Madison Booker Explained

Madison Booker
Number:35
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
League:Southeastern Conference
Team:Texas Longhorns
Birth Date:29 April 2005
Nationality:American
High School:Germantown
(Gluckstadt, Mississippi)
College:Texas (2023–present)
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Madison Booker (born April 29, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Texas Longhorns, which will join the Southeastern Conference in July 2024.

High school career

Booker played basketball for Germantown High School in Gluckstadt, Mississippi. As a senior, she led her team to its first state championship at the Class 6A state tournament.[1] Booker was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Girls Game and was named Mississippi Miss Basketball for Class 6A and Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year.[2] Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to playing college basketball for Texas over offers from Duke and Tennessee.[3]

College career

Booker entered her freshman season at Texas as the team's starting small forward. She moved to point guard and a leading role following a season-ending injury to Rori Harmon.[4] [5]

National team career

Booker helped the United States win a gold medal at the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Mexico, where she averaged 6.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.[3] At the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Hungary, she averaged 5.6 points, four rebounds and 2.3 assists per game en route to a gold medal.[6] Booker won her third gold medal at the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup in Spain, averaging 7.2 points and five rebounds per game.[7]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Texas| 37 || 37 || 30.8 || 45.7 || 30.6 || 87.6 || 5.0 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 2.9 || 16.5

|-| colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"| Career| 37 || 37 || 30.8 || 45.7 || 30.6 || 87.6 || 5.0 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 2.9 || 16.5

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newsome . Langston . Texas signee Madison Booker leads Germantown basketball to first state title in school history . . March 3, 2024 . March 4, 2023.
  2. Web site: Newsome . Langston . Texas signee Madison Booker named Mississippi Gatorade girls basketball Player of the Year . . March 3, 2024 . March 8, 2023.
  3. Web site: Newsome . Langston . Germantown 5-star wing Madison Booker commits to Texas basketball . . March 3, 2024 . September 28, 2022.
  4. Web site: Negley . Cassandra . How freshman Madison Booker kept No. 12 Texas on course after Rori Harmon's injury . . March 3, 2024 . February 1, 2024.
  5. Web site: Vertuno . Jim . Texas freshman Madison Booker leading the No. 10 Longhorns after Rori Harmon's injury . . March 3, 2024 . January 5, 2024.
  6. Web site: Wilson . Robert . Germantown High's Madison Booker Helps Team USA Win Gold Medal At FIBA Women's U17 World Cup In Hungary . Mississippi Scoreboard . March 3, 2024 . July 18, 2022.
  7. Web site: Women's Basketball's Madison Booker wins gold at U19 World Cup . University of Texas Athletics . March 3, 2024 . July 23, 2023.