Calvin Booth

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Calvin Booth

| image = Calvin Booth cropped.jpg

| caption = Booth with the Washington Wizards in 2006

| career_position = center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 230

| league = NBA

| team =

| position = General manager

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|7}}

| birth_place = Reynoldsburg, Ohio, U.S.

| highschool = Groveport Madison (Groveport, Ohio)

| college = Penn State (1995–1999)

| draft_year = 1999

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 35

| draft_team = Washington Wizards

| career_start = 1999

| career_end = 2009

| years1 = {{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}}

| team1 = Washington Wizards

| years2 = {{nbay|2000|end}}

| team2 = Dallas Mavericks

| years3 = {{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}}

| team3 = Seattle SuperSonics

| years4 = {{nbay|2004|full=yes}}

| team4 = Dallas Mavericks

| years5 = {{nbay|2004|end}}

| team5 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years6 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}

| team6 = Washington Wizards

| years7 = {{nbay|2007|full=yes}}

| team7 = Philadelphia 76ers

| years8 = {{nbay|2008|full=yes}}

| team8 = Minnesota Timberwolves

| years9 = {{nbay|2008|end}}

| team9 = Sacramento Kings

| highlights =

As executive:

NBA champion ({{nbafy|2023}})

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}}

}}

Calvin Lawrence Booth (born May 7, 1976) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who was the general manager of the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).{{Cite news|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-calvin-booth-general-manager-070720|title=Calvin Booth Named General Manager|date=July 7, 2020 |website=NBA.com|access-date=July 10, 2020}} He played 10 seasons as a center in the NBA after playing college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

College career

Booth attended Penn State University after starring at Groveport Madison High School in Ohio. As a junior, he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. As a senior, he was a second-team All-Big Ten Conference pick. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at Penn State in 1998.

NBA playing career

Booth was drafted by the Washington Wizards in the second round (35th overall) of the 1999 NBA draft. He played for the Wizards, the Dallas Mavericks, Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Sacramento Kings, averaging 3.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/boothca01.html Cavin Booth Stats] Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 8, 2018 During the 2006–07 NBA season, he played for the Washington Wizards a second time, providing play from off the bench and starting occasionally.

On January 13, 2004, as a member of the Supersonics, Booth recorded a career-high 10 blocks in 17 minutes of playing time. He accompanied this with 2 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, and 0 steals.Astramskas, David. [http://ballislife.com/2004-the-night-calvin-booth-had-2-pts-0-rebs-0-asts-10-blks-in-17-minutes/ 2004: The Night Calvin Booth Had 2 Pt, 0 Rebs, 0 Asts & 10 Blks in 17 Minutes!?!] Ballislife.com. January 13, 2016. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. The Supersonics lost this game to the Cavaliers, 96–104.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200401130SEA.html Cleveland Cavaliers at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, January 13, 2004] Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 8, 2018.

In Game 5 of the 2001 NBA playoffs against the Utah Jazz, Booth made a layup with 9.8 seconds remaining to give Dallas a game-ending 84–83 lead[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E4DE1038F937A35756C0A9679C8B63&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FSubjects%2FP%2FPlayoff%20Games PRO BASKETBALL; The Mavericks' Comeback Kids Stop the Jazz] and therefore a 3–2 series victory; this was the Mavericks' first playoff series win since the 1988 Western Conference semifinals against Denver.

On September 10, 2007, Booth signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.[https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Atw5C_4umJ.NWg8Vx9Q6bEW8vLYF?slug=ap-76ers-nuggetstrade&prov=ap&type=lgns Nuggets send Evans to Philadelphia for Hunter, Jones; Sixers also sign free agent Booth]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Published September 10, 2007

