http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/players/devin_booker/120740 Recent articles about Devin Booker en-us The Tigers are proving yet again, size does matter…at least in the ACC. Brad Brownell has locked down Sidy Mohamed Djitte out of Fayetteville, N.C., the second big man in the 2013 class. The other was Ibrahim Djambo, who comes with one season of playing time at Three River Community College in Missouri. Djitter is a solid get. The 43rd ranked center, according to ESPN, he’s long and physical and can dominate the paint defensively. He gets good position on the block, but prefers to swat away the shots. When it comes to offense, Djitte likes to face the basket and is capable of stretching his shot out to about 12-15 feet. Like most big men, Djitte has a lot of potential, but will need a couple years to develop his back the the basket game. For Clemson, with the departure of Devin Booker, Milton Jennings and Bernard Sullivan, they headed into the offseason desperately needing to get some bodies for the paint. I would go ahead and declare it a success. No, I don’t expect either to be competing for first-tea Mon, 13 May 2013 12:42:33 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_adds_second_big_man_in_class_of_2013/13606436 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_adds_second_big_man_in_class_of_2013/13606436 Clemson adds second big man in class of 2013 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/clemson_adds_second_big_man_in_class_of_2013/13606436 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sidy Djitte, a 6-10, 210 pound center in the class of 2013 from Fayetteville, North Carolina, will make his college choice tomorrow. The 43rd ranked center (according to ESPN) is picking between the Clemson Tigers, Memphis Tigers and the Cincinnati Bearcats. Djitte is a true center inside. He’s long and physical and can handle the paint on the defensive side. When it comes to offense, he prefers to face the basket and is capable of hitting a 15-foot jumper. Like most big men coming out of high school, he will need a couple years to develop his back to the basket game. With the departure of Devin Booker, Milton Jennings and Bernard Sullivan, Clemson’s coach Brad Brownell is desperate for any kind of size in the paint. Currently, the Tigers have only two players who stand over 6-8, Landry Nnoko (who played about six minutes per game last year) and Ibrahim Djambo, who transferred from Three Rivers Community College. At the very least, if Dijitte heads to Clemson, he’s guaranteed some freshman playing time Sun, 05 May 2013 22:11:57 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_target_sidy_djitte_will_decide_monday/13556591 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_target_sidy_djitte_will_decide_monday/13556591 Clemson target Sidy Djitte will decide Monday http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/clemson_target_sidy_djitte_will_decide_monday/13556591 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png John Beilein was in Florida on Thursday evening to check in on 2014 big man Ricky Doyle. Beielin joined Miami head coach Jim Larranaga in the stands to watch the back-to-the-basket big man score 20 points and grab seven rebounds to lead Bishop Verot to a 36-point playoff win. Doyle recently visited Miami and is also being pursuited by Notre Dame, Michigan, Penn State, Boston College, Georgia, Alabama and others. Doyle, missed most of the last two months with a stress fracture injury but has been playing well since his return including a 31 point outing against Dunbar. Doyle is averaging 23 points and seven rebounds in his junior season and Michigan is expected to get a visit after his season. Devin Booker sets visits Michigan and Missouri have long been involved in the Devin Booker sweepstakes. Michigan State jumped in head first this summer and Tom Izzo recently watched Booker at Moss Point. Local SEC schools have also paid plenty of notice to the 5-star junior. Most recently, the... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:30:25 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/recruiting_notebook_beilein_watches_ricky_doyle_booker_plans_visits_mizzou_decommit_lists_michigan/12922768 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/recruiting_notebook_beilein_watches_ricky_doyle_booker_plans_visits_mizzou_decommit_lists_michigan/12922768 Recruiting Notebook: Beilein watches Ricky Doyle, Booker plans visits, Mizzou decommit lists Michigan http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/recruiting_notebook_beilein_watches_ricky_doyle_booker_plans_visits_mizzou_decommit_lists_michigan/12922768 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/b/bbbb2e5b8f07b0fc56ef3d6d5f60d509c7d03f33/mini/6015264.jpg Devin Booker, a five-star 2014 guard prospect being heavily recruited by Michigan, has heard the knock on him and his Moss Point teammates. The teams up north in Jackson say that Moss Point doesn’t play anyone. They say Booker may be good, but just wait until he plays the competition around the capital city. On Monday, that’s just what Booker did. The Grand Rapids native led his team up to Jackson to play Greenville-Weston High School. In a gym crowded with high-major college coaches, Booker scored 34 points in a 63-60 Moss Point victory. (Photo: Chip English) “They (players in Jackson) have no respect for the competition all the way in the bottom of Mississippi. They always say I’m not playing against anybody down here. To go up there, we all have a chip on our shoulder, you know?” Booker said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “They always hear about me, so they just want to stop me. Every time we go up there, everybody’s rooting against us. Every time we go up there, they always... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:01:48 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/devin_booker_makes_statement_in_front_of_michigan_coaches/12743635 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/devin_booker_makes_statement_in_front_of_michigan_coaches/12743635 Devin Booker makes statement in front of Michigan coaches http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/devin_booker_makes_statement_in_front_of_michigan_coaches/12743635 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Clemson Tigers forward/center Devin Booker finished an alley-oop from an inbounds pass with a slam dunk during Tuesday night's ACC college basketball game against Wake Forest. Booker finished with 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Clemson rolled over Wake Forest 60-44. Video via ESPN. Visit us at holdoutsports.com and follow us on Twitter @HoldoutSports. