Keith Booth
Encyclopedia
Keith Eugene Booth is an American
basketball coach and former player. Booth played college basketball
at the University of Maryland from 1994 to 1997. He was an assistant coach at his alma mater under Gary Williams
from 2004 to 2011. In October 2011, Booth was named an assistant women's basketball coach at Loyola University Maryland.
Booth was born and raised in Baltimore
and attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
. Heavily recruited by coach Gary Williams, he was the first player from Baltimore City in many years to play for Maryland. After the resignation of Williams' predecessor, Bob Wade
, due to NCAA
violations, a de facto boycott of the university was put in place by the high-school coaches in Baltimore. Because of this boycott, many star high-school players avoided Maryland as a choice to play their college ball. In becoming one of the members of Maryland's 1993 recruiting class, Booth broke the ice, and the school once again had access to talent-rich Baltimore City.
Booth was the Chicago Bulls
' first-pick (28th overall) in the 1997 NBA Draft, and he played two seasons with the Bulls. Booth later returned to the Maryland campus and earned a bachelor's degree in criminology and criminal justice in 2003. After getting his degree, he worked at the Park School of Baltimore
in Brooklandville, Maryland
, where he was the middle school baseball coach. He also volunteered at an after-school program at his former high school, Dunbar. In 2004, he returned to his alma mater to become an assistant under Coach Williams.
As an assistant coach at Maryland, Booth organized recruiting as well as promoting and directing the Gary Williams Summer Basketball Camp each Summer in College Park.
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basketball coach and former player. Booth played college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
at the University of Maryland from 1994 to 1997. He was an assistant coach at his alma mater under Gary Williams
Gary Williams
Gary B. Williams is an American university administrator and former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Maryland, Ohio State University, Boston College, and American University. In 2002, he led Maryland to the NCAA Tournament Championship...
from 2004 to 2011. In October 2011, Booth was named an assistant women's basketball coach at Loyola University Maryland.
Booth was born and raised in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
and attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a public secondary school located in Baltimore, Maryland.-History:Dunbar opened in 1918 as the Paul Laurence Dunbar Elementary School, No. 101. It was named in memory of Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African-American poet, who had died ten years earlier...
. Heavily recruited by coach Gary Williams, he was the first player from Baltimore City in many years to play for Maryland. After the resignation of Williams' predecessor, Bob Wade
Bob Wade (basketball coach)
Robert Pernell Wade is a former men's college basketball head coach for the University of Maryland , as well as an American football defensive back for the National Football League.-Football career:...
, due to NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
violations, a de facto boycott of the university was put in place by the high-school coaches in Baltimore. Because of this boycott, many star high-school players avoided Maryland as a choice to play their college ball. In becoming one of the members of Maryland's 1993 recruiting class, Booth broke the ice, and the school once again had access to talent-rich Baltimore City.
Booth was the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
' first-pick (28th overall) in the 1997 NBA Draft, and he played two seasons with the Bulls. Booth later returned to the Maryland campus and earned a bachelor's degree in criminology and criminal justice in 2003. After getting his degree, he worked at the Park School of Baltimore
Park School of Baltimore
The Park School of Baltimore is a private, co-educational K-12 school located in Brooklandville, Maryland, USA, just north of the city of Baltimore. The campus lies to the south of Old Court Road in Baltimore County...
in Brooklandville, Maryland
Brooklandville, Maryland
Brooklandville is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States near where the Jones Falls Expressway meets the Baltimore Beltway. The general area is a part of Lutherville, and some addresses in the area are considered to be in Lutherville, though Brooklandville has a...
, where he was the middle school baseball coach. He also volunteered at an after-school program at his former high school, Dunbar. In 2004, he returned to his alma mater to become an assistant under Coach Williams.
As an assistant coach at Maryland, Booth organized recruiting as well as promoting and directing the Gary Williams Summer Basketball Camp each Summer in College Park.
External links
- Keith Booth expanded profile at NBA.com
- Keith Booth Joins Terrapins As Assistant Coach
- Keith Booth Profile