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Foster, Jimmie
Jimmie Foster
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Jimmy Foster joined the staff at Colorado State in March of 2025 as he now coaches along his former player Ali Farokhmanesh.
Foster coached Farokhmanesh at Kirkwood Junior College in the late 2000s. He now joins the staff after spending the past 10 years at Bradley where he helped turn the program from winning just five games in 2016 to back-to-back Missouri Valley Champions in 2019 and 2020 and another regular season title in 2023.
Foster worked with the Braves frontcourt helping mentor four forwards to MVC Most Improved team honors.
Prior to Bradley, Foster spent five years at Green Bay where he helped guide the Phoenix to 95 wins in that span as an assistant coach, including back-to-back 24-win seasons in 2013-14 and 2014-15. During his time with the Phoenix, Foster worked closely with the team’s post players, helping to mentor two NBA signees. The 2014 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, Alec Brown was a second-round selection by the Phoenix Suns after graduating from Green Bay, while Alfonzo McKinnie made his debut with the Toronto Raptors in 2017 after playing for Foster in college, while also enjoying successful tenures with the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers.
Prior to his time with the Phoenix, Foster spent one season as an assistant coach at North Dakota – helping the program transition to the Division I level – and two years as an assistant at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During his two years at Kirkwood, the Eagles went a combined 60-10, finishing third nationally in 2008 and as the runner-up in NJCAA Division II in 2009. Foster helped nine Eagles earn all-conference honors, while two of his players nabbed NJCAA All-America honors.
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A native of Milwaukee, Foster was a standout player at Rufus King High School before going on to a successful collegiate career at Kirkwood and the University of South Dakota. At Kirkwood, Foster earned second-team All-America honors as a sophomore and helped lead the Eagles to a pair of ICCAC Championships. He was twice named All-Region XI.
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After transferring to South Dakota for his final two collegiate seasons, Foster was a two-time All-North Central Conference honoree and was named the league's Newcomer of the Year in 2001. Foster earned his bachelor's degree in recreation from USD in 2002.
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Foster's coaching career began back in his hometown, where he was an assistant varsity coach for Milwaukee Juneau High School from 2005-06.
Foster and his wife, Sulama, have two children – Samiyah Jae and Jaide Skye.
Foster coached Farokhmanesh at Kirkwood Junior College in the late 2000s. He now joins the staff after spending the past 10 years at Bradley where he helped turn the program from winning just five games in 2016 to back-to-back Missouri Valley Champions in 2019 and 2020 and another regular season title in 2023.
Foster worked with the Braves frontcourt helping mentor four forwards to MVC Most Improved team honors.
Prior to Bradley, Foster spent five years at Green Bay where he helped guide the Phoenix to 95 wins in that span as an assistant coach, including back-to-back 24-win seasons in 2013-14 and 2014-15. During his time with the Phoenix, Foster worked closely with the team’s post players, helping to mentor two NBA signees. The 2014 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, Alec Brown was a second-round selection by the Phoenix Suns after graduating from Green Bay, while Alfonzo McKinnie made his debut with the Toronto Raptors in 2017 after playing for Foster in college, while also enjoying successful tenures with the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers.
Prior to his time with the Phoenix, Foster spent one season as an assistant coach at North Dakota – helping the program transition to the Division I level – and two years as an assistant at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During his two years at Kirkwood, the Eagles went a combined 60-10, finishing third nationally in 2008 and as the runner-up in NJCAA Division II in 2009. Foster helped nine Eagles earn all-conference honors, while two of his players nabbed NJCAA All-America honors.
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A native of Milwaukee, Foster was a standout player at Rufus King High School before going on to a successful collegiate career at Kirkwood and the University of South Dakota. At Kirkwood, Foster earned second-team All-America honors as a sophomore and helped lead the Eagles to a pair of ICCAC Championships. He was twice named All-Region XI.
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After transferring to South Dakota for his final two collegiate seasons, Foster was a two-time All-North Central Conference honoree and was named the league's Newcomer of the Year in 2001. Foster earned his bachelor's degree in recreation from USD in 2002.
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Foster's coaching career began back in his hometown, where he was an assistant varsity coach for Milwaukee Juneau High School from 2005-06.
Foster and his wife, Sulama, have two children – Samiyah Jae and Jaide Skye.
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