Semaj Booker (born June 25, 1997) is an American basketball player and former runaway child from Lakewood, Washington. He gained national attention in 2007, at age nine, for escaping from his home in Lakewood to San Antonio, Texas on his own, traveling by car as a driver and by airplane as a passenger. Booker grew up to become a standout high school basketball player, attending four different schools, including Curtis Senior High School and Clover Park High School. He most recently played for the Seattle Ballers of the Junior Basketball Association (JBA).