Calvin Booth

Calvin Booth

No. 52
Power forward/Center
Personal information
Date of birth	May 7, 1976 (1976-05-07)
Place of birth	Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Nationality	American
High school	Groveport Madison (Ohio)
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	Penn State (1995–1999)
NBA Draft	1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Pro career	1999–2009
Career history
1999–2001	Washington Wizards
2001	Dallas Mavericks
2001–2004	Seattle SuperSonics
2004–2005	Dallas Mavericks
2005	Milwaukee Bucks
2005–2007	Washington Wizards
2007–2008	Philadelphia 76ers
2008–2009	Minnesota Timberwolves
2009	Sacramento Kings
Stats at NBA.com
Medals Men’s basketball Competitor for United States Goodwill Games Gold 1998 New York National team Gold 2001 Brisbane National team

Calvin Lawrence Booth (born May 7, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.

College career

Calvin Booth attended Penn State University after starring at Groveport Madison High School in Ohio. 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.

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.

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 and a 3–2 series victory; the Mavericks' first since the 1988 Western Conference semifinals against Denver.

NBA career statistics

Legend
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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Personal

Calvin Booth is married to Kiesha Booth and they have two children.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game

External links

• NBA.com biography of Calvin Booth
• Calvin Booth at ESPN.com