Chris Booker (basketball)

Chris Booker

Position	Power Forward
Height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
League	Belgian League
Team	Telenet Oostende
Born	October 24, 1981 (1981-10-24) (age 30) Fort Worth-Texas, USA
Nationality	American
High school	Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School
College	Purdue University
Draft	Undrafted, 2004
Pro career	2004–present
Career history	Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2004-05) Tofaş S.K. (2006-07) Union Olimpija (2007-08) Energa Czarni Słupsk (2008-09) asu (2009) Khimik Yuzhny (2009-10) Energa Czarni Słupsk (2010) Krka Novo Mesto (2010-11) Telenet Oostende (2011-...)

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.^[1]

High school years

As a Four-year letterman at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School 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.

College career

Junior College

2000-2002

He 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 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 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.

Professional career

2003-Present

• 2004-05 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
• 2006-07 Tofaş S.K.
• 2007-08 Union Olimpija
• 2008-09 Energa Czarni Słupsk
• 2009-10 asu
• 2009-10 Khimik Yuzhny
• 2009-10 Energa Czarni Słupsk
• 2010-11 Krka
• 2011-... Telenet Oostende

References

1. ^ Telenet Oostende lands Christopher Booker

External links

• TBLStat.net Profile
• Player Profile on eurobasket.com

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Name	Booker, Chris
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Date of birth	24 October 1981
Place of birth	Fort Worth-Texas, USA
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