Kyle Fogg (born January 27, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

Kyle Fogg
No. 4 – Liaoning Flying Leopards
PositionPoint guard
LeagueCBA
Personal information
Born (1990-01-27) January 27, 1990 (age 34)
Brea, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrea Olinda (Brea, California)
CollegeArizona (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2013–2014Lapuan Korikobrat
2014–2015Antwerp Giants
2015–2016Eisbären Bremerhaven
2016–2017Unicaja
2017–2019Guangzhou Long-Lions
2019–2020Beijing Royal Fighters
2021–presentLiaoning Flying Leopards
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Fogg joined the Houston Rockets for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On September 25, 2012, he signed with the Rockets,[1] but was later waived on October 12.[2] In November 2012, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player.

On September 30, 2013, Fogg signed with the Denver Nuggets.[3] However, he was later waived on October 16.[4] In December 2013, he signed with Lapuan Korikobrat of Finland for the rest of the 2013–14 Korisliiga season, going on to earn league MVP honors after averaging 27.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 29 games.

On June 11, 2014, Fogg signed with the Antwerp Giants of Belgium for the 2014–15 season.[5]

In September 2015, Fogg signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven in Germany.[6]

In June 2016, Fogg signed with Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish Liga ACB.[7] In April 2017, Fogg won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia BC in the Finals.[8]

On July 4, 2017, Fogg signed with the Guangzhou Long-Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.[9] He re-signed with the team on July 2, 2018.[10]

On August 15, 2019, Fogg signed with Beijing Royal Fighters,[11] and left the team after the season.

In 2021, Fogg joined Liaoning Flying Leopards for the rest of the 2020–21 season,[12] the signing was officially announced in April.[13] He extended the contract with the team for the 2021–22 season.[14]

On May 22, 2024, Fogg and Liaoning won their third consecutive CBA championship after defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the finals. Fogg was named the CBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

The Basketball Tournament

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Fogg joined the inaugural Overseas Elite roster for The Basketball Tournament (TBT) during the summer of 2015. Overseas Elite defeated Team 23 in the TBT 2015 championship game, 67–65, to claim the $1 million prize.[15]

Overseas Elite and Fogg repeated as champions in August 2016, winning TBT 2016 with a 77–72 victory over Team Colorado, earning them another $2 million.[16] In six games, Fogg averaged 21.8 points per game, and was subsequently named tournament MVP and a member of the All-Tournament team.[17][18]

In August 2017, Fogg and Overseas Elite again returned as champions, winning TBT 2017 with an 86–83 victory over Team Challenge ALS, televised on ESPN. Fogg finished with a game-high 29 points, and received MVP and All-Tournament honors for the second straight year.[19][20]

As of August 2018, Fogg and Overseas Elite won the TBT 2018.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Arizona 35 27 24.1 .450 .383 .786 2.5 1.7 0.9 0.1 6.1
2009–10 Arizona 31 24 28.8 .415 .417 .755 3.1 2.2 0.9 0.3 11.1
2010–11 Arizona 38 34 25.5 .373 .355 .747 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.2 8.1
2011–12 Arizona 35 34 32.1 .420 .444 .789 3.7 2.2 1.1 0.4 13.5
Career 139 119 27.5 .411 .404 .771 2.8 2.2 0.9 0.2 9.6

G League

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Rio Grande 37 10 18.0 .368 .336 .805 2.6 1.6 0.8 0.1 6.4
Career 37 10 18.0 .368 .336 .805 2.6 1.6 0.8 0.1 6.4

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Rio Grande 6 0 10.1 .222 .333 .778 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.2
Career 6 0 10.1 .222 .333 .778 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.2

Europe

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European leagues

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 EuroChallenge   Antwerp Giants 12 12 31.9 .446 .438 .755 3.2 2.8 0.9 0.2 16.4 -
2016–17 EuroCup   Unicaja Malaga 22 9 19.7 .481 .415 .754 3.0 2.4 0.8 0.0 11.9 -

