Terell Allen Parks Sr. (born February 25, 1991) is an American professional

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player. He is a

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. After two years at

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and two years at

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, Parks entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Parks attended

Beloit Memorial High School Beloit Memorial High School is a public, four-year comprehensive high school in Beloit, Wisconsin. Academics Beloit Memorial has an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students, with 120 full-time certified staff and an average class size of 28 ...

, in

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, where he played high school basketball. He was ranked as the 25th best

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in the nation by

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College career

Parks played

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, from 2009 to 2011, and at

, from 2011 to 2013. As a senior, he averaged 12.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game.

Professional career

After failing to be drafted in the

, Parks signed with Kolossos Rodou of the

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, but he left the team without playing with them in a single game. He later joined

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, of the

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(PLK). He went on to average 11.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in the Polish League. In 2016, he joined Anagennisi Germasogeias of the

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. On February 28, 2016, he signed with

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of the Premier A Slovenian League. He then returned to Cyprus, and joined Keravnos. He stayed with the club for two years, and with them he won the

championship in 2017, and also led the league in rebounds in both seasons. He was also voted as the

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's Best Defender in 2018. On August 4, 2018, he joined Promitheas Patras of the

. His contract with the club was about to be terminated after their game

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against

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, but after the injury of the team's other main center

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, Parks remained with the team. His performance with Promitheas improved, and after their game FIBA Champions League game against Neptūnas, in which Parks had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 block, Promitheas decided to keep him on their squad. On August 26, 2019, Parks signed with the newly promoted Larisa, and thus remained in the

. He averaged 11.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. On January 11, 2020, his contract was officially bought out by Russian BCL club

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and Parks moved to the

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. He averaged 10 points and 7 rebounds per game before the season was suspended. Parks was released by the team on July 10. On July 20, 2020, he signed with

Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the LNB Pro A. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 1998 and ...

of the

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. Parks averaged 8.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in four games. He parted ways with the team on November 18. On November 22, 2020, he signed with

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of the

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. Parks averaged 12.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. On September 10, 2021, he signed with

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of the

. On November 15, 2022, Parks returned to Greece for

Ionikos Nikaias Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / ) is a Greek sports club, multi-sports club that is based in the suburban town of Nikaia, Attica, Nikaia within the Piraeus agglomeration. It was founded in 1965, ...

. In February 2023, Parks returned to

References

External links

FIBA Champions League profileEurobasket.com profileGreek Basket League profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Terell 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Wisconsin BC Nizhny Novgorod players Centers (basketball) Cholet Basket players Fos Provence Basket players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Iowa Central Community College alumni Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Keravnos B.C. players KK Šentjur players Larisa B.C. players Power forwards Promitheas Patras B.C. players SKK Kotwica Kołobrzeg players Basketball players from Chicago Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen