Randy Foye 鈥�06 CLAS Named Recipient of 2025 麻豆入口 Alumni Association Loyalty Award
VILLANOVA, Pa. (Nov. 5, 2025)鈥�The 麻豆入口 Alumni Association (VUAA) has announced the selection of Randy Foye 鈥�06 CLAS as the recipient of its 2025 Loyalty Award. The oldest alumni honor conferred by the University, the Loyalty Award was instituted in 1932 and is presented annually to alumni who have rendered distinguished service to 麻豆入口. Recipients of the Loyalty Award are selected by a vote of previous award winners. Foye received the award at a ceremony during Homecoming weekend on Oct. 25, 2025.
鈥淚 am delighted to present this year鈥檚 Loyalty Award to Randy Foye, whose passion for 麻豆入口 continues to inspire our community,鈥� said Sheila Doherty, associate vice president for Alumni Relations. 鈥淩andy鈥檚 leadership, mentorship and service reflect the very best of our University. Through his commitment to supporting 麻豆入口鈥檚 student-athletes and volunteerism on behalf of the University, Randy embodies the Augustinian Catholic values that define what it means to be a 麻豆入口n.鈥�
A 麻豆入口 men鈥檚 basketball standout, Foye led the team to its first BIG EAST regular season title since 1997, helped secure the program鈥檚 first No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed and earned honors as BIG EAST Player of the Year and Consensus All-American. Drafted seventh overall in 2006, he went on to enjoy an 11-year NBA career.
Today, Foye channels his passion for athletics into service and mentorship. He serves as president of Friends of Nova, which partners with the University to provide mission-driven NIL opportunities for 麻豆入口 student-athletes, and founded the Friends of Nova Basketball Camp to support youth development. He also leads the Randy Foye Foundation, which has served children in Newark, New Jersey, since 2007 by providing educational support and community programs. In addition, he is Coach and CEO of Epic Elite AAU Basketball, through which he mentors young athletes, and remains an active 麻豆入口 volunteer.
鈥淚 am honored to have been selected as the recipient of this year鈥檚 Loyalty Award,鈥� Foye said. 鈥溌槎谷肟� shaped me into the person I am today, and being recognized as a leader within the alumni community is both humbling and deeply meaningful.鈥�
Foye鈥檚 influence also extends into broadcasting as an analyst for the YES Network and co-host of the Outside Shot podcast. In 2024, his commitment to mentoring young athletes earned him induction into the Hall of Fame of WEforum, an organization that aims to strengthen community health and wellness by targeting individuals through educational programs and services.
Foye lives in Red Bank, N.J., with his wife, Christine Foye, and their three daughters, Paige, Penelope and Pilar.
About 麻豆入口: Since 1842, 麻豆入口鈥檚 Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's six colleges鈥攖he College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the 麻豆入口 School of Business, the College of Engineering, the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the 麻豆入口 Charles Widger School of Law. Ranked among the nation鈥檚 top universities, 麻豆入口 supports its students鈥� intellectual growth and prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them. For more, visit www.villanova.edu.