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Calvin Booth
Drafted by Washington Wizards in Round 2, pick 35
Position: Power Forward/Center
College: Penn St.
Conference: Big Ten
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 241
Age: 23
Birthdate: 5/7/96
High School:

CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG AST BLK STL PTS AVG
1995-96 28 100 182 .549 61 96 .635 150 5.4 101 3.6 35 261 9.3
1996-97 27 87 204 .426 61 84 .726 134 5.0 92 3.4 15 236 8.7
1997-98 32 156 294 .531 65 97 .670 208 6.5 140 4.4 34 377 11.8
1998-99 27 157 306 .513 100 129 .775 236 8.7 95 3.5 24 414 15.3
Totals 114 500 986 .507 287 406 .707 728 6.4 428 3.8 108 1288 11.3

HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER
• Redshirted the 1994-95 season
• His 428 blocks is first all time in the Big Ten and 5th all time nationally
• Member of last summer’s Goodwill Games team that won the gold medal in New York
1998-99 (Senior)
• Named second team All-Big Ten
• Led the conference in blocked shots for a fourth consecutive season
• Became the first player in Big Ten history to lead a statistical category for four straight years
• Ranked 5th nationally in blocked shots
• Also ranked 2nd in the conference in blocked shots, 3rd in fg %, 10th in scoring
1997-98 (Junior)
• Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
• His 140 blocks were a new school record
• Ranked 2nd nationally
• School record with 10 blocked shots vs Dayton
• Led the Lions in rebouding & was 3rd in scoring
1996-97 (Sophomore)
• Second on the team in scoring & rebounding
• Became the school’s alltime leading shot blocker
1995-96 (Freshman)
• In his very first game, set a then school record with 8 blocks vs Morgan State
• Later in the season he broke that record with 9 blocks vs Bucknell

Information courtesy of Turner Sports



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