Nationality American Pro career 1999–2009 Weight 113 kg Name Calvin Booth Career start 1999 | Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg) Role Basketball player Position Center, Power forward College Penn State (1995–1999) Height 2.11 m | |
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NBA draft 1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall Similar People Popeye Jones, Michael Ruffin, Tyrone Hill, Shelden Williams, Sam Cassell | ||
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||
Calvin Booth!
Calvin Lawrence Booth (born May 7, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He is currently the Assistant General Manager for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA.
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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 an 84–83 lead and a 3–2 series victory; the Mavericks' first since the 1988 Western Conference semifinals against Denver.
