Deondre Parks
ZTE KK | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A |
Personal information | |
Born | Flint, Michigan | October 30, 1992
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 |
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–present | ZTE KK |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Deondre Parks (born October 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for ZTE KK of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. 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.
High school career
Parks 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
Iowa Lakes Community College
Parks 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
Parks 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
Newcastle Eagles (2016–2017)
On August 2, 2016, Parks signed with Newcastle Eagles of the British Basketball League (BBL).[3]
Cactus Tbilisi (2017–2018)
On 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)
On 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)
On 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–present)
On 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]
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- CS1 Hebrew-language sources (he)
- Articles with short description
- 1992 births
- Living people
- AEL Limassol B.C. players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
- American expatriate basketball people in Georgia (country)
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Flint, Michigan
- Hapoel Hevel Modi'in B.C. players
- Newcastle Eagles players
- Point guards
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball players
- Iowa Lakes Lakers men's basketball players