Devin Booker | |
Position: | Power forward / Center |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 250 |
League: | Basketball Bundesliga EuroLeague |
Team: | FC Bayern Munich |
Number: | 31 |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1991 |
Birth Place: | Whitmire, South Carolina, U.S. |
High School: | Union County (Union, South Carolina) |
College: | Clemson (2009–2013) |
Draft Year: | 2013 |
Career Start: | 2013 |
Years1: | 2013 |
Team1: | SLUC Nancy |
Years2: | 2013–2015 |
Team2: | JL Bourg |
Years3: | 2015–2016 |
Team3: | Élan Chalon |
Years4: | 2016–2019 |
Team4: | Bayern Munich |
Years5: | 2019–2021 |
Team5: | Khimki Moscow |
Years6: | 2021–2023 |
Team6: | Fenerbahçe |
Years7: | 2023–present |
Team7: | Bayern Munich |
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Devin Booker (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.
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]
Booker played high school basketball at Union County High School, in Union, South Carolina.
After high school, Booker played college basketball at Clemson University, with the Clemson Tigers, from 2009 to 2013.
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.
Led the league |
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Bayern Munich| 16 || 12 || 20.5 || .553 || .375 || .611 || 3.4 || 1.5 || .6 || .1 || 8.9 || 9.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Khimki| style="background:#CFECEC;"|28* || style="background:#CFECEC;"|28* || 22.3 || .595 || .459 || .851 || 4.8 || 1.2 || .8 || .1 || 11.6 || 13.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| 15 || 14 || 27.6 || .563 || .375 || .732 || 5.7 || 2.1 || .3 || .2 || 13.1 || 15.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Fenerbahçe| 29 || 26 || 24.3 || .568 || .368 || .762 || 4.4 || 1.6 || .7 || .1 || 9.1 || 10.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| 31 || 12 || 21.1 || .458 || .321 || .762 || 3.3 || 1.1 || .4 || .6 || 5.8 || 6.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Bayern Munich| 28 || 28 || 26.5 || .484 || .302 || .792 || 5.5 || 1.2 || .4 || .1 || 9.7 || 10.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 119 || 92 || 22.9 || .552 || .375 || .771 || 4.2 || 1.4 || .6 || .3 || 9.3 || 10.9
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Bayern Munich| 17 || 8 || 21.4 || .615 || .300 || .766 || 5.9 || 1.7 || .9 || .1 || 12.1 || 14.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| 21 || 18 || 21.6 || .598 || .400 || .859 || 5.3 || 1.5 || .7 || .5 || 13.6 || 17.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 38 || 26 || 21.5 || .605 || .350 || .826 || 5.6 || 1.6 || .8 || .3 || 12.9 || 15.9
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Élan Chalon| 16 || 13 || 28.8 || .570 || .400 || .808 || 7.3 || 1.6 || .9 || .7 || 14.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 16 || 13 || 28.8 || .570 || .400 || .808 || 7.3 || 1.6 || .9 || .7 || 14.6
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5 | 5.0 | .556 | .8 | .2 | 2.0 | |||||||
30 | 21.9 | .618 | .723 | 6.1 | .9 | .8 | .9 | 12.0 | ||||
33 | 25.9 | .569 | .000 | .716 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .7 | .4 | 12.1 | |||
34 | 29.2 | .603 | .321 | .770 | 7.5 | 2.7 | .7 | .6 | 14.8 | |||
41 | 19.7 | .574 | .364 | .729 | 4.7 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 9.9 | |||
48 | 22.3 | .628 | .375 | .759 | 5.0 | 2.0 | .7 | .4 | 12.4 | |||
25 | 18.4 | .618 | .304 | .803 | 4.3 | 1.7 | .8 | .1 | 10.2 | |||
18 | 22.2 | .674 | .533 | .800 | 4.1 | 1.8 | .6 | .2 | 13.4 | |||
8 | 21.4 | .647 | .500 | .839 | 5.9 | 1.2 | .9 | .1 | 14.5 | |||
31 | 24.3 | .540 | .450 | .860 | 4.0 | 2.1 | .4 | .2 | 9.9 | |||
12 | 20.9 | .492 | .316 | .667 | 4.8 | 1.5 | .7 | .6 | 5.8 | |||
33 | 22.6 | .519 | .377 | .825 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .4 | .3 | 9.4College | |||
2009–10 | Clemson | 32 | 1 | 27.3 | .566 | .0 | .533 | 2.9 | 0.3 | .4 | .1 | 4.5 |
2010–11 | Clemson | 34 | 33 | 26.9 | .475 | .333 | .734 | 5.5 | .7 | .6 | .4 | 8.1 |
2011–12 | Clemson | 31 | 29 | 33.4 | .482 | .217 | .698 | 7.0 | 1.3 | .9 | .9 | 10.5 |
2012–13 | Clemson | 31 | 31 | 33.2 | .559 | .182 | .623 | 7.5 | .8 | .6 | 1.1 | 13.1 |
Career | 128 | 94 | 24.1 | .518 | .275 | .658 | 5.7 | .8 | .6 | .6 | 9.0External links
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