Carey Booth

Carey Booth (born July 18, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Early life and high school

Booth grew up in Englewood, Colorado, and attended Cherry Creek High School. He averaged 10.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior. Booth transferred to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, after his junior year at Cherry Creek.

Booth was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball at Penn State, where his father had played, over offers from Texas, Ohio State, and Stanford. He later requested a release following the departure of head coach Micah Shrewsberry, who left to coach Notre Dame. Booth later committed to play for Shrewsberry at Notre Dame.

College career

Booth entered his freshman season at Notre Dame as a reserve forward. He made his collegiate debut in Fighting Irish's season opener against Niagara and scored ten points with nine rebounds and one block in 21 minutes played. Following his freshman season, Booth transferred to Illinois.

Career statistics

College

Personal life

Booth's father, Calvin Booth, played in the NBA for ten seasons and is currently the general manager of the Denver Nuggets.

References

External links

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio