Deondre Parks

Deondre Parks (born October 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Vilpas Vikings of the Korisliiga. 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.

Deondre Parks
Vilpas Vikings
PositionPoint guard
LeagueKorisliiga
Personal information
Born (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992
Flint, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolKingdom Christian Academy
(Columbus, Georgia)
College
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Newcastle Eagles
2017–2018Cactus Tbilisi
2018–2019AEL Limassol
2019Etoile Sportive Radès
2019Edmonton Stingers
2019–2020Hapoel Hevel Modi'in
2020–presentVilpas Vikings
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Parks played high school basketball 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
  1. Deondre Parks Named Third Team All-American
  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.
  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.
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