Front office career

Booth started his front office career with the New Orleans Pelicans as a scout during the 2012–13 season. After one year there he moved to the Minnesota Timberwolves, working his way up to director of player personnel. On August 16, 2017, Booth was named assistant general manager of the Denver Nuggets.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/booth-assistant-gm-081617|title=Calvin Booth Named Assistant General Manager|date=August 16, 2017|website=NBA.com|access-date=August 16, 2017}} On July 7, 2020, Booth was named general manager of the Denver Nuggets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-calvin-booth-general-manager-070720|title=Calvin Booth Named General Manager|date=July 7, 2020|website=NBA.com|access-date=July 7, 2020}} He won his first championship in 2023, when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in five games. On April 8, 2025, the Nuggets announced that they would not extend Booth's contract.{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Reynolds|title=Nuggets fire coach Malone and won’t extend GM Booth in stunning move as postseason looms|date=April 8, 2025|publisher=The Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/nuggets-michael-malone-fired-a50166de29ee8c9a5e2cdd046bddaeb3|access-date=April 9, 2025}}{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Brooks|title=DENVER NUGGETS RELIEVE HEAD COACH MICHAEL MALONE OF DUTIES; WILL NOT EXTEND CALVIN BOOTH|date=April 8, 2025|website=NBA.com|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/denver-nuggets-relieve-head-coach-michael-malone-of-duties-will-not-extend-calvin-booth|access-date=April 9, 2025}}

NBA career statistics

=Regular season=

| align="left" | 1999–00

| align="left" | Washington

| 11 || 0 || 13.0 || .348 || {{sort|-|—}} || .714 || 2.9 || .6 || .3 || 1.3 || 3.8

| align="left" | 2000–01

| align="left" | Washington

| 40 || 22 || 16.0 || .440 || {{sort|-|—}} || .733 || 4.4 || .6 || .4 || 2.0 || 4.5

| align="left" | 2000–01

| align="left" | Dallas

| 15 || 7 || 19.5 || .548 || {{sort|-|—}} || .606 || 4.8 || 1.3 || .8 || 2.0 || 7.5

| align="left" | 2001–02

| align="left" | Seattle

| 15 || 15 || 18.6 || .427 || {{sort|-|—}} || .958 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .4 || .9 || 6.2

| align="left" | 2002–03

| align="left" | Seattle

| 47 || 0 || 12.2 || .437 || .000 || .723 || 2.3 || .3 || .2 || .7 || 2.9

| align="left" | 2003–04

| align="left" | Seattle

| 71 || 35 || 17.0 || .466 || .000 || .798 || 3.9 || .4 || .2 || 1.4 || 4.9

| align="left" | 2004–05

| align="left" | Dallas

| 34 || 1 || 7.7 || .430 || .000 || .875 || 1.7 || .1 || .3 || .5 || 2.4

| align="left" | 2004–05

| align="left" | Milwaukee

| 17 || 0 || 11.1 || .517 || {{sort|-|—}} || .750 || 2.9 || .2 || .2 || .7 || 2.5

| align="left" | 2005–06

| align="left" | Washington

| 33 || 2 || 7.6 || .426 || .500 || .556 || 1.6 || .4 || .3 || .3 || 1.4

| align="left" | 2006–07

| align="left" | Washington

| 44 || 1 || 8.6 || .470 || .500 || .600 || 1.8 || .4 || .1 || .7 || 1.6

| align="left" | 2007–08

| align="left" | Philadelphia

| 31 || 0 || 6.6 || .333 || {{sort|-|—}} || .600 || 1.2 || .3 || .2 || .6 || .8

| align="left" | 2008–09

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

| align="left" | 2008–09

| align="left" | Sacramento

| 7 || 0 || 7.9 || .500 || {{sort|-|—}} || .750 || 1.4 || .0 || .1 || .3 || 2.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 366 || 83 || 12.2 || .451 || .222 || .748 || 2.8 || .4 || .3 || 1.0 || 3.3

=Playoffs=

| align="left" | 2001

| align="left" | Dallas

| 10 || 0 || 13.7 || .405 || {{sort|-|—}} || .889 || 2.8 || .2 || .7 || .6 || 3.8

| align="left" | 2007

| align="left" | Washington

| 1 || 0 || 18.0 || .667 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 4.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 4.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 11 || 0 || 14.1 || .425 || {{sort|-|—}} || .889 || 2.9 || .3 || .7 || .5 || 3.8

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 1916 |bbr= /b/boothca01 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204143203/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/calvin_booth/bio.html NBA.com biography of Calvin Booth]

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Category:Goodwill Games medalists in basketball

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Category:Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players

Category:People from Reynoldsburg, Ohio