Deondre Parks | |
Position: | Point guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 194 |
Number: | Free agent |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | 30 October 1992 |
Birth Place: | Flint, Michigan |
High School: | Kingdom Christian Academy (Columbus, Georgia) |
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Draft Year: | 2016 |
Career Start: | 2016 |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Team1: | Newcastle Eagles |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Team2: | Cactus Tbilisi |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Years4: | 2019 |
Team4: | Etoile Sportive Radès |
Years5: | 2019 |
Team5: | Edmonton Stingers |
Years6: | 2019–2020 |
Team6: | Hapoel Hevel Modi'in |
Years7: | 2020–2021 |
Team7: | Vilpas Vikings |
Years8: | 2021–2022 |
Team8: | ZTE KK |
Years9: | 2022 |
Team9: | BC Astana |
Years10: | 2023 |
Team10: | Sigal Prishtina |
Years11: | 2023 |
Team11: | SCM U Craiova |
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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.
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
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]
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]
On August 2, 2016, Parks signed with Newcastle Eagles of the British Basketball League (BBL).[3]
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.
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]
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.
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]
In 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]
On January 12, 2023, Parks signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball League.[9]