Trevin Parks
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Trevin Parks
| image = SBBK-Köping 20210122 23.jpg
| caption = Parks playing with Södertälje in 2021
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 170
| league = Swedish Basketball League
| team = Södertälje BBK
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|26}}
| birth_place = Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
| high_school = Hickory
(Hickory, North Carolina)
| college =
- Charlotte (2009–2010)
- Johnson C. Smith (2010–2013)
| draft_year = 2013
| career_start = 2014
| years1 = 2014–2015
| team1 = Schalke 04
| years2 = 2016
| team2 = Delaware 87ers
| years3 = 2016–2017
| team3 = Barsy Atyrau
| years4 = 2017–2018
| team4 = Pardubice
| years5 = 2018
| team5 = ETHA Engomis
| years6 = 2020–present
| team6 = Södertälje BBK
| highlights =
- Cypriot Super Cup winner (2018)
- Baltic League leading scorer (2017)
- 2× Division II All-American (2012, 2013)
}}
Trevin Marcel Parks (born May 26, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Södertälje BBK of the Basketligan. He played college basketball for UNC Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith, being named a Division II All-American twice.
High school career
Parks attended Hickory High School under head coach Shawn Johnson, averaging 24 points, three rebounds and five assists as a senior, leading the Red Tornadoes to a 26–3 record and a sectional championship game. He finished his high school career with 1,461 points and on his three years at Hickory, they had a 72-17 combined record that included Catawba Valley Athletic 2A-3A Conference regular-season titles in 2008 and 2009.{{cite web|title=Johnson C. Smith bio|url=http://www.goldenbullsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1739|work=GoldenBullSports.com|accessdate=February 13, 2016}}{{cite web|title=UNC Charlotte bio|url=http://www.charlotte49ers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23200&ATCLID=204860992|work=Charlotte49ers.com|accessdate=February 13, 2016}}{{cite web|title=TREVIN PARKS – A RISING KING IN THE QUEEN CITY|url=http://www.goldenbullsports.com/news/2012/2/17/MBB_0217124909.aspx?path=mbball|work=GoldenBullSports.com|date=February 17, 2012|accessdate=February 13, 2016}}
College career
Parks began his career at UNC Charlotte, where he played sparingly in his freshman season. The next year, despite the interest of several DI schools, he transferred to Johnson C. Smith to not have to sit out a year per NCAA rules.
As a sophomore, Parks averaged 21.3 points, 4.4 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game and became the first ever player in Smith's history to be the CIAA Player of the Year. He followed that up with 22 points and 3.8 assists per game as a junior and 25 points and 4.1 assists as a senior, earning All-American status in D-II basketball each season.{{cite web|first=Nate|last=Wimberly|title=Parks works out for the Charlotte Bobcats|url=http://www.wbtv.com/story/22636842/parks-works-out-for-the-charlotte-bobcats|work=WBTV.com|date=June 19, 2013|accessdate=February 13, 2016}}{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Sorensen|title=Davidson's Jake Cohen, J.C. Smith's Trevin Parks try to make most of Charlotte Bobcats auditions|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article10348490.html|work=NewsObserver.com|date=June 19, 2013|accessdate=February 13, 2016}}{{cite web|title=US-Boy Trevin Parks in Gelsenkirchen gelandet!|url=http://basketball.schalke04.de/de/regionalliga/140731_verpflichtung_parks/page/661--661-122-.html|work=Basketball.Schalke04.de|date=July 31, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2016|language=German}}
Professional career
After graduating, Parks attended workouts for the Charlotte Bobcats, Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets, however, he still went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. On July 31, 2014, he signed with German club FC Schalke 04 for the 2014–2015 season.
On February 2, 2016, Parks was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.{{cite web|title=Official: #87ers have acquired Trevin Parks from...|url=https://twitter.com/Sevens/status/694586030591180802|work=Twitter.com|date=February 2, 2016|accessdate=February 13, 2016}} The next day, he made his debut for the 87ers in a 100–97 loss to the Erie BayHawks, recording two points, one rebound and one assist in nine minutes.{{cite web|title=Earl Clark Leads 87ers Over BayHawks; Kilpatrick Returns for Delaware|url=http://dleague.nba.com/games/20160203/DELERI/|work=NBA.com|date=February 3, 2016|accessdate=February 13, 2016}} On February 19, he was waived by Delaware.{{cite web|title=NBA D-League Transactions |url=http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |work=NBA.com |accessdate=February 25, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225202023/http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |archivedate=February 25, 2016 }}
On September 6, 2018, he joined ETHA Engomis of the Cypriot League.[https://www.eurobasket.com/Cyprus/news/547182/Etha-sign-a-second-USA-player,-ex-BK-Pardubice Etha sign a second USA player, ex BK Pardubice] On July 31, 2020, Parks signed with Södertälje Kings of the Basketligan.{{cite web |title=Sodertalje sign Trevin Parks, ex Etha |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Sweden/news/638830/Sodertalje-sign-Trevin-Parks,-ex-Etha |website=Eurobasket |accessdate=August 24, 2020 |date=July 31, 2020}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [http://www.goldenbullsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1739 Johnson C. Smith bio]
- [http://www.charlotte49ers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23200&ATCLID=204860992 UNC Charlotte bio]
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Trevin-Parks/Summary/10306 RealGM profile]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/trevin-parks-1.html Sports-Reference profile]
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Category:Södertälje BBK players
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany
Category:Basketball players from North Carolina
Category:Charlotte 49ers men's basketball players
Category:Delaware 87ers players
Category:FC Schalke 04 Basketball players
Category:Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls basketball players
Category:Sportspeople from Hickory, North Carolina
Category:American men's basketball players