Henderson State University Athletics

2018-19: An All-GAC Honorable Mention selection . . . Started 28 games and played in all 30 as a sophomore for the Reddies . . . One of three players on the team to average double figures in points (12.1 per game) . . . Also averaged a team-high 2.9 assists per game . . . Led the squad with 28 steals . . . Scored in double figures 18 times on the year, including a career-high 27 points in the win over Augustana (Nov. 10) . . . Poured in 20-plus points in four different contests . . . Made a team-best 53 3-pointers on the year . . . Hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining to finish with 21 points in the comeback win at home over Ouachita Baptist (Feb. 14) . . . Had a career-high 10 assists on the road at Southwestern Oklahoma State (Feb. 21) . . . Shot 83.5% at the free throw line and has the second-best career mark from the line in school history through two seasons (81.6%) . . . Led the squad in minutes played with 913 total, an average of nearly 30-and-a-half per game.

2017-18: Played in all 28 games in his inaugural college season, which included 23 starts ... One of the best freshmen in the GAC, averaged 14.5 points and 3.7 assists per game on 44.6 percent shooting from the field ... Averaged just under 30 minutes per game .. Scored in double figures 22 times ... Scored 20 or more points five times ... Had a season-high 26 against Ouachita Baptist ... Had a double-double with 19 points and 10 assists against Paul Quinn ... Had 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting against East Central ... Was 14-for-14 at the free throw line on the road against eventual GAC champion Southern Nazarene ... Hit the game-winning jumper with less than 10 seconds to play against Northwestern Oklahoma State ... Shot 80.3 percent at the free throw line.

PREP: Played for NTSI (National Top Sports Institute) Post Graduate Basketball Academy in 2017 where he averaged 17.0 points and 4.0 assists per game under head coach Chris Chaney, who is one of the all-time leaders in wins in prep school history . . . A 2017 Texas All-Region 1 Selection, Parker shot 48 percent from the field including 37 percent from beyond the arc while leading his team to a district championship and 28-7 record . . . Played two years at Plano (Texas) East High School where he averaged 15.0 points, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game in 2016 . . . While at Plano East, he was selected the Offensive MVP of District 6-6A, was a member of the TAB Coaches All-State Team, and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the McDonald's Houston Invitational and the In and Out Burger Allen Holiday Invitational Tournament.

PERSONAL: Born April 15, 1998 . . . Son of Charlie and Lori Parker . . . His father, Charlie Parker is a current professional basketball coach and also was the head coach at the University of Southern California in 1995-96 . . . He also spent 13 seasons in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Hornets . . . Majoring in communications and mass media.