Kenneth Arnold Booker (born November 20, 1948)[1][2] is an American former professional basketball player.

He moved to the guard position and became a starter as a senior, when he won his second national title with the Bruins, part of a run of seven consecutive championships by UCLA coach John Wooden.

After college, Booker had a brief stint playing professionally, and also coached for a year in high school.

While he was among the leading scorers on his high school and junior college teams,[8] Booker was a defensive specialist with the Bruins,[9][10] and helped them win their fourth and fifth out of seven consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles under Wooden.

[10] He sat out his initial season with UCLA in 1968–69, redshirting to preserve his remaining two years of eligibility.

[11][12] In his first year of play in 1969–70, he came off the bench to curb Geoff Petrie of Princeton and Paul Westphal of USC, who were going off against the Bruins.

[14][15] As a senior in 1970–71, Booker was converted from forward to guard to replace the graduated John Vallely in the starting lineup.

[27][28] In October, Booker was appointed as the head coach of Verbum Dei High School's basketball team, who were the defending CIF Southern Section 4-A Division champions.

He was named Referee of the Year by the Orange County Sports Association in 2009, and he has officiated high school volleyball matches as well.