Askia Booker Bio

#0 Askia Booker

Position:	Guard
Height:	6'1"
Weight:	170
Year:	Junior
Hometown:	Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:	Price HS
Experience:	1 Letter

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2011-12 (freshman): Helped Colorado earn its first NCAA Tournament berth since the 2002-03 season (nine years) and only the third NCAA Tournament appearance since 1968-69 (43 years) • Member of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament Championship team and the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament winning four games in four days at the Staples Center in Los Angeles • Played in 35 games with one start • Averaged 21.5 minutes, 9.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game • Collaborated with fellow teammate Spencer Dinwiddie (360 pts.) forming the best 1-2 freshman scoring pair in school history with 677 points • Only CU freshmen pair to score over 250 or more points • The freshmen pair averaged 18.8 ppg., tying for the best overall points per game average • Booker scored 317 points, the 10^th most points tallied by a freshman • Other freshman notes: sixth in free throws made (80), field goal attempts (259) and free throw percentage (.762); seventh in three-pointers made (29) and free throw attempts (105); eighth in percentage (.372), ninth in field goals made (104), t-10^th in FG percentage (.402); 11^th in scoring average (9.1), steals (26), and three-point attempts (78) and 15^th in assists(49) • CU was 11-4 when Booker scored in double figures • Led the team in scoring seven times • His 9.1 ppg. average ranked 11^th by CU freshman single-season scoring • Best scoring game was a 17-point effort in the team's home win over Oregon (Feb. 4); also added four rebounds, two assists, and two steals • Fifth in team scoring (9.1 ppg.); second from the free throw line (min. 100 attempts) at 76.2 percent; fourth in three-pointers (29); fifth in rebounding (2.7 rpg., 96 total) • Led team in scoring at the NCAA Tournament with 15.5 ppg. average, including a team-best five treys • Was 12^th overall in conference free throw shooting teaming with Dinwiddie for first and second among Pac-12 freshmen (all games) in free throw percentage • Explosive guard who excels at driving to the hoop and finishing over bigger defenders • Strength and athleticism have helped him succeed at the high school level. "He's a utility guard - not a guy you put in a category as far as a point-guard or a two-guard; he's just a good basketball player," coach Boyle said. "He can pass, dribble, shoot, he's athletic. He has a high-degree of character and comes from a great family, he's well-raised. He's a guy we're going to have to kick out of the gym. With the brand new practice facility, he's a guy who will be wearing it out because he loves to play and he's going to get better and better throughout the course of his career."

Price HS: Helped the Knights to a 23-8 record advancing to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Division 3AA championship game • Named All-CIF Southern Section Team Division 3AA • ESPN.com ranked him No. 30 nationally at his position • Three-star prospect by Rivals.com • Averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists as a junior leading Price - one of California's top Class 3A schools - to 33 wins and a Division IV state title • Played for a pair of AAU powerhouse programs (Compton Magic, Belmont Shores).

Academics: Majoring in communication, also interested in a creative writing minor.

Personal: Born August 31, 1993 • Son of Daniele Ricardo • Lists winning the CIF and the state title as his biggest moments of prep career.