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14   Kobrat Korisliiga 29 37.4 .481 .397 .842 6.4 4.6 1.3 0.2 27.0
2014-15   Antwerp Giants PBL 29 29.4 .420 .388 .820 3.4 2.4 1.1 0.2 16.5
2015-16   Bremerhaven Basketball Bundesliga 34 29.8 .421 .357 .897 3.6 3.3 1.0 0.1 18.2
2016-17   Unicaja Malaga ACB 32 16.1 .471 .447 .849 2.4 2.2 0.8 0.1 10.2

Domestic Playoffs

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014-15   Antwerp Giants PBL 3 22.3 .200 .111 .750 2.0 1.3 1.0 0.0 4.7
2016-17   Unicaja Malaga ACB 5 11.6 .333 .333 .750 1.2 1.4 0.4 0.0 4.0

CBA statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017-18 Guangzhou 21 21 41.5 .452 .382 .857 6.0 5.6 1.8 0.1 35.6
2018-19 Guangzhou 45 44 39.1 .471 .387 .868 8.4 7.6 2.1 0.4 34.4
2019-20 Beijing 42 42 36.5 .478 .367 .852 6.3 6.3 3.0 0.3 34.4
2020-21 Liaoning 5 0 19.8 .472 .435 .921 3.8 5.8 2.0 0.2 19.0
2021-22 Liaoning 31 30 25.1 .516 .399 .866 3.9 2.8 2.3 0.5 19.4
2022-23 Liaoning 27 27 31.0 .461 .389 .836 5.9 4.2 2.0 0.7 23.5
Career 171 164 34.3 .473 .384 .859 6.2 5.5 2.3 0.4 27.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017-18 Guangzhou 2 2 44.0 .467 .476 .800 3.5 6.0 2.0 0.0 38.0
2019-20 Beijing 2 2 39.5 .426 .063 .879 4.5 7.0 4.0 0.5 35.0
2020-21 Liaoning 6 6 27.9 .397 .227 .870 6.0 3.2 1.8 0.3 17.0
2021-22 Liaoning 9 9 19.8 .511 .333 .759 3.0 1.1 1.6 0.3 13.8
Career 19 19 26.8 .456 .294 .835 4.1 2.9 1.9 0.3 19.6

Source: basketball-stats.de (Date: 27. March 2022)[21]

References

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  1. ^ Rockets Add Fogg and McCamey
  2. ^ "Rockets waive guards Kyle Fogg and Demetri McCamey". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Denver Nuggets add Reginald Becton, Kyle Fogg, Damion James to training camp". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  4. ^ Denver Nuggets Waive Reginald Becton And Kyle Fogg
  5. ^ Antwerp Giants land Kyle Fogg
  6. ^ Kyle Fogg Wird Neuer Shooting Fuard Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  7. ^ Kyle Fogg será jugador del Unicaja esta semana (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "7DAYS EuroCup Finals, Game 3: Unicaja Malaga is the champion!". Eurocupbasketball.com. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  9. ^ Guangzhou Lions announce Kyle Fogg
  10. ^ Kyle Fogg returns to Guangzhou Long Lions[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "北控官宣三外援". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). August 15, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Former Wildcat Kyle Fogg joins third Chinese club, Liaoning Flying Leopards". tucson.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  13. ^ "辽宁男篮:弗格今日完成注册 身披15号战袍代表辽篮征战CBA联赛" [Kyle Fogg joins Liaoning Flying Leopards as No.15]. sohu.com (in Chinese). April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "辽篮外援弗格完成注册 今日对阵宁波有望登场参赛" [Kyle Fogg to play against Ningbo Rockets after registration]. qq.com. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  15. ^ Ryan, Kevin (August 2, 2015). "Team wins $1 million in winner-take-all hoops tournament". Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  16. ^ "Team Colorado falls in TBT final to Overseas Elite". August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  17. ^ "Fogg earns MVP and big payday in The Tournament". August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  18. ^ "TBT 2016 All Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  19. ^ Overseas Elite Completes The 3-Peat, Defeat Team Challenge ALS 86–83
  20. ^ "TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 4, 2017. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  21. ^ "Kyle Fogg" (in German). basketball-stats.de. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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