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2010 ACC All-Academic Team
General: Unselfish player, who sees the floor very well and looks to pass first ... Very aggressive on the defensive side of the ball ... Extremely athletic ... Most improved player on the Georgia Tech roster ... Scoring average jumped eight points between freshman (1.3) and sophomore (9.3) seasons.
2009-10: Played in all 33 games and started 31 of the contests ... Averaged 9.9 points and 6.1 rebounds in 28.8 minutes a game ... Only second Yellow Jacket to register at least 200 rebounds and 100 assists in the same season, joining Kisha Ford (1993-94) ... Her 108 assists are the fourth-most ever registered by a junior in program history ... Was one of only two players in the ACC to ranked in the top 30 of scoring, top 20 of rebounding and top 10 of assists ... Registered three double-doubles during the season ... Scored 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting (2/19) ... Missed a triple-double by one assist with 11 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists against Miami (1/27) ... Had 15 points and eight rebounds at North Carolina (1/6) ... Scored 21 points and grabbed 11 boards in win over Oregon (12/16) ... Led Tech to win at Penn State with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field (12/2) ... Named MVP of LIU Turkey Classic after registering 12 points, five rebounds and five assists in championship game win over Long Island (11/28) ... Team co-captain ... Named to the 2010 ACC All-Academic Team for work on and off the court.
2008-09: Started 14 games, including the final 10 of the season ... In 31 games, averaged 9.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 27.2 minutes ... Finished with 15 points in 34 minutes against Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/24) ... Played 34 minutes and scored 14 points in win over Virginia Tech (2/26) ... Recorded first double-double behind career-highs in points (24) and rebounds (11) in 33 minutes at Clemson (2/22) ... Notched 17 and grabbed nine boards against Maryland (2/19) ... Registered eight points, four rebounds and four steals at Florida State (1/18) ... Hit her first career three-pointer and had a pair of three-point plays in the final four minutes of the game on her way to a then career-high 13 points in win over No. 21 Michigan State (12/3) ... Started first career game in win over Tennessee Tech, playing 32 minutes and registering a career-best five steals (11/30) ... Recorded three steals and six points against top-ranked UConn (11/16) ... Team co-captain ... Dean's List in the fall and spring.
2007-08: Named to Dean's List in the fall ... Played in 29 games as a freshman ... Came of the bench for 10 minutes at Clemson and played some tough defense for the Jackets (2/24) ... Played 17 minutes and finished with four points and three steals vs. Savannah State (2/12) ... Equalled a season-high with three steals in win over Clemson (1/31) ... Broke out at Maryland with eight points and seven boards in 28 minutes of work (1/20) ... Continued to be more active on defensive side of ball with two steals and four rebounds against Jackson State (1/2) ... Finished with four points in 17 minutes of work against Kennesaw State (12/30) ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in first season on the Flats.
Prep: Lettered two seasons in women's basketball under coach Julia Stewart at Wooddale High School ... Two-year captain of her team ... All-District Player of the Year during her senior season ... Member of All-District team for both her junior and senior seasons ... Helped freshman team to an undefeated season and the city championship ... Played one season of volleyball and was team captain ... Honor Student.
Personal: Deja Marie Foster was born April 5, 1989 ... Daughter of Tim and Kia Foster ... Has four brothers and two sisters ... Joined her first basketball team in fifth grade ... Dreams to one day be a movie director ... Management major at Georgia Tech.
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| Year | GP-GS | Min/Avg | FG-FGA | Pct. | 3FG-3FGA | Pct. | FT-FTA | Pct. | OR | DR | TR | Avg | PF-FO | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts/Avg | |||||
| 2007-08 | 29-0 | 235/8.1 | 13-41 | .317 | 0-1 | .000 | 13-23 | .565 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 1.7 | 28-0 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 39/1.3 | |||||
| 2008-09 | 31-14 | 842/27.2 | 116-249 | .466 | 2-9 | .222 | 53-88 | .602 | 66 | 79 | 145 | 4.7 | 86-2 | 56 | 75 | 5 | 63 | 287/9.3 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 33-31 | 949/28.8 | 129-269 | .480 | 0-3 | .000 | 70-106 | .660 | 109 | 92 | 201 | 6.1 | 98-2 | 108 | 108 | 6 | 58 | 328/9.9 | |||||
| Totals | 93-45 | 2026/21.8 | 258-559 | .462 | 2-13 | .154 | 136-217 | .627 | 201 | 193 | 394 | 4.2 | 212-4 | 180 | 200 | 11 | 136 | 654/7.0 | |||||
