Deondre Parks

Deondre Parks
Personal information
Born	October 30, 1992 (age 32); 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	Iowa Lakes CC (2012–2014); South Dakota State (2014-2016);
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
	Finish League champion (2021); Cypriot League Top Scorer (2019); Cypriot League All-Star (2018); Georgian Superliga Top Scorer (2018); BBL Cup winner (2017); First-team All-Summit League (2015); Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year (2015);

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.

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 (2020–2021)

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]

ZTE KK (2021–2022)

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]

Sigal Prishtina (2023)

On January 12, 2023, Parks signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball League.^[9]

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.
^ 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.

External links

[1] "Deondre Parks Named Third Team All-American". Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.

[2] "SDSU's Deondre Parks: Hero at Home". eu.argusleader.com. Matt Zimmer. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

[3] "The Man From Flint Parks In Town". newcastle-eagles.com. August 2, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

[4] "Deondre Parks agreed to terms with AEL Limassol". Sportando. August 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[5] "דיאונדרה פארקס חתם לעונה בהפועל חבל מודיעין". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[konyaspor-6] "Deondre Parks (ex Hapoel H/M) joins Konyaspor". Eurobasket. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[7] Chelidze, Dimitri (November 19, 2020). "Vilpas land Deondre Parks, ex Hapoel H/M". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[8] Chelidze, Dimitri (August 20, 2022). "Astana tabs Deondre Parks, ex ZTE KK". Asiabasket. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[9] "Deondre Parks përforcim i ri te Prishtina". Topsporti. January 12, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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