Devin Booker (basketball, born 1991)

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Devin Booker
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Booker with Bayern Munich in 2025
No. 31–Olimpia Milano
Position Center / power forward
League LBA
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 34)
Whitmire, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Union County
(Union, South Carolina)
College Clemson (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013 SLUC Nancy
2013–2015 JL Bourg
2015–2016 Élan Chalon
2016–2019 Bayern Munich
2019–2021 Khimki Moscow
2021–2023 Fenerbahçe Beko
2023–2025Bayern Munich
2025–present Olimpia Milano
Career highlights

Devin Rydale Booker (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.

Contents

Booker's brother, Trevor, also played college basketball at Clemson and played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Booker's cousin, Jordan Hill, is a former NBA player as well. [1]

High school career

Booker played high school basketball at Union County 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 SLUC Nancy. Later that same year, he moved to the French 2nd Division club JL Bourg. He was named the 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 FIBA Europe Cup, where Chalon finished in third place. In the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season, Booker was named the league's Most Valuable Player. [2]

In 2016, Booker agreed to join the New York Knicks for the NBA Summer League. On July 17, 2016, he signed with Bayern Munich of the BBL in Germany. [3] On July 12, 2017, Booker re-signed with Bayern for the 2017–18 season. [4] He averaged 12.4 points and 5 rebounds per game during the season. Booker re-signed with the team on July 17, 2018. [5]

On July 16, 2019, Russian club Khimki announced that they had signed Booker to a one-year deal. [6] On July 5, 2020, Booker officially renewed his contract with the Russian club Khimki with an option for an additional year, which also competes in the EuroLeague. [7]

On June 16, 2021, Booker signed a two-year deal with Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League. [8]

On July 24, 2023, Booker returned to Bayern Munich, penning a two-year contract.

Personal life

Booker is the brother of former NBA player Trevor Booker

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

*Led the league
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2018–19 Bayern Munich 161220.5.553.375.6113.41.5.6.18.99.8
2019–20 Khimki 28*28*22.3.595.459.8514.81.2.8.111.613.9
2020–21 151427.6.563.375.7325.72.1.3.213.115.3
2021–22 Fenerbahçe 292624.3.568.368.7624.41.6.7.19.110.9
2022–23 311221.1.458.321.7623.31.1.4.65.86.6
2023–24 Bayern Munich 282826.5.484.302.7925.51.2.4.19.710.6
Career1199222.9.552.375.7714.21.4.6.39.310.9

EuroCup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2016–17 Bayern Munich 17821.4.615.300.7665.91.7.9.112.114.6
2017–18 211821.6.598.400.8595.31.5.7.513.617.0
Career382621.5.605.350.8265.61.6.8.312.915.9

FIBA Europe Cup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Élan Chalon 161328.8.570.400.8087.31.6.9.714.6
Career161328.8.570.400.8087.31.6.9.714.6

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Flag of France.svg SLUC Nancy Pro A 55.0.556——.8.2——2.0
2013–14 Flag of France.svg JL Bourg Pro B 3021.9.618—.7236.1.9.8.912.0
2014–15 Flag of France.svg JL Bourg Pro A 3325.9.569.000.7166.81.3.7.412.1
2015–16 Flag of France.svg Élan Chalon Pro A 3429.2.603.321.7707.52.7.7.614.8
2016–17 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich BBL 4119.7.574.364.7294.71.9.7.19.9
2017–18 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich BBL 4822.3.628.375.7595.02.0.7.412.4
2018–19 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich BBL 2518.4.618.304.8034.31.7.8.110.2
2019–20 Flag of Russia.svg Khimki VTBUL 1822.2.674.533.8004.11.8.6.213.4
2020–21 Flag of Russia.svg Khimki VTBUL 821.4.647.500.8395.91.2.9.114.5
2021–22 Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe TBSL 3124.3.540.450.8604.02.1.4.29.9
2022–23 Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe TBSL 1220.9.492.316.6674.81.5.7.65.8
2023–24 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich BBL 3322.6.519.377.8255.01.5.4.39.4

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10 Clemson 32127.3.566.0.5332.90.3.4.14.5
2010–11 Clemson 343326.9.475.333.7345.5.7.6.48.1
2011–12 Clemson 312933.4.482.217.6987.01.3.9.910.5
2012–13 Clemson 313133.2.559.182.6237.5.8.61.113.1
Career1289424.1.518.275.6585.7.8.6.69.0

References

  1. ↑ Wizards’ Trevor Booker still waiting to play his cousin, Jordan Hill.
  2. ↑ "Pro A : Devin Booker MVP, Vincent Collet meilleur coach". L'Equipe . 29 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bayern Munich lands Devin Booker". 17 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bayern Munich re-signs Devin Booker". 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bayern Munich re-signs Devin Booker". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. ↑ "KHIMKI ADDS DEVIN BOOKER TO THE ROSTER". bckhimki.com. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "DEVIN BOOKER STAYS IN KHIMKI TILL 2021". bckhimki.com. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (June 16, 2021). "Fenerbahce signs Devin Booker to two-year deal". Sportando. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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