Who Are Texas Basketball Player Madison Booker’s Parents Stephanie and Carlos Booker?
Three years into his school basketball profession, Madison Booker is already one of the vital adorned gamers within the nation. The Mississippi native signed with the University of Texas as a five-star recruit, selecting the Longhorns over Duke and Tennessee.
Booker made a right away affect as a freshman ahead, successful Freshman of the Year honors in 2024. As a sophomore, she reached 1,000 profession factors in simply 61 video games—the second fastest in program history—and led Texas to its first Final Four since 2003. She gained the Cheryl Miller Award for the two consecutive yearswas named SEC Player of the Year, earned first-team All-American recognition from the Associated Press, and was a finalist for each the Wade Trophy and the Wooden Award.
Basketball runs in his household. Her father, Carlos, performed school basketball too. (Note, nonetheless, Madison Booker is not related to NBA star Devin Booker.) Below, get to know Madison’s mother and father, Stephanie and Carlos.
Meet Madison’s mother, Stephanie:
Stephanie, Madison’s mom, has been central to her growth as a participant. Stephanie acknowledged Madison’s expertise early on and anticipated the recruiting consideration that may comply with.
“When she was in the 3rd grade, she thought she was [NBA star] Rajon Rondo,” Stephanie told24/7 Sports. “She dressed like him. She focused on him because Madison has always wanted to be a guard. Then, when she got to about the 5th grade we realized she was super serious about it. All she wanted to do was go outside and shoot on her goal. She plays PlayStation but all she wants to play are basketball games. When we played in different tournaments people would come up to us and ask us how old she is and where we were from.”
Sure enough, Stephanie was right about her daughter’s talent, and Madison had offers from three Florida schools—University of Florida, Florida State and South Florida—as well as the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Alabama, and a few others.
Along with Madison, Stephanie and Carlos also have daughters Morgan and Malia.
Meet Madison’s dad, Carlos:
Madison’s father, Carlos, played college basketball at Southern Miss and went on to play professionally overseas. He has been instrumental in her development as a player. Madison also says he has some routine advice for her.
“When I started playing basketball, my dad made sure I watched players that could really help me grow my game,” Madison advised 24/7 Sports. “I watched players such as LeBron [James], [Rajon] Rondo. I have a fadeaway shot that I got from Kevin Durant. I saw him shoot it so I told myself that it would be in my bag [of shots]. I worked on it so it would be consistent for me. Growing up, I watched Rajon Rondo a lot. He was my favorite player. I chose Rondo because he has swag on the court. His playmaking skills are skills that I try to mirror.”
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