[3] As of 2016[update], his 47 points and 25 rebounds in the NYSPHSAA Class D semifinals in 1994 are tied for the most in either statistical category in a state tournament game.

[4] In his official biography, Foyle explained that he enrolled at Colgate University because "he wanted the opportunity to learn the principles of the game in a slower-paced setting, where the coach would be able to give him the attention he desired."

He left as the NCAA's all-time leader in blocked shots with 492, despite playing only three college seasons (his record was broken by Wojciech Myrda in 2002[5]).

In July 2004, during the offseason, the Golden State Warriors re-signed Foyle to a six-year, $42 million contract.

[1] Foyle played sparingly during the 2006–07 season under head coach Don Nelson, and was waived by the Warriors on August 13, 2007, with three years and $29.2 million remaining on his contract.

[citation needed] In 2001, he founded Democracy Matters,[16] a non-partisan student organization, as an effort to counteract political apathy on college campuses.

Active on over 50 college campuses, Democracy Matters involves hundreds of students and faculty nationwide through teach-ins, letter writing and petition campaigns, educational seminars, and voter registration drives.

Only eight other NBA players have been inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame (Nate "Tiny" Archibald, Vlade Divac, Julius Erving, A. C. Green, Kevin Johnson, Dikembe Mutombo, David Robinson and Steve Smith).

In this function, he worked with Ruth Riley to conduct basketball clinics for more than 600 youth from under-served areas.