Devin Booker Biography

Devin Armani Booker, born October 30, 1996, is an American professional basketball player who has played for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning SEC Sixth Man of the Year honors before being selected 13th overall in the 2015 NBA draft. Booker has been named a five-time All-Star and a two-time All-NBA selection, and he holds the Phoenix Suns' all-time scoring record. He has earned gold medals with the U.S. Olympic teams in both 2020 and 2024. Booker helped lead the Suns to the NBA Finals in 2021 and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2022 after a 64-win season. In his team's fifth game of the season, a 52–32 loss to Gulfport High School, Booker scored 17 points, more than the rest of his teammates combined with 15. In August 2013, he narrowed his list of college choices to Florida, Missouri, Michigan, Michigan State, and Kentucky.