RGJ sports writer Chris Murray will break down all 13 scholarship players on the Nevada basketball team leading into the team’s season opener Nov. 13 against Coastal Carolina. Today’s focus: Elijah Foster.
Elijah Foster
Class: Sophomore
Position: Power forward/center
Height/weight: 6-7/240
Hometown: Seattle
2014-15 stats: 6.3 mpg, 0.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 47.1 FG%, 100 FT%
Likely role: After playing just 133 minutes as a freshman last year, Foster will fight for more court time this season. He’s behind AJ West and Cameron Oliver on the center depth chart and could see time at power forward if the coaching staff thinks Foster and West can play together from a spacing standpoint.