Frank Alonzo Booker (March 22, 1964 â February 20, 2026) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Bowling Green State University and was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the 1987 NBA draft. He gained considerable fame in Iceland as a high scoring guard in the ÃÂrvalsdeild karla during the early 1990s. He was a three-time scoring champion in the ÃÂrvalsdeild and four time All-Star. In 1992, he led Valur to the ÃÂrvalsdeild finals and in 1995 he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup with GrindavÃÂk.
Booker played college basketball at Bowling Green State University from 1983 to 1987.
On June 22, 1987, Booker was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the second pick in round 7 of the 1987 NBA draft. He had short pre-season stints with the Nets, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Booker joined ÃÂR in January 1991, and in his first game he set a ÃÂrvalsdeild record when he made 15 three-point shots. Two games later he tied the record when he again made 15 three-pointers, en route to 60 points, in a loss against Snæfell. For the season he averaged a league leading 43.2 points while making 7.8 three-pointers per game.
Booker joined Valur at the start of the 1991âÂÂ1992 season and led them to the 1992 ÃÂrvalsdeild finals, where the team lost to KeflavÃÂk, 2âÂÂ3, after holding a 2âÂÂ1 lead in the series. As a member of Valur he led the league in scoring in 1992 and 1994. In 1994 he was named the All-Star game MVP.
After three seasons with Valur, Booker joined GrindavÃÂk in 1994. For the season Booker averaged 15.5 points per game, leading the club to the second best record in the league, and helping it to win the 1995 Icelandic Basketball Cup.
Booker was unexpectedly let go from GrindavÃÂk after their first game in the 1995 ÃÂrvalsdeild playoffs. The split was far from amicable. GrindavÃÂk claimed Booker had become disgruntled and disinterested after being denied by the team to participate in the All-Star game in February, due to him missing practices the same week because of a back injury. They further claimed that he had dishonored an agreement to live in an apartment the club rented for him in GrindavÃÂk, dubbed "the most expensive shoe storage this side of the Alps" by the press, and spent to much energy driving back and forth from ReykjavÃÂk where he lived with his girlfriend. Booker responded that he was deeply disappointed by the dismissal and the allegations but wished the club all the best in its upcoming games.
GrindavÃÂk stepped up after Booker's departure, dismantling Haukar in the next game, 88âÂÂ122, and sweeping them out of the playoffs.
After a big loss to KeflavÃÂk in the semi-finals, allegations rose that Booker had leaked GrindavÃÂk's playbook to KeflavÃÂk. Both Booker and KeflavÃÂk's head coach, Jón Kr. GÃÂslason, strongly denied the allegations, with Jón Kr. stating that he had multiple game tapes of KeflavÃÂk and did not need any help in finding their tactics. To further fuel the argument between the two parties, Booker requested that the club paid him bonus for it getting to the quarter finals as was stated in his contract.
Booker started as the head coach of Valur during the 1993âÂÂ1994 season. He was replaced after a 3âÂÂ10 start by Svali Björgvinsson.
Booker's half Icelandic son, Frank Aron Booker, played for the Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Conference from 2013 to 2015. He transferred from the Florida Atlantic Owls before the 2015âÂÂ16 season. Prior to his senior year, Frank Aron transferred to South Carolina for the 2017âÂÂ18 season.
Booker died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 61.