On Boothe: A pass-first point guard, true floor general and natural leader ... lightning-quick on both ends of the floor and a hard-nosed defender ... an adept passer and playmaker ... a pressure performer and proven winner. Norm Roberts On Boothe: "Malik brings a lot of intangibles to our team. He brings toughness, he brings speed, he brings ball-handling and he brings extremely good passing ability - and those were things that were shortcomings to our team last year. He is a terrific leader and wants the ball in pressure situations. He and Eugene [Lawrence] will thrive together because they make each other better every single day." 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 year 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 April 30, 1989 in New York City ... son of Yvonne Simmons ... has two brothers, Jason McFadden (24) and Anthony Boothe (14), and one sister, Shaquanan Brown (17) ... 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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