Bucknell University Athletics
Scott Foulis Joins Bucknell Women's Basketball Coaching Staff as Top Assistant
8/12/2002 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Aug. 12, 2002
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Scott Foulis, a former coach at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass., joins the Bucknell women's basketball coaching staff as an assistant to the Bison. "I am very pleased with the addition of Coach Foulis to our women's basketball staff," commented head coach Kathy Fedorjaka. "Scott has had some great division I experience at the University of Rhode Island and UMass, and I feel he is a very good fit for both Bucknell University and the Bison basketball program."
Foulis comes to Bucknell from UMass where he was most recently an assistant basketball coach for the Minutewomen basketball program for the second time in his career. In addition to the 2001-02 season, Foulis, a 1997 graduate of the Amherst, Mass. school, also served as an assistant for the program from 1995-98. While involved with the University of Massachusetts, he was responsible for providing on-court instruction to the guards, in addition to preparing and presenting opponent scouting reports. Foulis was also heavily involved in the Minutewomen recruiting process.
Prior to his second coaching tenure at UMass, Foulis was the head women's basketball coach at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts during the 2000-01 season. While at the school, he was responsible for designing and implementing all game and practice plans, while also supervising the academic performance of the student-athletes. While at the helm of the Mohawk program, Foulis was the coordinator of all fund raising activities, in addition to developing and implementing the marketing and public relations plan for the team.
During the 1999-2000 season, Foulis served as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator for Plattsburgh State University. Before his stint with the Cardinals, he was an assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island for the 1998-99 season.
"I feel that Scott is a quality person and coach, and I know that he understands the commitment and dedication that it takes to be successful at this level," said Fedorjaka. "He is a professional who will be committed and loyal to the program and help us tremendously in our quest for excellence, both academically and athletically, in the Patriot League. I am very happy to have Scott as a member of our Bucknell basketball family."
At Bucknell, Foulis' responsibilities will include full involvement in recruiting prospective student-athletes and scouting upcoming opponents. In addition, he will be primarily responsible for post player development, while assisting in the day-to-day practice regimens. Foulis will also serve as the women's basketball contact for Bucknell's unique Sideline Coaching Program.
Bucknell has ranked among the nation's leaders in the graduation rate of its student-athletes in recent years, including best-in-the-nation accolades in 1992, 1993 and 1996. During the 2001-02 academic year, Bison student-athletes were awarded five of the 22 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete citations. Bucknell also claimed a league-high 277 members of the 2001-02 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, which honors student-athletes who achieve a 3.20 grade-point average during the semester coinciding with his/her sport.
