Devin Booker (basketball, born 1991)

Devin Booker
No. 31 – Élan Chalon
Position Center / Power forward
League French League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1991-02-28) February 28, 1991
Whitmire, South Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school Union (Union, South Carolina)
College Clemson (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 SLUC Nancy
2013–2015 JL Bourg
2015–present Élan Chalon
Career highlights and awards

Devin Booker (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[1]

High school career

Booker played high school basketball at Union High School, in Union, South Carolina.

College career

After high school, Booker played college basketball at Clemson University, with the Clemson Tigers, from 2009 to 2013.

Professional career

Booker began his pro career in France, during the 2013–14 LNB Pro A season, with the French Pro A League (French 1st Division) club SLUC Nancy Basket. Later that same year, he moved to the French Pro B League (French 2nd Division) club JL Bourg. He was named the French 2nd Division Finals MVP of the 2013–14 LNB Pro B season.

In 2015, he joined the French 1st Division club Élan Chalon, where he also played in the European 3rd-tier level league, the FIBA Europe Cup's 2015–16 season. In the FIBA Europe Cup, Chalon finished in third place. In the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season, Booker was named the league's Most Valuable Player.[2]

Personal

Booker's brother, Trevor, also played college basketball with the Clemson Tigers, and he is also a professional basketball player that has played in the NBA, with both the Washington Wizards and Utah Jazz. Booker is also the cousin of Jordan Hill, who has also played in the NBA, with the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and Indiana Pacers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Devin Booker basketball profile.
  2. ↑ "Pro A : Devin Booker MVP, Vincent Collet meilleur coach". L'Equipe. 29 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Wizards’ Trevor Booker still waiting to play his cousin, Jordan Hill.

External links

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