Terell Parks

Terell Allen Parks Sr. (born February 25, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. He is a 6'9" (2.06 m) tall power forward–center. After two years at Iowa Central Community College and two years at Western Illinois, Parks entered the 2013 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

Terell Parks
No. 44 – Nizhny Novgorod
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueVTB United League
Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born (1991-02-25) February 25, 1991
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolBeloit Memorial (Beloit, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Kotwica Kołobrzeg
2015Anagennisi Germasogeias
2016Šentjur
2016–2018Keravnos
2018–2019Promitheas Patras
2019–2020Larisa
2020–presentNizhny Novgorod
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Parks attended Beloit Memorial High School, in Beloit, Wisconsin, where he played high school basketball. He was ranked as the 25th best power forward in the nation by 247Sports.com.[1]

College career

Parks played college basketball at Iowa Central Community College, from 2009 to 2011, and at Western Illinois, from 2011 to 2013. As a senior, he averaged 12.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game.[2]

Professional career

After failing to be drafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Parks signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League, but he left the team without playing with them in a single game.[3] He later joined Kotwica Kołobrzeg, of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[4] He went on to average 11.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in the Polish League.

In 2016, he joined Anagennisi Germasogeias of the Cypriot League. On February 28, 2016, he signed with Šentjur of the Premier A Slovenian League. He then returned to Cyprus, and joined Keravnos.[5] He stayed with the club for two years, and with them he won the Cypriot League championship in 2017, and also led the league in rebounds in both seasons. He was also voted as the FIBA Europe Cup's Best Defender in 2018.

On August 4, 2018, he joined Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[6] His contract with the club was about to be terminated after their game FIBA Champions League against Beşiktaş, but after the injury of the team's other main center Octavius Ellis, Parks remained with the team. His performance with Promitheas improved, and after their game FIBA Champions League game against Neptūnas, in which Parks had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 block, Promitheas decided to keep him on their squad.[7][8]

On August 26, 2019, Parks signed with the newly promoted Larisa, and thus remained in the Greek Basket League. He averaged 11.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. On January 11, 2020, his contract was officially bought out by Russian BCL club Nizhny Novgorod and Parks moved to the VTB United League.[9]

References
  1. "Terell Parks Player Profile, Western Illinois, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". RealGM. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  2. "Terell Parks College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. "Terell Parks Signs Professional Basketball Contract In Greece". cyprusbasket.net. August 7, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. "Terell Parks PKL Profile". plk.pl. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  5. "Terell Parks has some unfinished business in Cyprus!". cyprusbasket.net. September 15, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  6. "Promitheas signed Terell Parks". a1basket.gr. August 4, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  7. Ο αγαπητός και άτυχος Τερέλ Παρκς που… νίκησε τον χρόνο (in Greek).
  8. Τερέλ Παρκς: Ο κορυφαίος... free agent του Προμηθέα (in Greek).
  9. "BC Nizhny Novgorod ink Terrell Parks". Sportando. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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