrlandoMagicZone.com New Magic Big Man Also New Citizen
Foyle was among the 1,151 people who took an oath at San Francisco's Masonic Auditorium to become United States citizens.
Orlando Sentinel Foyle, Howard Likely Will Work Together Often
Adonal Foyle was signed this summer to be the Orlando Magic's backup center, but the season-ending injury to forward/center Tony Battie certainly has raised his level of importance on the roster.
Florida Today Magic Add Foyle to Bolster Big Men
Orlando Magic general manager Otis Smith pursued Adonal Foyle primarily for his muscle and shot-blocking abilities.
Hollister, CA - Freelance Foyle has Emergency Appendectomy
Golden State Warriors center Adonal Foyle was treated for a enflamed appendix in Gilroy Friday after feeling ill and having stomach pains.
San Francisco Examiner Warriors' Foyle becomes U.S. citizen
After nearly 20 years in the United States, Golden State Warriors center Adonal Foyle took the official oath Tuesday and became a U.S. citizen -- in between signing autographs, of course.
San Francisco Chronicle Outsized response to Foyle as citizen
Adonal Foyle couldn't possibly expect to fit in here, like any of the other 1,149 immigrants becoming U.S. citizens Tuesday morning. He didn't even fit into his seat.
USA Today Warriors' Foyle becomes citizen of USA
Golden State Warriors center Adonal Foyle was among 1,200 people from 94 countries Tuesday who took the oath of U.S. citizenship in San Francisco.
Oakland Tribune Warriors center a U.S. citizen
The 1,151 people who took their final step toward U.S. citizenship Tuesday at Masonic Auditorium were joined by one big celebrity -- the Golden State Warriors' 6-foot, 10-inch center, Adonal Foyle.
San Francisco Examiner Foyle's off-court win -- becoming a U.S. citizen
For the first time since he first arrived from his home island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 1991, Foyle himself will actually get to cast his own ballot.
Associated Press Citizen Foyle: A new status for center
Sometimes he pulls out maps to show his homeland -- all 5 square miles of it -- does indeed exist. He'll no longer have to hassle.
Contra Costa Times Warriors' Foyle joins America's team
Warriors center Adonal Foyle, usually possessed of such deep thought and comprehensive world view, was a fidgeting 6-foot-10 mass of nervous chuckles Tuesday
Syracuse.com - September 22, 2006 Foyle Pushes for Political Reform
There's something wrong with America when professional sports are more fair than politics...
Utica Observer-Dispatch - September 22, 2006 Foyle Still Giant On, Off Court
Adonal Foyle is 6-foot-10 and 260 pounds, with a shaved head. He also is thoughtful, humble and articulate...
Colgate University - September 22, 2006 Foyle Urges Colgate Students to Seek Role in Political Scene
When speaking about professional athletes, the conversation typically consists of an exchange of individual stats and favorite players. Very rarely are politics and campaign reform discussed...
The Mercury News - February 22, 2006 Slam Dunk dishes
With the Warriors down 28 points to the Sacramento Kings entering the fourth quarter Tuesday, Coach Mike Montgomery still had Derek Fisher in the game...
NBA.com - November 12, 2005 Golden State 86, New York 84
A dismayed Malik Rose sat in silence for several minutes with the stat sheet inches from his eyes...
NBA.com - November 11, 2005 Davis Key as Warriors Keep Knicks Winless
Baron Davis found Adonal Foyle for the go-ahead basket in the final minute, added a free throw...
Mother Jones - February 4, 2005 Adonal Foyle: Changing the Rules of the Game
Away from the basketball court, the record-breaking center is a tireless activist for campaign finance reform.
San Francisco Chronicle - January 22, 2005 WARRIORS NOTEBOOK: Foyle gets another chance to impress Montgomery
Warriors center Adonal Foyle has been improving of late, but it was an injury to starter Clifford Robinson that ultimately put him back in the starting lineup...
