Asia Booker - 2012 Player to Watch - Week of 1-31-2011

by Amber Johnson and Joey Simmons
January 31, 2011

Asia Booker - Ozen High School

Asia Booker is a 5'4" point guard from Ozen High School In Beaumont, Texas.  Her favorite sport to watch is basketball and her favorite player to watch is Lebron James.  Her favorite hobby is listening to music, her favorite movie is "Love and Basketball", and her favorite class in school is English.  She said that her favorite food is crawfish and she loves to listen to R and B music.

Asia said that her goal in high school is to win a State Championship this year and in her Senior season as well.  She also hopes to win the 4x100 in track.  They came in second last year in the 4x100.  When asked what college she would like to attend she said that she is leaving all of her options open because there are so many great colleges out there to choose from today.  If she could visit any place in the world she would love to go to Hawaii.  She said that her role model is her mom Ramona Jones Locke who played college basketball for the Lamar Lady Cardinals.  Her mom led Lamar to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Playoffs in 1991-92.

Asia is an excellent ball handler who is the spark plug on her team.  She is a scorer even for her size and position.  She can run the floor, push the ball and make things happen.  Her high school team colors are Blue and Gold and the team mascot is the Panthers.  She is coached by Tammy Walker-Brown.  Click Here to view the Panthers schedule on the MaxPreps website.

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