Booker with Élan Chalon in 2014
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No. 31 – FC Bayern Munich | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League |
Basketball Bundesliga EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born |
Whitmire, South Carolina |
February 28, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8.7 in (2.05 m) |
Listed weight | 249 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Union County (Union, South Carolina) |
College | Clemson (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013 | SLUC Nancy |
2013–2015 | JL Bourg |
2015–2016 | Élan Chalon |
2016–present | Bayern Munich |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Devin Booker (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
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.
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 Basketball Bundesliga.
Booker's brother, Trevor, also played college basketball with the Clemson Tigers, and is also a professional basketball player, that has played in the NBA, with the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, and Brooklyn Nets. Booker is also the cousin of Jordan Hill, who has also played in the NBA, with the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves .