Parish Perry Petty (born August 5, 1988) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for the

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. He played

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for Allen Community College,

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and

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High school career

Petty played high school basketball at MacDowell Montessori School in

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. Petty gained all-conference and honorable mention all-region his senior year but team lost in the first round of the state playoffs his senior year and made it to the quarterfinals his junior year.

College career

Petty played

for Allen Community College,

and

Professional career

On August 3, 2017, Petty joined Faros Larissas of the

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. On November 2, 2018, he joined Shahrdari Gorgan of the Iranian Super League. On April 24, 2021, he forced the game 4 of Iranian Basketball Super League final to over time with a 3/4 court shot with 0.3 seconds to go which eventually they win the game 110-103 and became the champions for the first time. In November 2023. Petty played for Ugandan champions

in the 2024 BAL qualification tournament. Petty helped the Oilers qualify for their second consecutive BAL. After spending time in Iran with

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of the Iranian Basketball Super League, Petty returned to the City Oilers for a second stint in November 2024.

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