After the resignation of Williams' predecessor, Bob Wade, due to NCAA violations, a de facto boycott of the university was put in place by the high-school coaches in Baltimore.

[citation needed] Because of this boycott, many star high-school players avoided Maryland as a choice to play their college ball.

In becoming one of the members of Maryland's 1993 recruiting class, Booth broke the ice, and the school once again had access to talent-rich Baltimore City.

After Williams' retirement in 2011, Booth left Maryland when incoming head coach Mark Turgeon chose not to retain him.

[6] In October 2011, Booth was named a women's basketball assistant coach at Loyola University Maryland.