2004
Oakland Tribune - November 8, 2004 Foyle Key Defensively
Considering he's played more minutes than just five guys on the active roster, the Golden State Warriors are asking a lot of Adonal Foyle. No surprise, he wants to do even more...
National Public Radio - October 30, 2004 Only A Game: Adonal Foyle
It's possible sports fans of all kinds, even NBA players, who begin their season on Tuesday, Election Day, will remember to head to the voting booth before lacing up their sneakers. Certainly, Golden State Warriors center Adonal Foyle would encourage that behavior. He's spent the last three years involving young people in politics with his non-partisan group, Democracy Matters and he joins us for a political discussion...
Oakland Tribune - October 27, 2004 Foyle Cleans the Boards for Democracy
As the search for a new era of global heroes persists mostly in vain, we often accept reassurance from those who truly care...
San Francisco Chronicle - October 21, 2004 Roster Getting Close to Full Strength
Warriors coach Mike Montgomery could have his entire roster available for the first time this preseason tonight against the Lakers...
San Francisco Chronicle - October 20, 2004 Foyle Finally Sees Some Game Action
Adonal Foyle leaned against his courtside seat, back slouched and arms spread across three chairbacks...
Associated Press - July 14, 2004 Warriors re-sign Foyle for six years, $42 million
Center Adonal Foyle re-signed with the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, agreeing to a six-year deal worth nearly $42 million.
Oakland Tribune - July 14, 2004 Foyle's Deal Foiling Damp's Plans
There are those who claim the five-year, $40.6 million agreement between Adonal Foyle and the Golden State Warriors set the stage for salary madness...
Oakland Tribune - July 10, 2004 Foyle's Paid Market Price
There are those who believe the Warriors paid too much to keep center Adonal Foyle -- a whopping $41.6 million for five years -- and those who don't. The fact of the matter is both sides are right...
San Francisco Chronicle - July 7, 2004 Warriors Do Right By Foyle
On the final night of the Warriors' season in April, Adonal Foyle expressed the strongest doubts of his career about his future with the only NBA home he has had...
Oakland Tribune - July 6, 2004 Foyle Agrees to Stay at Home
Center will sign a new five-year contract with the Warriors...
Orlando Sentinel - July 2, 2004 Orlando will Target Foyle
The Orlando Magic have put Golden State Warriors center Adonal Foyle at the top of their free-agent wish list, believing he might be their best combination of affordability and fit...
The Nation - June 28, 2004 Where are the Jocks for Justice?
"This mother of all democracies," Foyle insists, "is one of the most corrupt systems, where a small minority make the decisions for everybody else..."
Chicago Tribune - April 9, 2004 Timberwolves 92, Warriors 74
Adonal Foyle had a career-high 20 points and a season-high 16 rebounds for the Warriors, who will miss the playoffs for the 10th straight season...
Chicago Tribune - April 9, 2004 Found: Quintet of NBA good guys
Though negative news often seems to dominate, there are good men in the league, especially the five nominated for the community service award...
Oakland Tribune - February 18, 2004 Foyle Hopes Damp Stays
No one understands the current state of the Golden State Warriors' center position better than Adonal Foyle...
Oakland Tribune - January 31, 2004 All According to Foyle
'Hold your big men,' center tells Warriors after the ruining of the Bulls...
San Francisco Chronicle - January 28, 2004 Center Foyle is relieved that left knee is feeling right
Warriors center Adonal Foyle called Tuesday's practice "the best day I've had on the court in a long time, because I was able to do everything I wanted to do...
The Cooperstown Crier - January 8, 2004 'It was a Classic'
Ten years ago today, on Jan. 8, 1994, Cooperstown's Bursey gymnasium played host to possibly the most-anticipated sporting event in school history...
2003
Contra Costa Times - December 20, 2003 Taking Basketball to a Higher Level
Knowing that a current NBA player doubles as a graduate student may be surprising. Knowing that NBA player is Warriors big man Adonal Foyle may extinguish the surprise....
