Milwaukee native Jimmie Foster is in his third season on Coach Wardle's men's basketball staff. He was named an assistant coach on May 3, 2010, after coaching at the University of North Dakota during the 2009-10 campaign.

During his first season with the Phoenix, Foster helped tutor 7-foot-1 Alec Brown, who was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team after averaging 10.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.

Brown's development under Foster has been tremendous, as the big man increased his numbers to 13.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as a sophomore. He was named to the first-team All-Horizon League in 2012-13.

As a recruiter, Foster has helped the Phoenix with his relationships in Wisconsin and Minnesota as well as his ties to the junior college ranks. Foster was instrumental in the recruitment of Brennan Cougill, a junior college All-American who was a top-100 talent coming out of high school. Cougill averaged 9.2 points and seven rebounds per game in his first season at Green Bay in 2011-12.

Foster has spearheaded the program's community service efforts and his involvment on campus includes membership in UW-Green Bay's Diversity Committee.

Foster went to North Dakota after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Eagles went a combined 60-10 in his two seasons at the school, finishing third nationally in 2008 and as the runner-up in Division II in 2009. During his two-year stint, Foster helped nine Eagles earn all-conference honors, while two of his players nabbed All-America honors.

A native of Milwaukee, Wis., Foster was a standout player at Rufus King High School before going on to a successful collegiate career at Kirkwood and the University of South Dakota. At Kirkwood, Foster earned second-team All-America honors as a sophomore and helped lead the Eagles to a pair of ICCAC Championships. He also was twice named All-Region XI.

After transferring to South Dakota for his final two collegiate seasons, Foster was a two-time All-North Central Conference honoree and was named the league's Newcomer of the Year in 2001. Foster earned his bachelor's degree in recreation from USD in 2002.  

Foster's coaching career began back in his hometown where he was an assistant varsity coach for Milwaukee Juneau High School from 2005-06.