Devin Booker (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional

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player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. Booker's brother,

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, also played college basketball at Clemson and played professionally in the

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(NBA). Booker's cousin, Jordan Hill, is a former NBA player as well.

High school career

Booker played high school basketball at Union County High School, in

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College career

After high school, Booker played

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, with the

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, from 2009 to 2013.

Professional career

Booker began his pro career in France, during the 2013–14 LNB Pro A season, with

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. Later that same year, he moved to the French 2nd Division club

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. He was named the Finals MVP of the

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. In 2015, he joined the

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club Élan Chalon, where he also played in the

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, where Chalon finished in third place. In the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season, Booker was named the league's Most Valuable Player. In 2016, Booker agreed to join the New York Knicks for the NBA Summer League. On July 17, 2016, he signed with Bayern Munich of the BBL in Germany. On July 12, 2017, Booker re-signed with Bayern for the 2017–18 season. He averaged 12.4 points and 5 rebounds per game during the season. Booker re-signed with the team on July 17, 2018. On July 16, 2019, Russian club

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announced that they had signed Booker to a one-year deal. On July 5, 2020, Booker officially renewed his contract with the Russian club Khimki with an option for an additional year, which also competes in the EuroLeague. On June 16, 2021, Booker signed a two-year deal with Fenerbahçe of the

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. On July 24, 2023, Booker returned to Bayern Munich, penning a two-year contract.

Career statistics

College

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, 34 , , 33 , , 26.9 , , .475 , , .333 , , .734 , , 5.5 , , .7 , , .6 , , .4 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 31 , , 29 , , 33.4 , , .482 , , .217 , , .698 , , 7.0 , , 1.3, , .9 , , .9 , , 10.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 31 , , 31 , , 33.2 , , .559 , , .182 , , .623 , , 7.5 , , .8 , , .6 , , 1.1 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career , 128 , , 94 , , 24.1 , , .518 , , .275 , , .658 , , 5.7 , , .8 , , .6 , , .6 , , 9.0 Source
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EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Bayern Munich , 16 , , 12 , , 20:3 , , .582 , , .375 , , .611 , , 3.4 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .1 , , 8.9 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

, 28 , , 28 , , 22.2 , , .624 , , .459 , , .851 , , 4.8 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .1 , , 11.6 , , 13.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , 15 , , 14 , , 27.3 , , .587 , , .375 , , .732 , , 5.7 , , 2.1 , , .3 , , .2 , , 13.1 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Fenerbahçe , 29 , , 26 , , 24.1 , , .617 , , .368 , , .762 , , 4.4 , , 1.6 , , .7 , , .1 , , 9.1 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , 31 , , 12 , , 21.1 , , .458 , , .321 , , .762 , , 3.3 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , .6 , , 5.8 , , 6.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 119 , , 92 , , 22.9 , , .552 , , .375 , , .771 , , 4.2 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .3 , , 9.3 , , 10.9