Devin Booker (basketball player, 1991)
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Player information | ||
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birthday | February 28, 1991 | |
place of birth | Whitmire , United States | |
size | 205 cm | |
Weight | 113 kg | |
position | center | |
High school | Union County High School | |
college | Clemson University | |
Club information | ||
society | BK Khimki | |
league | VTB United League | |
Jersey number | 5 | |
Clubs as active | ||
2013 SLUC Nancy Basket 2014–2015 JL Bourg-en-Bresse 2015–2016 Élan Sportif Chalonnais 2016–2019 FC Bayern Munich since 2019 BK Chimki |
Devin Booker (born February 28, 1991 in Whitmire , South Carolina ) is an American basketball player.
Life & Career
High School & College Careers
Booker played basketball for four years at Union County High School in Union, South Carolina , before playing for the Clemson Tigers from 2009 to 2013 .
Professional career
Booker started his professional career in Europe, in France in the LNB Pro A season 2013/2014, with SLUC Nancy Basket , from where he went to the LNB Pro B at JL Bourg-en-Bresse in the same year . In Bourg-en-Bresse he developed into a high performer and became LNB Pro B Finals Most Valuable Player of the 2013–2014 LNB Pro B season.
At the beginning of 2015 he returned to the LNB Pro A and signed with Élan Chalon , where he took part in the FIBA Europa Cup and ultimately finished third with the team. In the following year 2015/2016 he became LNB Pro A Most Valuable Player.
After Booker took part in the NBA Summer League with the New York Knicks in June 2016, he signed with the Bundesliga basketball club FC Bayern Munich on July 17, 2016 . For the 2019/20 season, Booker moved to BK Chimki in Russia.
Personal
Devin is the brother of basketball player Trevor Booker , who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA , and the cousin of Jordan Hill , who played for the New York Knicks , Houston Rockets , Los Angeles Lakers , Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA .
Achievements & Awards
- Main round MVP of the LNB Pro A : Season 2015/16
- German champion 2018 and 2019
Web links
- easyCredit BBL - Devin Booker - player profile on the easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Devin Booker Biography - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Basket - Pro A - Devin Booker quitte la JL Bourg, direction Chalon
- ↑ FIBA Europe Profile
- ^ Pro A: Devin Booker MVP, Vincent Collet meilleur coach . In: L'Equipe . April 29, 2016.
- ↑ Bayern Munich lands Devin Booker . 17th July 2016.
- ↑ Team roster 2019/2020. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ↑ Devin Booker from Munich also has a brother: Trevor, 28, plays for the Brooklyn Nets.
- ^ Wizards' Trevor Booker still waiting to play his cousin, Jordan Hill.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Booker, Devin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1991 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Whitmire , South Carolina |