Hall of Fame
Former Cougar basketball player Bob Foss was elected to the Cougar Hall of Fame for his efforts in the late 1970's. He was a three time NIC All-Conference member in 1976-77, 1977-78 and 1978-79 including the NIC Player of the Year in 1978-79. He remains fifth all time in the NSIC in rebounds.
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He holds the school record for most rebounds in a single season with and is second all time in career rebounding (920) at UMM. A member of the 1,000 point club, Foss sits seventh all time in career scoring. Foss was a part of the 1976-77 and 1977-78 teams who set a school record for most wins in a conference season with 12. The 1976-77 team has the school record for most consecutive home wins as they rattled off 13 straight victories.
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Following his career at the University of Minnesota Morris, Foss played two years in Sweden where he led the league in scoring and rebounding in each season.
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