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Jersey Number 1
Xavier Booker
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Cathedral HS
Career
Has averaged 5.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.8 blocks per game in 96 games (32 starts) through three seasons … averaged 4.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 60 contests in two seasons at Michigan State (2023-24 and 2024-25) … has scored at least 10 points in 20 career games (two games as a freshman, five as a sophomore, and 13 as a junior) … has scored 20 points in one game – had a career-high 24 points in UCLA’s win over Rutgers (Feb. 3, 2026) … has totaled a career-high eight rebounds in two games – versus Sacramento State (Nov. 18, 2025) and against Northwestern (Jan. 24, 2026) during his junior season at UCLA.
2025-26 (at UCLA)
Played in all 36 games, making 27 starts, during his junior season at UCLA … averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and a team-leading 1.2 blocks per game … averaged a career-high 20.1 minutes per game … shot 54.7 percent from the field, 43.3 percent from 3-point distance and 67.5 percent at the free throw line … was 29-for-67 from 3-point territory, recording a career-high total in 3-pointers made (29) … totaled 27 assists and 23 turnovers as a junior after having totaled 14 assists and 36 turnovers in his previous two seasons at Michigan State … scored at least 10 points in 13 games … scored a career-high 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting in UCLA’s home win over Rutgers (Feb. 3, 2026) … became UCLA’s first player since Nov. 21, 2001, to have shot at least 10-for-11 from the field (minimum 11 attempts) – T.J. Cumming was 11-for-12 in a win over South Carolina at the Maui Invitational on Nov. 21, 2001 … was a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point distance in the home win over Rutgers ... averaged 14.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in the Bruins’ two NCAA Tournament contests … totaled 15 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in the Bruins’ NCAA Tournament win over UCF (March 20, 2026) … had 16 points and four rebounds in an overtime win over Illinois (Feb. 21, 2026) … tallied a career-best eight rebounds in two games – versus Sacramento State (Nov. 18, 2025) and Northwestern (Jan. 24, 2026) … registered a career-high five blocks in the Bruins’ second game of the season, a win over Pepperdine (Nov. 7, 2025) … twice recorded a career-high four assists.
2024-25 (at Michigan State)
Played in 33 games, making three starts, as a sophomore at Michigan State … averaged 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game … also averaged 12.8 minutes per contest … shot 41.7 percent from the field and 27.3 percent from 3-point distance … scored at least 10 points in five games, including a season-best 18 points against Oakland University (Dec. 17) … finished with 12 points and seven rebounds against North Carolina at the Maui Invitational (Nov. 27) … played 24 minutes in the game against North Carolina, shooting 5-for-7 from the field in the overtime win … recorded a season-best four blocks in a win over Rutgers at New York’s Madison Square Garden (Jan. 25), totaling nine points and four rebounds in 17 minutes … had a four-game stretch (Nov. 27-Dec. 17) where he scored in double figures, averaging 13.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game (Michigan State won all four contests in that stretch) … twice made a season-best three 3-pointers during his sophomore season – was 3-for-4 from downtown at Minnesota (Dec. 4) and 3-for-5 from long-range in a win over Oakland University (Dec. 17).
2023-24 (at Michigan State)
Played in 27 games as a freshman at Michigan State, making two starts … averaged 3.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game … averaged 9.2 minutes per contest … shot 43.9 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from beyond the 3-point arc … scored in double figures in two games, totaling 11 points against Stony Brook (Dec. 21) and in a Big Ten contest at Purdue (March 2) … recorded a season-best seven rebounds in the win over Stony Brook … totaled three blocks in three games – against Stony Brook (Dec. 21), at Michigan (Feb. 17) and versus Ohio State (Feb. 25) … made at least one 3-point field goal in 15 of 27 games played.
High School
Two-year varsity letterwinner at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Ind., under head coach Jason Delaney … did not advance to the varsity squad until his junior season … was ranked the No. 1 player in the state of Indiana, and No. 11 nationally, in his high school’s senior class by 247Sports.com … was also listed as a top-20 recruit by multiple national recruiting outlets – No. 16 by ESPN.com, No. 16 by Rivals.com and No. 14 by On3 Sports … was a finalist for the Naismith High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year Award … was a third-team Naismith High School All-America honoree … was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game as well as the 2023 Iverson Classic … averaged 15.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.8 assists per game as a senior at Cathedral, securing co-City Player of the Year honors in Indianapolis … helped lead his high school team to a 19-6 record in 2022-23, winning its second consecutive Section 10, Class 4A title (and only lost three games in-state) ... as a junior in 2021-22, averaged 12.5 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 36.0 percent from 3-point range … totaled 19 points, 14 rebounds and nine blocks against Ben Davis High School in the Indiana state tournament … played for the George Hill All-Indy AAU team, coached by Mike Saunders … was named the Most Valuable Player at the Pangos All-American Camp.
Personal
Xavier Booker was born in Indianapolis, Ind. … first name is pronounced x-AY-vee-er … is the son of Fred and Demetric Booker … father, Fred, served for 27 years in the U.S. Marines … has two older brothers, Craig and Anthony, who each served for approximately seven years in the U.S. Air Force … his favorite athlete is LeBron James and his favorite musical artist is Drake … began playing the piano while in high school and continues to play in his spare time … also enjoys playing the video game NBA 2K … sociology major.
