Chris Booker (basketball)

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Chris Booker
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born (1981-10-24) October 24, 1981
Fort Worth, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (208 cm)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Diamond Hill-Jarvis
(Fort Worth, Texas)
College Tyler JC (2000–2002)
Purdue (2002–2004)
NBA draft 2004 / Undrafted
Pro playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2005 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2006–2007 Tofas
2007–2008 Union Olimpija
2008–2009 Energa Czarni Słupsk
2009 ASU
2009–2010 Khimik Yuzhny
2010 Energa Czarni Słupsk
2010–2011 Krka Novo Mesto
2011–2012 Telenet Oostende
2012–2013 Panionios
2013–present Krka Novo Mesto

Christopher Monroe Booker (born October 24, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'10" (2.08 m) tall power forward-center.

High school years

As a four-year Letterman at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in Fort Worth, Texas, Booker averaged 24.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game as a senior. He was named Fort Worth Player of the Year during his senior season. He earned First-Team All-District honors as a senior, and was also named District Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the Fort Worth district.

College career

Junior college

2000-2002

Booker attended Tyler Junior College in his freshman year, where he averaged 10.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Improving in his sophomore season, he averaged 19.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game, was and named All-Conference and Second Team All-American.

Purdue

2002-2003

Booker transferred for his junior season to play for Gene Keady at Purdue University, where he was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention by conference coaches, and was named to the All-Junior College Transfer Team. He led the Boilermakers in rebounding, averaging 5.7 per game. He also played in all 30 games, with 24 starts, and ranked third on the team in scoring, at 9.4 points per game. He led the squad in blocked shots, and shot 45.2 percent from the field, fourth-best on the team. He played 807 minutes, second-most on the team. He also set Purdue's record for blocks in a season.

Professional career

Booker has played professionally in the Belgian League with Telenet Oostende.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Sportando.net Telenet Oostende lands Christopher Booker.

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