San Francisco Chronicle - April 1, 2003 Foyle Goes on the Record
Adonal Foyle, the record-shattering center for the Golden State Warriors, accepted some sheets of paper...
ESPN Magazine - March 31, 2003 PAC Mentality or Hang Time with Adonal Foyle
Adonal Foyle, the record-shattering center for the Golden State Warriors, accepted some sheets of paper...
New York Times - March 27, 2003 One Athlete Speaks Up for Right to Do Just That
Go ahead. Tell Adonal Foyle that he is just a basketball player, a reserve shot-blocker and an ill-informed jock who should stuff his opinions on the need for campaign finance reform and how it relates to the American war machine. Make his day...
Oakland Tribune - March 14, 2003 Workhorse Foyle a Nice Surprise
This season, [Adonal Foyle] has become a role player who never gets off the stage...
NBA.com - March 11, 2003 Warriors Adonal Foil Sun's Plans
Adonal Foyle and the Golden State Warriors aren't falling out of the Western Conference playoff race without a fight...
San Francisco Chronicle - December 5, 2002 Foyle Worried About Having a Fluctuating Role
Foyle finds it "troublesome" that his playing time is based largely on Dampier's foul problems...
San Francisco Chronicle - November 21, 2002 Warriors' Foyle Blocks Bulls Path
Adonal Foyle spent 2 1/2 hours at the dentist Tuesday afternoon after teammate Dean Oliver accidentally elbowed him in the mouth at practice. A day later, he was the teeth of the Warriors' defense...
San Francisco Chronicle - November 10, 2002 Big Man Foyle Looks Up in Awe at Olajuwon's Accomplishments
Warriors center Adonal Foyle remembers watching Hakeem Olajuwon in his prime and wondering, "How many great post moves can he work into one play?"...
San Francisco Chronicle - October 29, 2002 Breaking Down Warriors' Lineup
Adonal Foyle, on the other hand, is perhaps the Warriors' most dependable player, with clearly defined strengths...
The Daily Californian - September 19, 2002 Golden State Warriors Player Speaks to UC Berkeley Class A Golden State Warriors player called a foul against campaign finance practices in a speech to UC Berkeley students yesterday...
Utica Observer Dispatch, Myrtle Beach Sun News, Corning Leader, and Charlotte Observer - Spring, 2002 My Generation Is Far Apathetic Adonal Foyle writes, "Last weekend while some of my NBA colleagues traveled to Philadelphia for the All-Star Game, I returned to the beautiful village in upstate New York where I had spent my high school and college years..."
Sports Illustrated - March 25, 2002 Scorecard
Warriors center Adonal Foyle believes more athletes would become politically active except, he says, "most people who approach them with a political agenda don't explain the issues...
Contra Costa Times - March 11, 2002 Warrior Campaigns For Reform Basketball player Adonal Foyle founded Democracy Matters to change political financing...
The Colgate Scene - March 2002 Citizen Foyle
Adonal posts up against the big money...
The Colgate Maroon News - February 15, 2002 Bill Bradley Speaks About Future And Change in U.S.
Adonal introduces former democratic senator and NBA All Star, Bill Bradley at a lecture at Colgate University...
Hamilton & Morrisville Tribune - February 13, 2002 Foyle Inspires Campus, Nation
Adonal Foyle's inspiring words Friday in the chapel no doubt touched many in the audience deeply and are part of a fresh wind sweeping over college campuses and the nation in general...
The Syracuse Post-Standard - February 10, 2002 Foyle Gets His Just Desserts
Everybody in the place was once more on his or her feet and cheering for Adonal Foyle, the most intriguing and perhaps best player in the chummy school's 102-year basketball history...
The Syracuse Post-Standard - February 9, 2002 Colgate to Retire Foyle's Number
Adonal Foyle, who led the Colgate University men's basketball team to its only two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1995 and 1996, will become the fourth player in school history to have his uniform number retired...
