Askia Booker

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Askia Booker
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Booker with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2014
No. 9 – Northern Arizona Suns
Position Point guard
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1993-08-31) August 31, 1993 (age 31)
Inglewood, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Price (Los Angeles, California)
College Colorado (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015 Arkadikos
2015–present Bakersfield Jam / Northern Arizona Suns
Career highlights and awards

Askia Booker (born August 31, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes as a point guard. In his senior year in 2014–15, he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12.

High school career

Booker attended Price High School. As a junior, he averaged 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists to lead Price to the Division IV championship. He was ranked 30th in the nation at his position by ESPN.[1] Booker committed to the Colorado Buffaloes on October 29, 2010.[2]

College career

As a freshman, Booker helped lead Colorado to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2002-03 season. He averaged 9.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 21.5 minutes per game.[1]

As a sophomore, Booker was one of two players to start all 33 games, along with Spencer Dinwiddie. He averaged 12.4 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.[1]

As a junior, he hit a buzzer beater against KU. He was named a Pac 12 honorable mention.[3]

As a senior in 2014–15, Booker was voted second-team All-Pac-12.[4] Although Colorado accepted an invitation to play in the College Basketball Invitational, Booker decided to skip the postseason tournament.[5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Booker joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On August 13, 2015, he signed with Arkadikos for the 2015–16 Greek Basket League season.[6] However, he was released by Arkadikos in mid-October after appearing in just two games. On October 31, 2015, he was selected by the Maine Red Claws with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft,[7] only to be traded to the Bakersfield Jam in a three-team draft night deal.[8]

References

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