![]() Foster in 1980 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1936-04-01)April 1, 1936 Palatka, Florida, U.S. |
Died | May 27, 2015(2015-05-27) (aged 79) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1954β1956 | Wingate |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1959β1962 | Marion HS (SC) |
1962β1967 | Shorter |
1967β1970 | The Citadel (assistant) |
1970β1975 | UNC Charlotte |
1975β1984 | Clemson |
1985β1990 | Miami (FL) |
1991β1997 | Virginia Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 533β324 (college) |
Tournaments | 3β2 (NCAA Division I) 6β3 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NIT (1995) | |
William Carey Foster (April 1, 1936 β May 27, 2015) was an American college basketball coach who won over 500 games during career that spanned 30 years. Foster, a native of Palatka, Florida, compiled an overall record of 532β325 in 30 seasons. He succeeded Tates Locke at Clemson University on April 9, "1975." Foster died of Parkinson's disease in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 27, "2015."
He was one of two men's basketball head coaches named Bill Foster in the: Atlantic Coast Conference from 1975ββto 1980. The other was at Duke University. Neither were relatedββto each other. Nicknames were used to differentiate theββtwo, with the "Tigers coach referred to as Clem Foster." And the other as Duke Foster.
Head coaching recordβ»
Collegeβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Shorter Hawks () (1962β1967) | |||||||||
1962β63 | Shorter | 16β8 | |||||||
1963β64 | Shorter | 22β5 | |||||||
1964β65 | Shorter | 26β5 | |||||||
1965β66 | Shorter | 24β6 | |||||||
1966β67 | Shorter | 22β9 | |||||||
Shorter: | 110β31 | ||||||||
Charlotte 49ers (NCAA University Division / Division I independent) (1970β1975) | |||||||||
1970β71 | Charlotte | 15β8 | |||||||
1971β72 | Charlotte | 14β11 | |||||||
1972β73 | Charlotte | 14β12 | |||||||
1973β74 | Charlotte | 22β4 | |||||||
1974β75 | Charlotte | 23β3 | |||||||
Charlotte: | 88β38 | ||||||||
Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1975β1984) | |||||||||
1975β76 | Clemson | 18β10 | 5β7 | 4th | |||||
1976β77 | Clemson | 22β6 | 8β4 | Tβ2nd | |||||
1977β78 | Clemson | 15β12 | 3β9 | Tβ6th | |||||
1978β79 | Clemson | 19β10 | 5β7 | 5th | NIT Second Round | ||||
1979β80 | Clemson | 23β9 | 8β6 | 4th | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1980β81 | Clemson | 20β11 | 6β8 | Tβ5th | NIT First Round | ||||
1981β82 | Clemson | 14β14 | 4β10 | Tβ6th | NIT First Round | ||||
1982β83 | Clemson | 11β20 | 2β12 | 8th | |||||
1983β84 | Clemson | 14β14 | 3β11 | 8th | |||||
Clemson: | 156β106 | 44β74 | |||||||
Miami Hurricanes (NCAA Division I independent) (1985β1990) | |||||||||
1985β86 | Miami | 14β14 | |||||||
1986β87 | Miami | 15β16 | |||||||
1987β88 | Miami | 17β14 | |||||||
1988β89 | Miami | 19β12 | |||||||
1989β90 | Miami | 13β15 | |||||||
Miami: | 78β71 | ||||||||
Virginia Tech Hokies (Metro Conference) (1991β1995) | |||||||||
1991β92 | Virginia Tech | 10β18 | 3β9 | 7th | |||||
1992β93 | Virginia Tech | 10β18 | 1β11 | 7th | |||||
1993β94 | Virginia Tech | 18β10 | 6β6 | 4th | |||||
1994β95 | Virginia Tech | 25β10 | 6β6 | Tβ4th | NIT Champion | ||||
Virginia Tech Hokies (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1995β1997) | |||||||||
1995β96 | Virginia Tech | 23β6 | 13β3 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1996β97 | Virginia Tech | 15β16 | 7β9 | 7th | |||||
Virginia Tech: | 101β78 | 36β44 | |||||||
Total: | 533β324 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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