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Medal record Men’s basketball Competitor for United States
Goodwill Games Bronze 1994 St. Petersburg National team FIBA U21 World Championship Gold 1993 Valladolid National team FIBA U19 World Championship Gold 1991 Edmonton National team Cherokee Bryan Parks (born October 11, 1972, in Huntington Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player.
A 6' 11" (211 cm), 240 lbs (109 kg) center, Parks played his college basketball at Duke University under coach Mike Krzyzewski and won the 1992 national title during his freshman year. After college, he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (12th overall pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft. In his ten season NBA career (1995–2004), he played for the Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Vancouver Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, and Golden State Warriors. He averaged career-highs of 7.1 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game during the 1997–98 season with Minnesota.[1] Parks came out of retirement in 2011 to play in France.[2]
Parks' mother named him Cherokee in honor of his great-grandmother, who was a member of the Cherokee tribe.[3]
His sister Corey Parks was the original bassist for Nashville Pussy.[4]
Notes
- ^ Cherokee Parks' career statistics. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008.
- ^ Aubenas signs former Duke and NBA player Cherokee Parks
- ^ Cherokee Parks biography. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008.
- ^ Nashville Pussy. MTV.com. Retrieved on December 18, 2009.
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