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:10:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemsons_devin_booker_slams_alley_oop_from_inbounds_pass_video/12670447 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemsons_devin_booker_slams_alley_oop_from_inbounds_pass_video/12670447 Clemson's Devin Booker slams alley-oop from inbounds pass (Video) http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/clemsons_devin_booker_slams_alley_oop_from_inbounds_pass_video/12670447 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Clemson Tigers took on Wake Forest tonight in an ACC college hoops matchup that was pretty uneventful, except for one very spectacular play. Clemson inbounded the ball from the sideline and Devin Booker came off a well set back screen and threw down a perfectly placed alley-oop from teammate Rod Hall. Very Lob City-esque. Article found on: Cosby Sweaters Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:09:54 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_runs_alley_oop_inbounds_play_to_perfection/12669973 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_runs_alley_oop_inbounds_play_to_perfection/12669973 Clemson throws alley-oop on inbounds play http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/clemson_runs_alley_oop_inbounds_play_to_perfection/12669973 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/3/63b43962dc38ec70ab9cfa8847895ed3362b8d20/mini/cl.jpg GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Devin Booker scored 15 points Friday night to lead a balanced Clemson attack in a 72-55 win at Furman. K.J. McDaniels scored 11 and Demarcus Harrison 10 as Clemson (2-0) ran its string of victories over the Paladins to 29 straight. Rod Hall had nine points, six assists and no turnovers as Clemson had eight players with at least six points. It was Clemson's first appearance at Timmons Arena on the Furman University campus and its first on a Furman home court in 30 years. Stephen Croone led Furman (1-2) with 15 points. Bryant Irwin scored 14 and Collin Reddick 13. Clemson led by as many as 23 points in the second half. The Tigers shot 49.1 percent from the field (28 of 57), committed eight turnovers and outrebounded the Paladins 31-24. Furman hit 46.2 percent (18 of 39) of its shots. The Tigers led 41-24 at halftime and stretched the lead to 24 points, 51-27, as Furman failed to score a field goal in the second half until Bryant Irwin drained a 3-pointer with 16:23 to play. A Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:31:58 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_continues_dominance_of_furman/12232483 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_continues_dominance_of_furman/12232483 Clemson continues dominance of Furman http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/clemson_continues_dominance_of_furman/12232483 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Milton Jennings and Devin Booker, the only seniors on Clemson's roster, combined for 26 points Monday night as the Tigers defeated Presbyterian 77-44 in the season opener for both teams. Jennings hit 6 of 7 from the field and finished with 15 points. Booker was 5 of 7 for 11 points as Clemson shot 53.6 percent from the field (30 of 56) including 7 of 18 from 3-pont range. Freshman Jordan Roper added 11 in his debut as Clemson received 32 points from its bench. Starting three sophomores in Tigers coach Brad Brownell's third opener, Clemson pushed a 17-point halftime lead to 30 in less than six minutes of the second half. Junior post Joshua Clyburn scored 19 points and snagged 13 rebounds for Presbyterian. Jennings drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 38-21 halftime lead, then Clemson hit its first five shots of the second half to transform a comfortable halftime lead into a cushy one. K.J. McDaniels and Roper hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 50-23 at 16:23. Clemson scored the game's Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:24:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_77_presbyterian_44/12197440 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_77_presbyterian_44/12197440 Clemson 77, Presbyterian 44 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/clemson_77_presbyterian_44/12197440 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Clemson forward Devin Booker is ready to lead the Tigers back to the postseason after averaging 10.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game last season. (Credit: Rex Brown/IPTAY Media) Devin Booker stayed busy over the summer, splitting time between going to class and improving his basketball skills on the Clemson campus. After all that work Booker finally took a break in September for a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit older brother Trevor, a former college teammate and current forward for the Washington Wizards. It was an eight-hour drive both ways for Booker, now a senior, and Clemson graduate assistant Jonah Baize, but the time with family was well worth the trip. “We were able to bond a lot, play against each other and make each other better,” Booker said in a recent interview with College Chalktalk. “He’s someone I can look to for anything and tells me about the hard work it takes to get to the level he’s at. I know this is going to be a quick year, and I know I have to ... