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Trevor Booker

Trevor Booker
Trevor Booker Wizards.jpg
Booker with the Wizards in 2013
No. 35 – Brooklyn Nets
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1987-11-25) November 25, 1987 (age 29)
Newberry, South Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school Union County
(Union, South Carolina)
College Clemson (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
20102014 Washington Wizards
20142016 Utah Jazz
2016–present Brooklyn Nets
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2010)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2009)
  • ACC All-Defensive Team (2009)
Stats at NBA.com

Trevor Fitzgerald Booker (born November 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 23rd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2010 NBA draft, but was immediately traded to the Washington Wizards. Booker primarily plays the power forward position.

Booker was born on November 25, 1987 in Newberry, South Carolina to Gerald and Tracey, both accomplished athletes. He was brought up in a rural Whitmire neighborhood and grew up eating as many as 20 bowls of cereal each week, sharing the love with his brothers. Booker began playing the game of basketball after his mother tried to get her sons into it by showing them her clippings as a high school player. His brother, Devin, said, "She got us into it when we were younger, and we have been ever since."

Booker attended Union County High School in Union, South Carolina, and played basketball under head coach Joe Pitt. In his senior year in 2005–06, Booker was named Gatorade Player of the Year for South Carolina, after averaging 21.9 points, 16.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. He was also named AAA State Player of the Year and was a first-time All-State selection. Booker left the Union high school team as its all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots. Later on, Booker played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball with the South Carolina Celtics.

Entering college, Booker was listed as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com. He was ranked the 29th best power forward by Rivals and 27th by 247Sports in the Class of 2006. Booker was also given a 0.8778 composite rating at 247Sports.com. He committed to play for the Clemson Tigers men's basketball team on May 13, 2005, officially visited Clemson on September 16, 2005, signed the National Letter of Intent with Clemson on February 1, 2006, and enrolled on May 30, 2006. Booker also considered Auburn, Florida State, Georgia Tech, James Madison, Pittsburgh, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, William & Mary, and Wofford as possible destinations. He received offers from Wofford, William & Mary, and South Carolina.


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