Deondre Kendrell Parks Jr. (born October 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Iowa Lakes Community College and at South Dakota State before playing professionally in the United Kingdom, Georgia, Cyprus, Tunisia, Canada and Israel.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 30, 1992 Flint, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kingdom Christian Academy (Columbus, Georgia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | Free agent |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Newcastle Eagles |
| 2017–2018 | Cactus Tbilisi |
| 2018–2019 | AEL Limassol |
| 2019 | Etoile Sportive Radès |
| 2019 | Edmonton Stingers |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Hevel Modi'in |
| 2020–2021 | Vilpas Vikings |
| 2021–2022 | ZTE KK |
| 2022 | BC Astana |
| 2023 | Sigal Prishtina |
| 2023 | SCM U Craiova |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editParks played high school in his hometown of Flint, MI at Flint Northwestern High School. Parks finished his prep career at Kingdom Christian Academy in Columbus, Georgia
College career
editIowa Lakes Community College
editParks began his career at Iowa Lakes Community College, where he averaged 15.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, he averaged 20.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, leading the team to a 23-9 overall record, earning ICCAC Division II All-Region First Team honors along the way.[1]
South Dakota State
editParks transferred to South Dakota State for last two seasons. He averaged 14.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Jackrabbits and was named first-team All-Summit League and Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year in 2015.[2]
Professional career
editNewcastle Eagles (2016–2017)
editOn August 2, 2016, Parks signed with Newcastle Eagles of the British Basketball League (BBL).[3]
Cactus Tbilisi (2017–2018)
editOn September 5, 2018, Parks signed with Cactus Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga. He averaged 20.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists per game.
Proteas EKA (2018–2019)
editOn September 13, 2018, Parks signed with Proteas EKA AEL . He averaged 18.7 points per game, being the top scorer of the league.[4]
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in (2019–2020)
editOn September 2, 2019, Parks signed with Hapoel Hevel Modi'in for the 2019–20 season.[5] He averaged 22.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.[6]
Vilpas Vikings (2020–2021)
editOn September 25, 2020, Parks signed with Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[6] However, he instead joined the Vilpas Vikings of the Korisliiga.[7]
ZTE KK (2021–2022)
editIn 2021, Parks signed with ZTE KK of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. He averaged 13.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.[8]
Sigal Prishtina (2023–present)
editOn January 12, 2023, Parks signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball League.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Deondre Parks Named Third Team All-American". Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ "SDSU's Deondre Parks: Hero at Home". eu.argusleader.com. Matt Zimmer. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "The Man From Flint Parks In Town". newcastle-eagles.com. August 2, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Deondre Parks agreed to terms with AEL Limassol". Sportando. August 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "דיאונדרה פארקס חתם לעונה בהפועל חבל מודיעין". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Deondre Parks (ex Hapoel H/M) joins Konyaspor". Eurobasket. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ Chelidze, Dimitri (November 19, 2020). "Vilpas land Deondre Parks, ex Hapoel H/M". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Chelidze, Dimitri (August 20, 2022). "Astana tabs Deondre Parks, ex ZTE KK". Asiabasket. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Deondre Parks përforcim i ri te Prishtina". Topsporti. January 12, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.