Carey Booth
| No. 8 – Illinois Fighting Illini | |
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
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| Born | July 18, 2005 Englewood, Colorado, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
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Carey Booth (born July 18, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Early life and high school[edit]
Booth grew up in Englewood, Colorado, and attended Cherry Creek High School.[1] He averaged 10.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior.[2] Booth transferred to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, after his junior year at Cherry Creek.[3]
Booth was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball at Penn State, where his father had played, over offers from Texas, Ohio State, and Stanford.[4] He later requested a release following the departure of head coach Micah Shrewsberry, who left to coach Notre Dame.[5] Booth later committed to play for Shrewsberry at Notre Dame.[6]
College career[edit]
Booth entered his freshman season at Notre Dame as a reserve forward. He made his collegiate debut in Fighting Irish's season opener against Niagara and scored ten points with nine rebounds and one block in 21 minutes played.[7] Following his freshman season, Booth transferred to Illinois.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
| 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 |
College[edit]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Notre Dame | 33 | 19 | 19.9 | .391 | .297 | .634 | 4.3 | .5 | .2 | .6 | 6.4 |
Personal life[edit]
Booth's father, Calvin Booth, played in the NBA for ten seasons and is currently the general manager of the Denver Nuggets.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cherry Creek's Carey Booth is next elite basketball prospect from Colorado". The Denver Post. February 10, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Nagle, Cody (April 10, 2022). "Rising 2023 forward Carey Booth gets Oklahoma State offer". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Hansen, Eric (May 2, 2023). "New Irish men's basketball commit Carey Booth adds needed size to rebuild". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Penn State men's basketball: Carey Booth commits to PSU". Centre Daily Times. August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Calvaruso, Tyler (May 23, 2023). "Top 100 signee Carey Booth requests release from Penn State NLI in wake of Micah Shrewsberry's departure". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Loch, Matt (May 2, 2023). "Irish men's hoops adds another former Penn State commit in Carey Booth". WNDU.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Highly touted freshman Markus Burton scores 29 to lead Notre Dame's 70-63 win over Niagara". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Notre Dame transfer commits to elite Big Ten program". 16 April 2024.
- ^ Wakai, Brad (March 13, 2023). "Meet Penn State basketball's second highest recruit ever: Carey Booth". Nittany Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Anthony (October 24, 2023). "Micah Shrewsberry begins quest to turn around Notre Dame program as he did at Penn State". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved November 7, 2023.