Has averaged 5.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.8 blocks per game in 96 games (32 starts) through three seasons … averaged 4.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 60 contests in two seasons at Michigan State (2023-24 and 2024-25) … has scored at least 10 points in 20 career games (two games as a freshman, five as a sophomore, and 13 as a junior) … has scored 20 points in one game – had a career-high 24 points in UCLA’s win over Rutgers (Feb. 3, 2026) … has totaled a career-high eight rebounds in two games – versus Sacramento State (Nov. 18, 2025) and against Northwestern (Jan. 24, 2026) during his junior season at UCLA.
2025-26 (at UCLA)
Played in all 36 games, making 27 starts, during his junior season at UCLA … averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and a team-leading 1.2 blocks per game … averaged a career-high 20.1 minutes per game … shot 54.7 percent from the field, 43.3 percent from 3-point distance and 67.5 percent at the free throw line … was 29-for-67 from 3-point territory, recording a career-high total in 3-pointers made (29) … totaled 27 assists and 23 turnovers as a junior after having totaled 14 assists and 36 turnovers in his previous two seasons at Michigan State … scored at least 10 points in 13 games … scored a career-high 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting in UCLA’s home win over Rutgers (Feb. 3, 2026) … became UCLA’s first player since Nov. 21, 2001, to have shot at least 10-for-11 from the field (minimum 11 attempts) – T.J. Cumming was 11-for-12 in a win over South Carolina at the Maui Invitational on Nov. 21, 2001 … was a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point distance in the home win over Rutgers ... averaged 14.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in the Bruins’ two NCAA Tournament contests … totaled 15 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in the Bruins’ NCAA Tournament win over UCF (March 20, 2026) … had 16 points and four rebounds in an overtime win over Illinois (Feb. 21, 2026) … tallied a career-best eight rebounds in two games – versus Sacramento State (Nov. 18, 2025) and Northwestern (Jan. 24, 2026) … registered a career-high five blocks in the Bruins’ second game of the season, a win over Pepperdine (Nov. 7, 2025) … twice recorded a career-high four assists.
2024-25 (at Michigan State)
Played in 33 games, making three starts, as a sophomore at Michigan State … averaged 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game … also averaged 12.8 minutes per contest … shot 41.7 percent from the field and 27.3 percent from 3-point distance … scored at least 10 points in five games, including a season-best 18 points against Oakland University (Dec. 17) … finished with 12 points and seven rebounds against North Carolina at the Maui Invitational (Nov. 27) … played 24 minutes in the game against North Carolina, shooting 5-for-7 from the field in the overtime win … recorded a season-best four blocks in a win over Rutgers at New York’s Madison Square Garden (Jan. 25), totaling nine points and four rebounds in 17 minutes … had a four-game stretch (Nov. 27-Dec. 17) where he scored in double figures, averaging 13.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game (Michigan State won all four contests in that stretch) … twice made a season-best three 3-pointers during his sophomore season – was 3-for-4 from downtown at Minnesota (Dec. 4) and 3-for-5 from long-range in a win over Oakland University (Dec. 17).
2023-24 (at Michigan State)
Played in 27 games as a freshman at Michigan State, making two starts … averaged 3.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game … averaged 9.2 minutes per contest … shot 43.9 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from beyond the 3-point arc … scored in double figures in two games, totaling 11 points against Stony Brook (Dec. 21) and in a Big Ten contest at Purdue (March 2) … recorded a season-best seven rebounds in the win over Stony Brook … totaled three blocks in three games – against Stony Brook (Dec. 21), at Michigan (Feb. 17) and versus Ohio State (Feb. 25) … made at least one 3-point field goal in 15 of 27 games played.
High School
Two-year varsity letterwinner at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Ind., under head coach Jason Delaney … did not advance to the varsity squad until his junior season … was ranked the No. 1 player in the state of Indiana, and No. 11 nationally, in his high school’s senior class by 247Sports.com … was also listed as a top-20 recruit by multiple national recruiting outlets – No. 16 by ESPN.com, No. 16 by Rivals.com and No. 14 by On3 Sports … was a finalist for the Naismith High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year Award … was a third-team Naismith High School All-America honoree … was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game as well as the 2023 Iverson Classic … averaged 15.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.8 assists per game as a senior at Cathedral, securing co-City Player of the Year honors in Indianapolis … helped lead his high school team to a 19-6 record in 2022-23, winning its second consecutive Section 10, Class 4A title (and only lost three games in-state) ... as a junior in 2021-22, averaged 12.5 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 36.0 percent from 3-point range … totaled 19 points, 14 rebounds and nine blocks against Ben Davis High School in the Indiana state tournament … played for the George Hill All-Indy AAU team, coached by Mike Saunders … was named the Most Valuable Player at the Pangos All-American Camp.
Personal
Xavier Booker was born in Indianapolis, Ind. … first name is pronounced x-AY-vee-er … is the son of Fred and Demetric Booker … father, Fred, served for 27 years in the U.S. Marines … has two older brothers, Craig and Anthony, who each served for approximately seven years in the U.S. Air Force … his favorite athlete is LeBron James and his favorite musical artist is Drake … began playing the piano while in high school and continues to play in his spare time … also enjoys playing the video game NBA 2K … sociology major.
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame – vs. UConn (March 22, 2026)
Sunday, March 22
UCLA M. Basketball Press Conference (March 21, 2026)
Sunday, March 22
UCLA M. Basketball Press Conference - Coach Cronin, Skyy Clark, Trent Perry, Xavier Booker (March 21, 2026)
Saturday, March 21
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame – vs. UCF (March 20, 2026)
Friday, March 20
