Calvin Booth
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| Power forward/center | |
| Born | May 7, 1976 Reynoldsburg, Ohio |
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| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| High school | Groveport Madison (Ohio) |
| College | Penn State |
| Draft | 2nd round, 35th overall, 1999 Washington Wizards |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
| Former teams | Washington Wizards (1999–2001, 2005–2007) Dallas Mavericks (2001, 2004–2005) Seattle SuperSonics (2001–2004) Milwaukee Bucks (2005) Philadelphia 76ers (2007–2008) Minnesota Timberwolves (2008–2009) Sacramento Kings (2009) |
Calvin Lawrence Booth (born May 7, 1976 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.
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[edit] College career
Calvin Booth attended Penn State University after a stellar high school career. As a junior, he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. As a senior, he was a second team All-Big Ten Conference pick. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at Penn State in 1998.
[edit] NBA career
Booth was drafted by the Wizards in the second round (35th overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft. He has played for the Wizards, the Dallas Mavericks, the Seattle SuperSonics and the Milwaukee Bucks throughout his NBA career, averaging 4.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. During the 2006–07 NBA season, he played for the Washington Wizards again, providing play from off the bench and starting occasionally. On September 10, 2007 Booth signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.[1]
Booth's career highlight came in Game 5 of the 2001 NBA Playoffs against the Utah Jazz. Booth got free for a layup with 9.8 seconds remaining to give Dallas a 84–83 lead[2] and a 3–2 series victory; the Mavericks' first since the 1988 Western Conference semifinals against Denver.
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1999–00 | Washington | 11 | 0 | 13.0 | .348 | .000 | .714 | 2.9 | .6 | .3 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 2000–01 | Washington | 40 | 22 | 16.0 | .440 | .000 | .733 | 4.4 | .6 | .4 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 2000–01 | Dallas | 15 | 7 | 19.5 | .548 | .000 | .606 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .8 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 2001–02 | Seattle | 15 | 15 | 18.6 | .427 | .000 | .958 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .4 | .9 | 6.2 |
| 2002–03 | Seattle | 47 | 0 | 12.2 | .437 | .000 | .723 | 2.3 | .3 | .2 | .7 | 2.9 |
| 2003–04 | Seattle | 71 | 35 | 17.0 | .466 | .000 | .798 | 3.9 | .4 | .2 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 2004–05 | Dallas | 34 | 1 | 7.7 | .430 | .000 | .875 | 1.7 | .1 | .3 | .5 | 2.4 |
| 2004–05 | Milwaukee | 17 | 0 | 11.1 | .517 | .000 | .750 | 2.9 | .2 | .2 | .7 | 2.5 |
| 2005–06 | Washington | 33 | 2 | 7.6 | .426 | .500 | .556 | 1.6 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 1.4 |
| 2006–07 | Washington | 44 | 1 | 8.6 | .470 | .500 | .600 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | .7 | 1.6 |
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia | 31 | 0 | 6.6 | .333 | .000 | .600 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .6 | .8 |
| 2008–09 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2008–09 | Sacramento | 7 | 0 | 7.9 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 1.4 | .0 | .1 | .3 | 2.3 |
| Career | 366 | 83 | 12.2 | .451 | .222 | .748 | 2.8 | .4 | .3 | .9 | 3.3 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2000–01 | Dallas | 10 | 0 | 13.7 | .405 | .000 | .889 | 2.8 | .2 | .7 | .6 | 3.8 |
| 2006–07 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | .667 | .000 | .000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Career | 11 | 0 | 14.1 | .425 | .000 | .889 | 2.9 | .3 | .7 | .6 | 3.8 |
[edit] Personal
Calvin Booth is married to Kiesha Booth and they have two children.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Nuggets send Evans to Philadelphia for Hunter, Jones; Sixers also sign free agent Booth, published September 10, 2007
- ^ PRO BASKETBALL; The Mavericks' Comeback Kids Stop the Jazz
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