Chris Booker (basketball)
Encyclopedia
Christopher Monroe Booker (born 24 October 1981 in Fort Worth-Texas
, USA) is an American
professional basketball
player currently playing for Telenet Oostende in Belgium
.
in Fort Worth, Texas
, he 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 also named district player of the year and most valuable player in the Fort Worth district.
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 and named all-conference and second team All-American.
at Purdue University
, where he was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention by conference coaches and 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 with 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 and holds Purdue's record for blocks in a season.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, USA) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player currently playing for Telenet Oostende in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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High school years
As a Four-year letterman at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High SchoolDiamond Hill-Jarvis High School
Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School is a school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States which serves grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District. In 2006, it was placed 95th on Newsweek Magazine's Top 1200 High Schools list...
in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, he 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 also named district player of the year and most valuable player in the Fort Worth district.
2000-2002
He attended Tyler Junior CollegeTyler Junior College
Tyler Junior College is a two-year community college in Tyler, Texas, United States. TJC is one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with an enrollment of more than 12,000 credit students each year with an additional 20,000 continuing education enrollments annually. Its West Campus includes...
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 and named all-conference and second team All-American.
2002-2003
Booker transferred for his junior season to play for Gene KeadyGene Keady
Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Keady is a basketball coach. Currently an assistant coach at St. John's, he is most notable for being the head basketball coach at Purdue University for 25 years, from 1980 to 2005.-Kansas State :...
at Purdue University
Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball holds the record for most Big Ten Championships with 22, along with being the only program in the conference to boast winning records...
, where he was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention by conference coaches and 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 with 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 and holds Purdue's record for blocks in a season.
2003-Present
- 2004-05
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