Askia Booker
 Booker with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2014 | |
| No. 6 – Northern Arizona Suns | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 31, 1993 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 | S.E.F.A. 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] In 47 games for the Jam in 2015–16, he averaged 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.[9]
In July 2016, Booker joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[10] On October 31, 2016, he was re-acquired by the now Northern Arizona Suns.[11] In the team's season opener on November 12, 2016, Booker scored 15 points in a 122–106 win over the Iowa Energy.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 "#0 Askia Booker". Colorado Buffaloes. Colorado University. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Askia Booker recruiting profile". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ Krause, David (March 10, 2014). "Josh Scott, Askia Booker honored by Pac-12". 9News.com. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ↑ "2014-15 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors" (Press release). Pac-12. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Colorado's Askia Booker skips CBI". ESPN.com. March 17, 2015. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΚΑΔΙΚΟ Ο ASKIA BOOKER!". ArcadikosBC.gr (in Greek). August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Bakersfield Jam Acquire Six Players in 2015 NBA D-League Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Askia Booker D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Suns Announce NBA Summer League 2016 Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Northern Arizona Suns Set Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Suns cruise past Energy to open inaugural season". NBA.com. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.