Calvin Booth
Drafted by:
Washington, Round 2, pick 34.

 
EXPERT ANALYSIS
  "Calvin Booth is a shotblocker and rebounder, and with his size and long arms, could be a surprise in the draft. Booth runs the floor pretty well, but lacks physical strength. He has very good timing and good hands, and does a nice job protecting the basket. Booth is always working on his game, and has impressed his coaches with his work ethic. On the offensive end, Booth has raw moves and is not adept at facing up and making a move. However, with his size and shotblocking ability, he should be able to get a look from someone."
-- ESPN's Jay Bilas
College: Penn State
Height: 6-11
Weight: 230 pounds
Position: Center
Age: 23 (May 7, 1976)
Birthplace: Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Career highlights

  • Played at the Nike Desert Classic, averaging 8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 1.33 bpg
  • Finished career with 428 Big Ten blocks, most ever in the conference and also the fifth highest total in the history of the NCAA
  • Was the Big 10's leading shotblocker in each of his last three seasons at Penn State
  • Holds Penn State's Big 10 record for blocks in a game, rejecting eight shots vs. Northwestern on Jan. 22, 1998
  • Twice blocked 10 shots in non-conference games (George Mason, Dayton)
  • His 1,288 career points ranks him eighth all-time at Penn State
  • Started 111 of 114 games he appeared in
  • Played on gold medal-winning Goodwill Games Team in summer of 1998

    College highlights
    Senior

  • Earned All-Big 10 second team by both coaches and media honors and also was named to the College Hoops Insider National All-Defensive Team
  • Finished fifth in the nation with 3.52 bpg
  • Led conference in blocked shots for the fourth straight season
  • Named Big 10 Player of the Week once
  • Led team in rebounding (8.7 rpg) and blocks (95), also averaging 15.3 ppg
  • Scored 20 or more points seven times including season-high 23 versus Indiana
  • Had a season-high 12 rebounds on four different occasions

    Junior

  • Was named the Big 10's defensive player of the year by the Big 10 coaches after blocking a league-high 140 shots (4.38 bpg), second in the nation
  • Led the team in rebounding, grabbing 6.5 rebounds per game
  • Was honorable mention All Big 10 and also voted to the All-Tournament team for the National Invitation Tournament, helping Penn State advance to the championship game, where the Lions lost to Minnesota

    Sophomore

  • Was Penn State's second-leading scorer with 8.7 points per game
  • Again led the Big 10 in blocked shots with 92 (3.4 per game)
  • Shot 73 percent from the free throw line
  • Became Penn State's all-time leader in blocks
  • Was the team's second-leading rebounder, grabbing 5.0 rebounds per game

    Freshman

  • Started all 28 of Penn State's games and averaged 9.3 points and 5.4 rebounds
  • In the first game of his career, set a school record by blocking eight shots versus Morgan State
  • Later in the season, Booth broke his own record with a nine-block performance against Bucknell
  • Led the Big 10 in blocks with 101
  • Scored 20 points versus Arkansas in NCAA tournament game

    College statistics
    SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1995-9628100182.5496196.635150352619.3
    1996-972787204.4266184.726134152368.7
    1997-9832156294.5316597.670208837711.8
    1998-9927157306.513100129.7752362441415.3
    TOTALS114500986.507287406.707728108128811.3
    Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 0-0 (.000); 1996-97, 1-3 (.333); 1997-98, 0-1 (.000); 1998-99, 0-for-6 (.000) Totals: 1-for-10 (.100 ).











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