2014 - 2015 KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL
DEVIN BOOKER 6-6 ∙ 206 G ∙ FRESHMAN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
(MOSS POINT HS) CAT SCRATCHES FULL NAME: Devin Armani Booker TWITTER: @DevinBook PARENTS: Melvin Booker and Veronica Gutierrez DATE OF BIRTH: Oct. 30, 1996 PLACE OF BIRTH: Grand Rapids, Mich. HIGH SCHOOL COACH: Melvin Booker HIGH SCHOOL MASCOT: Tigers MAJOR: Undergraduate Studies
High School A Mississippi State high school Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior ... Averaged 30.9 points per game for Moss Point in Mississippi as a senior ... Finished his three-year career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,518 points in his career ... Led Moss Point to the Region 8-4A regular-season and tournament championships ... Poured in 31 points in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic ... Selected as a McDonald’s All-American and played in the Jordan Brand Classic game ... Poured in eight points including sinking a pair of 3-pointers in the McDonald’s game ... Scored 11 points and was a perfect 6-of-6 at the line in the Jordan Brand game ... Averaged 29.7 points per game as a junior ... Scored 30 or more points 16 times as a junior, including a 54-point game in his sophomore season ... Is regarded as the 18th overall prospect in his class by ESPN and third at his position ... Scout and Rivals both have him rated as the No. 29 overall player ... Scout lists him sixth at his position, while Rivals lists him at 12. Personal Son of Veronica Gutierrez and Melvin Booker ... Born on Oct. 30, 1996 ... Father played basketball at Missouri ... Has a brother, Davon Wade and a sister, Mya Powell ... Chose Kentucky over Michigan State and Missouri ... Lists Grand Rapids, Mich., and Moss Point, Miss., as his hometowns.
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