On Boothe: A pass-first point guard, true floor general and natural leader ready to move into the full-time starting role ... lightning-quick and bulldog strong on both ends of the floor ... a suffocating, hard-nosed defender ... an adept passer and playmaker ... a nominee for the 2009 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year, presented by The Hartford. Norm Roberts on Boothe: "Malik has had a very good offseason. He has gotten a lot stronger and he spent a lot of time in the gym getting up perimeter shots. He is ready to be our lead point guard, he is ready to run our team and is looking forward to that. He wants that responsibility and is going to have a very good year." As a Freshman in 2007-08: Saw playing time in 30 contests, starting six ... averaged 2.5 assists per game in 19.0 minutes per outing, and increased both numbers to 3.0 assists and 21.3 minutes in league contests ... led the Red Storm in assists six times on the season, and posted 11 games of three or more helpers ... averaged 5.3 assists per game across the last three contests ... dealt seven assists in the season finale vs. West Virginia at The Garden (March 8) ... dealt five assists in a win over Seton Hall at Carnesecca Arena (March 1) ... scored six points, including a 4-for-7 effort at the line, against Marquette at The Garden (Feb. 20) ... netted six points and dished out six assists in a career-high 37 minutes vs. Providence at home in Queens (Feb. 9) ... earned first career start and had two rebounds and two assists in a road win at Rutgers (Feb. 6) ... tallied a career-high 11 points with a career-high ten assists in a victory at USF (Feb. 2) to record his first career double-double ... netted six points and made 2-of-3 free throws vs. Georgetown at MSG (Jan. 30) ... played 27 minutes and scored four points to go with three assists vs. Pitt (Jan. 23) ... scored four points and had three rebounds in just 10 minutes of action at West Virginia (Jan. 17) ... netted four points and grabbed three boards in 12 minutes against DePaul at home (Jan. 12) ... dished seven assists to go along with three steals in 16 minutes at UConn (Jan. 8) ... dealt two assists and connected on his first career 3-pointer against Niagara (Dec. 15) ... scored eight points and added six assists in win vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 25) ... dished out first career assist and grabbed a rebound in 18 minutes against Sacred Heart (Nov. 20) ... played 21 minutes and scored seven points in collegiate debut against St. Francis (Nov. 14). At Christ the King High School: A first team All-Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) selection by the New York Post ... averaged 8.0 points per game and 4.2 assists as a senior at national top 25 powerhouse Christ the King High School in Queens ... led his squad to a 26-6 record and the CHSAA title as a senior ... named the Royals' Athlete of the Year as a senior ... team averaged 25.3 wins per season during his high school career ... longtime Christ the King coach Bob Oliva rates him as the third-best defensive guard he has ever mentored, behind former UNC standout Derrick Phelps and former USC football star Will Poole ... scored six points and dished six assists in the Jordan Brand All-American Classic at Madison Square Garden in April, 2007. Personal: Michael Isiah Malik Boothe ... born in New York City ... son of Yvonne Simmons ... has two brothers, Jason McFadden (25) and Anthony Boothe (15), and one sister, Shaquanan Brown (18) ... chose to attend St. John's because the campus is close to home and located in the city that he loves ... majoring in liberal studies. Boothe Up Close...
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