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:00:25 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/booker_ready_to_lead_clemson_back_to_postseason/12057253 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/booker_ready_to_lead_clemson_back_to_postseason/12057253 Booker ready to lead Clemson back to postseason http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/booker_ready_to_lead_clemson_back_to_postseason/12057253 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Devin Booker was on everybody’s list to watch this spring and summer. The Michigan native exploded on the Mississippi prep circuit and the word was out across the nation. Everyone wanted to see what the hype was about. It was up to Booker, who hadn’t been seen by most prominent national scouts, to prove his mettle on the big stage. The 6-foot-5 guard had every opportunity, playing with the Alabama Challenge on the prestigious Nike EYBL circuit, and certainly made the most of it. Rivals Scout ESPN 4-star, #27 5-star, #25 5-star, #21 Previously: Zak Irvin, Derrick Walton, Mark Donnal, Keita Bates-Diop, Jae’Sean Tate, Trevon Bluiett After the jump we breakdown Booker’s summer including what he proved, what questions he has to answer, a summer highlight compilation and the top moments of his summer. What he proved Booker proved that he’s a game changing off guard at the next level. His game revolves around his shooting stroke but his skillset is surprisingly diverse. He ran ... Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:29:31 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/summer_in_review_devin_booker/11580556 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/summer_in_review_devin_booker/11580556 Summer in Review: Devin Booker http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/summer_in_review_devin_booker/11580556 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Devin Booker had a career-high 22 points, freshman T.J. Sapp had four 3-pointers and Clemson overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half to defeat East Tennessee State 65-58 on Sunday. The Tigers (8-6) had lost two of three games at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii last week and entered this one seeking a confidence builder before Atlantic Coast Conference play starts next Saturday. East Tennessee State (5-7) gave Clemson all it could handle, leading 41-32 with 16 minutes to go. The Tigers used a 12-2 run to get back into it, and Sapp's final 3-pointer put them in front 49-47. Booker followed with a breakaway jam that got the sparse holiday crowd at Littlejohn Coliseum on its feet. Adam Sollazzo had a career-high 27 points for ETSU. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:48:41 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_65_etsu_58/9066901 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_65_etsu_58/9066901 Clemson 65, ETSU 58 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/clemson_65_etsu_58/9066901 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Devin Booker had a career-high 22 points, freshman T.J. Sapp had four 3-pointers and Clemson overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half to defeat East Tennessee State 65-58 on Sunday. The Tigers (8-6) had lost two of three games at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii last week and entered this one seeking a confidence builder before Atlantic Coast Conference play starts next Saturday. East Tennessee State (5-7) gave Clemson all it could handle, leading 41-32 with 16 minutes to go. The Tigers used a 12-2 run to get back into it, and Sapp's final 3-pointer put them in front 49-47. Booker followed with a breakaway jam that got the sparse holiday crowd at Littlejohn Coliseum on its feet. Adam Sollazzo had a career-high 27 points for ETSU. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:43:34 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/booker_leads_clemson_over_east_tennessee/9067012 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/booker_leads_clemson_over_east_tennessee/9067012 Booker leads Clemson over East Tennessee http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/booker_leads_clemson_over_east_tennessee/9067012 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Devin Booker had 13 points and seven rebounds as Clemson overwhelmed Alabama State with its size and halfcourt defense Monday night, strolling to a 70-45 win. Milton Jennings added 12 points off the bench for Clemson (6-4), which shot 50 percent for the second straight game, this time making 24 of 48. Kenderek Washington scored 10 points for Alabama State (2-8), which tried a 2-3 zone to try to compensate for using no one taller than 6-foot-6. But the Hornets shot just 32.7 percent (17 of 52) against Clemson's man-to-man defense and committed 16 turnovers. The Tigers went on a 9-0 run after the game was tied 3-3 after 4 minutes. Alabama State made just one of its first 14 field-goal tries and committed five turnovers in that span. Still, the Tigers' lead didn't reach double digits until two Booker free throws made it 29-19 with 4:15 remaining until halftime. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:02:20 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_70_alabama_st_45/8837551 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_70_alabama_st_45/8837551 Clemson 70, Alabama St. 45 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/clemson_70_alabama_st_45/8837551 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Devin Booker scored 14 points and Tanner Smith added 11 as Clemson defeated The Citadel 73-50 on Tuesday night for its 14th straight victory over the military college. Milton Jennings was the third player in double figures for Clemson (2-0), which used a suffocating defense and its height advantage over the outmanned Bulldogs. Mike Groselle led The Citadel (1-2) with 16 points while Cosmo Morabbi and Bo Holston had eight each. Clemson led the entire way, jumping out to an 11-3 lead early behind 54 percent shooting. The Tigers held the Bulldogs to just 30 percent shooting for the game. Midway through the first period, Clemson mounted a 17-6 run to take a 28-14 lead. With another 11-3 run at the end of the half, Clemson went to the locker room with a 39-21 halftime lead. Clemson started the second half in a zone defense, only to see The Citadel score the first five points of the period, all by sophomore guard DeVonte Wright, including a 3-pointer. Clemson coach Brad Brownell called a timeout and the Tiger Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:40:16 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_73_the_citadel_50/8144428 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/clemson_73_the_citadel_50/8144428 Clemson 73, The Citadel 50 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/clemson_73_the_citadel_50/8144428 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png