Madison Booker

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.

Madison Booker
No. 35 – Texas Longhorns
PositionForward
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2005-04-29) April 29, 2005
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolGermantown
(Gluckstadt, Mississippi)
CollegeTexas (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
2023 SpainTeam
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
2022 HungaryTeam
FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
2021 MexicoTeam

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
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023–24 Texas 373730.845.730.687.65.05.01.50.42.916.5
Career 373730.845.730.687.65.05.01.50.42.916.5

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