Adonal Foyle in the News

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2008

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 Francisco Chronicle
Foyle honored on his return to Oakland
For ex-Warrior Adonal Foyle, everything is new these days.

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.

Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Magic's Adonal Foyle Takes Pride In Playing Ugly
The center will back up and play with Dwight Howard and is known for tough defense and shot-blocking.

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.

San Jose Mercury News
Warriors, Foyle Agree on Buyout
Deal Will Bring Savings Against Cap.

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.

New York Times
Always a Solid Citizen, Foyle Is Now an American One
Adonal Foyle used the word "we" last week to talk about the United States and, for the first time, he could be accurate as well as proud.

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

2006

Inside Bay Area
Get Ready for Nellie's Makeover
New coach plans to create playoff team with flexible plan, skill building

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 - February 22, 2006
On principle, Monty sticks with Fisher
Personal chef spices up Warrior's meals

The Mercury News - February 15, 2006
Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at Skidmore
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Clarence Page will speak tonight at Skidmore College...

2005

San Francisco Chronicle - December 8, 2005
WARRIORS NOTEBOOK: Grand night for Foyle: He makes 1,000th block
Warriors center Adonal Foyle was on the verge of a personal milestone Wednesday night: His next blocked shot would be the 1,000th of his career...

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...

San Francisco Chronicle - October 8, 2005
Always a brain, Foyle adds the brawn Warriors center puts on muscle, stays 'glued up'
He'd rather debate the merits of the war in Iraq than argue over the Warriors or the Kings being the better team...

San Francisco Chronicle - March 18, 2005
WARRIORS NOTEBOOK: Foyle chasing Mullin's mark for longevity
Adonal Foyle's persistence keeps putting him in the record books...

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...

San Francisco Chronicle - October 31, 2004
THE WARRIORS' DIPLOMAT: Foyle's political activism at forefront as Election Day nears
Earlier this week, Adonal Foyle walked into the locker room and the Warriors' assistant coach referred to him as "the Diplomat."...

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...

San Francisco Chronicle - October 14, 2004
Sold -- Foyle Buys into Plan Montgomery Talked Center into Staying
Adonal Foyle phoned Mike Montgomery early in the July free-agent negotiating period from Washington...

Oakland Tribune - October 10, 2004
Foyle is Just One Part in Replacing Dampier
Adonal Foyle figures he's going to be the Golden State Warriors' starting center this season...

Oakland Tribune - October 9, 2004
Courting Democracy: Foyle trying to make it of, by, for people again
There is a nightmare Adonal Foyle can't seem to shake:...

CounterPunch - July 16, 2004
An Interview with Adonal Foyle: Rebounder for Reforms, Master of the Lefty Lay-Up
Adonal Foyle's singular life story is more fantastic than fiction...

San Francisco Chronicle - July 15, 2004
Warriors Keep Foyle, Look to Sign-and-Trade Dampier
Erick Dampier made close to $8 million last season...

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..."

Ins And Outs - June 1, 2004
Meet A Vincy: Adonal Foyle

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...

AP - February 8, 2004
Adonal Foyle Named SVG's Sports Personality of 2003
Foyle beat out 40 other candidates at the ceremony Saturday night in Kingstown...

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 Jose Mercury News - April 7, 2003
Foyle is able, willing to speak out on political issues
Adonal Foyle's world is not flat. Its boundaries extend beyond the dimensions of an NBA basketball court...

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...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat - March 15, 2003
Dampier and Foyle Are Now Warriors' Centers of Attention
It's an either/or world. Either Erick Dampier should be the Warriors starting center or Adonal Foyle should start...

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 - February 16, 2003
RIM SHOTS: NBA Union Says Put it All on the Table
Adonal discusses the league's collective bargaining agreement...

2002

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 17, 2002
Warriors Spank Mighty Magic

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 31, 2002
Warriors Shock Spurs In Opener, Jamison, Foyle Excel In Stunner
...center Adonal Foyle came off the bench for 14 points, seven rebounds and six blocks in 35 high-energy minutes...

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...

NBA Press Release - February 19, 2002
Golden State's Adonal Foyle Honored With NBA Community Assist Award
Warriors center honored for his community outreach in the month of January...

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...

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2001

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...

Utica Observer-Dispatch - July 20, 2001
Foyle Shares His Wealth of Experience With Boys & Girls Club
Teams in the National Basketball Association are always looking for a "difference maker." A player who has an impact...

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 - February 27, 2001
Foyle's Effort Sparks Warriors - Near-triple-double helps end skid at eight
Foyle nearly accomplished another unique feat against the Bulls when he came within two blocked shots of recording his first career triple-double...

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.

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2000

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 - August 8, 2000
Foyle Signs 4-Year, $17 Million Deal - Next Stop: Newell's Big Man Camp
The Warriors addressed their need for a second center yesterday by re-signing Adonal Foyle to a four-year contract extension...

San Francisco Chronicle - March 7, 2000
Foyle Driven Outside the Fast Lane - Warriors' focus on speed cuts one time starter's role
The Warriors completed practice about 15 minutes early yesterday, but Adonal Foyle declined to doff his hard hat and punch his time card along with his teammates who dashed toward the locker room [more...]

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1999

San Francisco Chronicle - October 23, 1999
Warriors' Foyle Endures Week - After facing O'Neal twice, aching center deals with Mourning
"This preseason for me is about learning and understanding," Foyle said. "I've got some work to do, no question about it"...

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 - February 26, 1999
Warriors Notebook: Foyle Likely to Play Against Suns
Warriors forward Adonal Foyle proclaimed himself "95 to 100 percent" healthy...

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1998

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...

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1997

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 - September 23, 1997
A Warrior's Journey - At age 15, Adonal Foyle took a chance by leaving his tiny Caribbean island for the promise of a new and better life in the United States
Today, Adonal Foyle is on the fast track to becoming a millionaire, to playing in the best basketball league on earth, to living in one of the most beautiful metropolitan areas in the world, to obtaining a degree from one of the nation's finest academic universities...

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...

San Francisco Chronicle - June 26, 1997
Warriors Take Shot-Blocker - Colgate's 6-9 Foyle goes 8th
When the Warriors' turn in the NBA draft came up early last evening, coach P.J. Carlesimo must have had a smile on his face...