Frank Booker Jr.

Frank Booker
ALM Évreux
Position Shooting guard
League LNB Pro B
Personal information
Born (1994-07-07) July 7, 1994
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality American / Icelandic
Listed height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
High school Westside (Augusta, Georgia)
College
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present ALM Évreux

Frank Aron Booker (born July 7, 1994) is an American-Icelandic basketball player[1] who plays for the ALM Évreux of the French LNB Pro B.[2]

Early life

Booker was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, to Frank Booker, an American professional basketball player who was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in 1987, and Icelander Þórunn Jónsdóttir. He grew up in Iceland until the age of 11 when he moved to his father in Augusta, Georgia to attend school.[1] At Westside High School in Augusta, Booker averaged 27.9 points and 4.1 assists per game as a senior.[3]

College career

Booker attended the University of Oklahoma from 2013 to 2015, where he backed up Buddy Hield. On May 22, 2015, he scored 12 points in Oklahoma's victory against Dayton in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.[4] He transferred to Florida Atlantic in 2015 and redshirted his first year[3] while undergoing a back surgery to repair a herniated disc. In 2016–2017, Booker averaged 5.7 points and 16.7 minutes per game for the Owls.[5] Prior to his senior year, Booker transferred to South Carolina for the 2017–18 season.[6][7][8]

Club career

In July 2018, Booker signed with ALM Évreux of the French LNB Pro B.[2]

Icelandic national basketball team

Booker was invited by Icelandic national team coach Craig Pedersen to attend training camp prior to Iceland's EuroBasket 2015 qualification but could not attend due to commitments to Oklahoma.[9][10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 February 2014). "Frank Booker ætlar sér í NBA og ekkert minna". Vísir.is. Retrieved 21 January 2018. (in Icelandic)
  2. 1 2 "Frank Booker semur við lið í Frakklandi". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Hans Belot Jr. (18 March 2017). "Men's basketball: Frank Booker's impact goes beyond the hardwood". Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Frank Aron Booker hugleiðir til að ná betri árangri". karfan.is. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2018. (in Icelandic)
  5. ↑ Michaux, Scott (18 December 2017). "Former Westside star Frank Booker finds success at South Carolina". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Cloninger, David (5 June 2017). "Grad transfer picks Frank Martin, Gamecocks". The State. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Cloninger, David (12 January 2018). "Frank Booker is Gamecocks' take-charge guy on the court". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Faigle, Kevin (21 June 2017). "Frank Booker to finish collegiate career at South Carolina". WRDW-TV. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 February 2015). "Frank Booker yngri vill spila með íslenska landsliðinu". Vísir.is. Retrieved 21 January 2018. (in Icelandic)
  10. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (21 February 2014). "Frank Booker að spila sig inn í íslenska landsliðið?". Vísir.is. Retrieved 21 January 2018. (in Icelandic)
  11. ↑ "Booker vill spila með íslenska landsliðinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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