Madison Booker (born April 29, 2005) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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(SEC).

High school career

Booker played basketball for Germantown High School in Gluckstadt, Mississippi. As a senior, she led her team to its first state championship at the Class 6A state tournament. Booker was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Girls Game and was named Mississippi Miss Basketball for Class 6A and Mississippi

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. Rated a five-star recruit by

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, she committed to playing college basketball for

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over offers from Duke and Tennessee.

College career

Booker entered her freshman season at Texas as the team's starting

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. She moved to

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and a leading role following a season-ending injury to Rori Harmon.

National team career

Booker helped the United States win a gold medal at the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Mexico, where she averaged 6.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. At the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Hungary, she averaged 5.6 points, four rebounds and 2.3 assists per game en route to a gold medal. Booker won her third gold medal at the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup in Spain, averaging 7.2 points and five rebounds per game.

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Texas Longhorns bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Booker, Madison 2005 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American women's basketball players Basketball players from Mississippi Forwards (basketball) McDonald's High School All-Americans People from Ridgeland, Mississippi Sportspeople from Madison County, Mississippi Texas Longhorns women's basketball players 21st-century American sportswomen