MICHAEL

PARKS JR.

POSITION:Forward

HEIGHT: 6’9” (206 cm)

WEIGHT:253 lbs (115 kg)

BIRTHDATE: July 15, 1997 (Cleveland, OH)

HIGH SCHOOL:   Richmond Heights ‘15 (Richmond, OH)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: The University of Memphis ’19 (Memphis, TN)

TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @mikeboogieparks

YEARS PRO: 3

               






Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

 

2022 (as of March 9, 2022): Totaled 7.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 23.0 minutes in one game with Dayton in the TBL during a game against Windsor in the NBL Canada.

 

2021-22: Averaged 7.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 25.3 minutes in three games with Anorthosis Ammohostou of the Cyprus-OPAP Basket League … Recorded a double-double with season highs of 12 points and 15 rebounds Oct. 9 vs. Proteas.

 

2020-21: Averaged 10.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 25.0 minutes in 25 games with the Worcester Wolves in the British Basketball League … Scored 15 or more points eight times … Had six double-doubles, including Feb. 19 vs. Manchester, where he recorded season highs of 23 points (10-15 FG) and 15 rebounds … Played a career-high 40 minutes Feb. 17 vs. Cheshire … Nabbed a career-high three steals Feb. 13 vs. Surrey.

 

2020: Was scheduled to play for the Perry Lakes Hawks in the Australia-SBL prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the season was cancelled.

 

2019-20: Played two games with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League before, totalling five minutes of action and no points.

 

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER

 

2018-19 (Memphis): Averaged 5.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 15.2 minutes in 35 games with the University of Memphis … ACC Tournament semi-finalist … Scored 10 or more points eight times … Scored a season-high 14 points twice, March 14 vs. Tulane, where he also grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds, and Nov. 23 vs. Canisius … Recorded a season-high four blocks Dec. 8 vs. UAB.

 

2017-18 (Memphis): Averaged 8.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 34 games with the University of Memphis … Started all 34 games … Reached the ACC Tournament Semifinals … His rebound average ranked second on the team … Shot 58.6 percent (82-of-140) in regular-season conference games … Including conference-tournament play, shot 55.5 percent to rank third in the AAC … In the AAC tournament, he made 10-of-16 shots in wins over USF and Tulsa … Finished with career highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds in a 73-49 win over UConn Jan. 16 at FedExForum … Earned American Athletic Conference Honor Roll recognition twice during the season, including Jan. 22 after scoring 32 points with 11 rebounds in wins over UConn and Tulsa and Feb. 19 after scoring 32 points with 10 rebounds in wins over SMU and Tulane … Had double-doubles against UConn (21 and 11) and at East Carolina (13 and 11) during the season … Of his 11 rebounds at ECU, nine came on the offensive boards.

 

2016-17 (Southwest Mississippi, JUCO): Averaged 8.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 19.4 minutes in 27 games with Southwest Mississippi Community College … Started 26 times … His 70.3 field goal percentage ranked fifth in NJCAA, as he made 97-of-138 shots for the season ... Scored in double-figures 12 times during the season, including three games of 20 or more points ... Scored 20 points Feb. 6 vs. Pearl River, where he made seven-of-nine field goals and six-of-seven free throws … Made eight-of-eight field goals Jan. 9 vs. Spring Hill and scored 21 points against Meridian where he made seven-of-eight shots from the field and seven-of-nine from the free throw line ... Scored in double-figures with 12 points Nov. 29 vs. Spring Hill JV and 13 points Dec. 1 vs. Mississippi Delta … Scored a season-high 24 points vs. Mobile JV.

 

2015-16 (Missouri State University, West Plains, JUCO): Averaged 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 14.8 minutes in 16 games with Missouri State University, West Plains … Played in his team's last 16 games of the season, and scored in double-figures seven times ... Scored a season-high 14 points in just 18 minutes Feb. 6 vs. College of Faith … Scored 13 Jan 30 vs. Moberly Area and 13 more Feb. 3 at Saint Louis ... After an eight-point game at Mineral Area on January 27, he scored in double-figures in three straight games ... Had four games of at least two blocked shots, including three Jan. 6 vs. Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa and Jan. 16 vs. Three Rivers … Scored 12 points Jan. 16 vs. Three Rivers, while pulling down a season-high 13 rebounds for his one double-double during the season.

 

 

Personal:

 

Played three games with Team Golden State during the 2019 Eurobasket Summer League in Las Vegas, where he averaged 9.3 points and 3.7 rebounds … Played with Richmond Heights High School in 2014-15, where he averaged 22 points … Was named his district's Player of the Year and was named Conference MVP ... Was named First Team All-State in Ohio's Division IV.