The Syracuse Post-Standard - February 9, 2002 "Dollar Bill" Gives His 2 Cents
Ex-U.S. Senator, NBA Hall of Famer speaks at Colgate. He was introduced by Colgate alumnus Adonal Foyle, a former scholar-athlete who now plays for the NBA's Golden State Warriors...
The Syracuse Post-Standard - January 23, 2002 Colgate to Retire Foyle's Number Feb. 9
Colgate will retire the uniform number - 31 - of former standout basketball player Adonal Foyle during a ceremony on Feb. 9, prior to the Colgate-Holy Cross game...
USA Today - October 17, 2001 Sports People
Adonal Foyle isn't registered to vote in the USA. In fact, he's not a U.S. citizen. That hasn't kept the Golden State Warriors center from being involved in the political system...
Honolulu Star Bulletin - October 9, 2001 Political Foyle Sometimes you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. Or never had it to begin with. It's what Adonal Foyle is all about. A hanai poster child for America and its worthwhile-sometimes forgotten-causes...
San Francisco Chronicle - August 7, 2001 Foyle, an active center Warrior attempts to raise game, social awareness
This year Foyle did the following: continued work on his master's degree, held a meeting with New York state legislators and founded a student political action group called "Democracy Matters"...
Oakland Tribune - August 6, 2001 Shot-Blocker Seeks to Unblock Political Access THE TINY island of Canouan (population: 500), in the Caribbean country St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has neither electricity nor running water. But ask a taxi driver or fisherman about politics and you'll get an in-depth history of the prime ministers and political factions that make up their unusually vibrant democracy...
Syracuse New Times - July 25-August 7, 2001 Foyling the System When Adonal Foyle was a student at Colgate University, he talked with his friends about issues: civil rights, good schools in poor neighborhoods, the environment...
Hamilton Tribune - July 25, 2001 Hamilton's Adonal Foyle Launches Campaign Inside the building, six foot ten inch NBA player Adonal Foyle urged younger boys and girls to keep their options open, to value academics at least as high as athletics, to vote and other solid values the twenty six year old basketball player has himself used to get to the top...
The Syracuse Post-Standard - July 21, 2001 More Than a Jock Followers of former Colgate University basketball player Adonal Foyle's story likely had a good sense his future included more than basketball...
The Syracuse Newspapers - July 20, 2001 Foyle Slams Home Message Basketball player Adonal Foyle stood before 100 sweaty, fidgeting children at the East Fayette Street Boys & Girls Club in Syracuse and asked whether they thought it was important to vote...
Oneida Daily Dispatch - July 20, 2001 NBA Star Gets the Vote Out A hundred boys and girls packed the bleachers in the gymnasium of the Boys & Girls Club and chanted "360" as their hero Adonal Foyle jumped in the air and dunked a basketball through the net...
The Syracuse Post-Standard - July 20, 2001 Foyle Always a Warrior The 100 youngsters, packed shoulder-to-shoulder into bleachers, had listened as Adonal Foyle, NBA player, scholar and new campaign finance reform crusader, talked about the predictable dangers of drugs and the importance of education...
The Syracuse Post-Standard - July 18, 2001 Ex-Colgate Star Foyle Urges Campaign Finance Reform With most eyes on the late budget, former Colgate University basketball star Adonal Foyle attracted a few glances Tuesday at the Capitol. Now a player with the National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors, Foyle joined Assembly Democrats to lobby for their campaign finance reform bills...
Utica Observer-Dispatch - July 18, 2001 NBA's Foyle Visits Albany to Push Campaign Reform Advocates of campaign-finance reform brought former Colgate University basketball star and current NBA player Adonal Foyle to the Capitol Tuesday to try to give their cause a boost...
Albany Times Union - July 18, 2001 Foyle Centers On New Issues Golden State Warriors center Adonal Foyle was in Albany on Tuesday, where the art of the lob pass took a back seat to the art of lobbying...
Associated Press - July 17, 2001 Golden State Center Endorses State Assembly Campaign Reform Bill Golden State Warriors center Adonal Foyle said Tuesday he has started a campus-based elections reform group as a rebuttal to one of his professors at Colgate University who accused students of being apathetic...
