- Bobby Parks
Infobox NBA Player
name = Bobby Parks
nickname =
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league = PBA
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lbs=
team = Formula Shell
position =guard
birth_date =
birth_place = Flagicon|TennesseeGrand Junction, Tennessee
college = Memphis State University
nationality = USA
draft = 58th overall
draft_team =Atlanta Hawks
draft_year =
former_teams = San Miguel Beer
Anejo Rhum
Formula Shell
career_start = 1987
career_end = 2000
awards =Bobby Ray Parks is an American professional basketball player.He is from Grand Junction,TN. He is a college standout for the then-Memphis State University during the 1980s but never played in the
NBA .College career
Bobby Parks, a lithe smooth shooting guard from Grand Junction, TN, came to Memphis State, now known as the University of Memphis, in the fall of 1980 under head coach Dana Kirk and over the next four seasons, helped the Tigers to an 86-34 record, two Metro Conference Championships and three appearances in the NCAA Tournament. The Middleton High graduate appeared in 27 games as a freshman and totaled 238 points. During his second season with the Tigers, 1981-82, Parks upped his scoring average to 11.4 points per game in leading the team to a 24-5 record. As a junior, Parks received All-America honors from The Sporting News after scoring 488 points and helping his team to an NCAA Midwest Region invitation. He capped his Memphis career by again averaging in double figures in scoring and finished his senior season with a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Parks is now ranked 15th in his alma mater's career scoring with 1,266 points. [http://gotigersgo.cstv.com/genrel/081904aab.html M Club Hall Of Fame To Add New Stars In 2004 :: Basketball star Bobby Parks leads new group of honored Memphis athletes ] ]
Professional career
Parks was picked on the third round by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1984 NBA draft, the 58th player of 228 chosen in the draft. Wearing his trademark No. 22, Bobby played for the Hawks in the NBA preseason but was cut before the regular campaign started.
Parks began a career overseas in France in 1986 and in 1987, played in the Philippines where he would become a legend.
He made his PBA debut for San Miguel Beer in 1987 then saw action for Formula Shell up to 1998, finishing his 12-year career with nearly 9,000 points, over 3,000 rebounds and more than 1,000 assists in 220 games. In 1989, he averaged a whopping 52.6 points in 23 games with a high of 72. Parks won a PBA record of seven Best Import awards and led his team to five championships. In addition to his basketball, Parks has appeared in several Filipino movies.
Retirement
Parks is one of the University of Memphis athletes inducted into the M Club Hall of Fame in 2004.
He returned to University of Memphis in 2005 to finish his degree under the invitation of coach John Calipari. [http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=BKO-PARKS-09-11-05&cat=BC]
References
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