ATHENS, W.Va. – Former Concord University men's basketball standout Brian Foster is the latest guest on Concord's Athletic Alumni at Work interview series as he stops by to chat with Concord Sports Information Director
Wes McKinney.
Foster played for head coach
Steve Cox at CU from 2005-07. In just two seasons, Foster scored 858 career points, knocked down 132 career three-pointers and was a big reason why the Mountain Lions appeared in the WVIAC Tournament Semifinals in 2007.
Living back in his home state of Indiana these days, Foster mentors young people that are struggling with addiction through Beacon Health System in South Bend, Indiana. He also helps those that are battling the negative effects of mental health.
Some excerpts from the interview are below. The complete interview can be heard here:Â
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ON HOW HIS JUNIOR COLLEGE PLAYING DAYS COMPARED TO CONCORD'S STYLE OF PLAY
The conference I played in JUCO it was a lot of up and down. Tyrone (Anderson) played on a team where they had a lot of fire power at Glen Oaks. There's a lot of movement, a lot of high-scoring games. They just let the players play. I knew that Rob (Reed) was going to fit in here because it fit with me. That's pretty much the type of offense that Coach Cox ran. He had his sets and had his plays, but he let players play. Kent (McBride) was pretty much doing the same thing. For guards, I believe players like myself and Rob, the WVIAC and MEC can benefits those players.
ON HIS CURRENT ROLE MENTORING YOUTH AND HELPING PEOPLE FIGHT ADDICTION
The more I teach and the more I learn and see, the opioid epidemic and addiction is a crisis. It's not just happening in our state (Indiana). In West Virginia, the numbers are really high. Just bringing that awareness because people don't know about addiction. Being a mentor, a teacher, a trainer and being involved in youth sports, they see me on the court playing with them. I'm the same guy spreading that knowledge of awareness of addiction—to help them out. I'm grateful for the community
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