New York Times - July 17, 2001 From NBA Courts to the Halls of Politics
In 1990, Adonal Foyle saw his future and dreaded it. With an eighth-grade education, living on a tiny Caribbean island that had neither electricity nor running water, his likeliest fate was to become a fisherman...
San Francisco Chronicle - January 28, 2001 Warriors Notebook: Foyle Makes His Presence Felt Quickly
Warriors center Adonal Foyle was worried that he had forgotten how to play basketball. It took him all of 5.6 seconds Friday against Seattle to remember the skill that makes him a valuable contributor.
San Francisco Chronicle - November 18, 2000 Warriors Notebook: Foyle Makes the Most of His Time on Court
According to Warriors coach Dave Cowens, the game's most valuable player in last night's 92-90 win logged a total of three minutes. "He gets the game ball," Cowens said...
San Francisco Chronicle - October 13, 1999 Foyle is Now Warriors' Center of Attention
As incumbent starter Erick Dampier watched from the bench in street clothes, Foyle stepped to the front -- and center...
San Francisco Chronicle - March 30, 1999 S.F. Students Learn, Laugh With Warriors
Golden State Warrior Adonal Foyle, above, got a kick yesterday out of a group of students from St. Paul's Elementary School in San Francisco, where coaches and players conducted a two-hour counseling and training session on "Mind, Body, and Spirit"...
San Francisco Chronicle - April 2, 1998 Foyle Languishes on the Bench
"I thought that things were difficult in my life, and they have been, but this is by far the most difficult," Foyle said earlier this week...
San Francisco Chronicle - October 24, 1997 Warrior Foyle Finds Comfort in Family
Adonal Foyle finally played his first NBA game Wednesday night in Billings, Mont., against the Seattle SuperSonics, and his family was on hand to see it [more...]
San Francisco Chronicle - July 26, 1997 Warriors Sign Injured Foyle
Although it's still uncertain when he can play again, the Warriors yesterday signed their No. 1 draft pick, Adonal Foyle, to a three-year contract...
San Francisco Chronicle - June 27, 1997 Foyle Has Come a Long Way Fast - Warriors' top pick learned game late
Adonal Foyle laughs when he describes his first encounter with basketball, when he was in high school in his home country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He already had flopped badly at cricket, soccer and track and field, and as he put it, "By this time I was tired, because as a kid I wasn't really good at anything." So he tried basketball...
Ongoing ·
Read Adonal's Blog! (Orlando, FL) Newsmakers from around Central Florida offer their say on current topics.
03/31/12 ·
Adonal's KLF Gala Dinner & Caribbean Fête (Orlando, FL)
Get your tickets for the most anticipated KLF event of the year. Last year's Gala was a huge success featuring J.J. Redick, great company, delicious food and lots of fun. This year we are pairing it with a golf tournament the following day. Join us! For more info and to RSVP, click here >
02/24/12 ·
NBA All Star Weekend Charity Event (Orlando, FL)
Kick off the start of NBA All Star Weekend with Adonal Foyle & friends! For tickets & info, click here >
02/05/12 ·
Adonal Foyle's Birthday Bash (Orlando, FL)
Join Adonal at OLV Cafe for a wine & food tasting extravaganza in celebration of his birthday! click here >
01/12/12 ·
Happy New Year!
12/08/11 ·
Adonal Foyle says there is need to address youths more!
Adonal said young people are engaged in many activities and do not need to be preached to but rather assisted to understand and make better decisions for themselves. Read more >
12/01/11 ·
Adonal Foyle is keynote speaker on World AIDS Day
Adonal flew to Barbados, Bridgetown to be the main speaker at the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership for HIV/AIDS Leadership Summit. Read more >
10/27/11 ·
1st Athletics & Academics Camp in Orlando (Orlando, FL)
Adonal Foyle brings his Athletics & Academics Camps to at-risk youths in Orlando. Learn more >
Adonal Foyle in the News
