Booker jumping ship
Former Navy standout Hassan Booker is joining the staff of former Navy assistant Doug Wojcik at Tulsa.
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Booker was instrumental in leading the Midshipmen to a 74-41 overall record and a 39-11 Patriot League mark. Navy totaled three league regular season titles in Booker's career and reached the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons in 1997 and 1998.A Wojcik recruit at Navy, Booker has been back at the academy the last two years, serving as an assistant with the Navy women's team while teaching advanced navigation.
The team leader in field goal percentage and in rebounds as both a junior and senior, Booker ranks third in Navy history with a career field goal percentage of 55.4-percent, is tied for third with 61 career steals, stands ninth with 628 career rebounds and 19th with 931 career points. He earned first-team All-Patriot League honors in both 1997 and '98, and was selected as the league tournament MVP in 1997. Despite standing just 6'3", Booker was the leading force inside for a team that led the nation in rebounding margin once and finished 10th twice.
As a junior, he was named the Patriot League Tournament Most Valuable Player, as he averaged 17.5 points and 11 rebounds in Navy's tournament victories over Lafayette and Bucknell. He shot 65 percent from the field and 71 percent from the free throw line in those two games as he led Navy into the NCAA Tournament.
In his senior campaign, Booker led Navy back to the NCAA Tournament against No. 1 North Carolina as he averaged 12 points and 7.8 rebounds per game that season. He was named the winner of the Basketball Hall of Fame's Chip Hilton Award, which recognizes the college basketball player who has demonstrated personal character both on and off the court similar to the fictional Chip Hilton character depicted by Hall of Fame coach Clair Bee in the classic Chip Hilton Sports Series.