Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Parañaque, Philippines | February 19, 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino / American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College | Blackwater Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | TNT Tropang Giga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bobby Ray Barbosa Parks Jr. (born February 19, 1993) is a Filipino-American professional
Early life and high school career
Parks was born in
After moving to Memphis, Parks started playing organized basketball at the age of 13. As a freshman and sophomore, he attended St. George's Independent School in Collierville, Tennessee, where he was named Tennessee's Division II-A Mr. Basketball as the state's private school player of the year in 2009.[2][3]
Parks transferred to Melrose High School for the 2009–10 season and helped his team win a class AAA state championship. In November 2010, he committed to Georgia Tech as the No. 31-ranked shooting guard in the class of 2011, but later decommitted and followed his father back to the Philippines.[4]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Bobby Parks Jr. SG |
Memphis, Tennessee | Melrose High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 22, 2010 | |
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College career
In September 2010, Parks enrolled in
Professional career
In 2015, Parks was in pursuit of being the first Filipino-born player to play in the NBA. He became automatically eligible for the 2015 NBA draft as an international player who turned 22 during the calendar year of the draft.[7] In June 2015, prior to the 2015 NBA draft, Parks was invited to work out for the Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics.[8]
Parks went undrafted, but received an invitation from the Dallas Mavericks to play for their Summer League team.[9][10] In six games for Dallas, he averaged 3.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per game,[11] becoming the first Filipino-born player to play in the Summer League.[2]
NBA D-League
On October 31, 2015, Parks was selected by the
Parks made his debut with the Legends on November 23, 2015, against the Austin Spurs. He went scoreless in 10 minutes of play and went 0-of-2 from the field.[15] On December 13, 2015, he scored his first basket for the Legends. Parks' putback layup with 14.5 seconds remaining gave him his first-ever basket in the D-League. He also finished with one assist and three rebounds in six minutes of action against the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[16] On April 1, 2016, he scored a career-high 16 points against the Oklahoma City Blue.[17] In 2015–16, Parks averaged 4.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 32 games.[18]
After the Legends did not retain Parks for the 2016–17 season, he entered the 2016 NBA Development League Draft, where he was selected in the sixth round by the Westchester Knicks.[19] He was unsuccessful in gaining an opening-night roster spot with Westchester, as the team waived him on November 9, 2016.[20][21]
ASEAN Basketball League
On November 18, 2016, Parks officially joined
MPBL
After his stint in the ABL, Parks joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), an amateur regional league in the Philippines which imposes a cap on imports, including Filipinos with foreign heritage like himself. He was signed in by Mandaluyong El Tigre in May 2018.[25][26]
PBA
Blackwater Elite
Parks entered the
TNT Tropang Giga
Parks was traded to the
Parks contract with TNT expired after the 2020 season. In March 2021, Parks announced that he would not feature in the PBA for the
TNT and the PBA allowed Parks to play in Japan in July 2021, but TNT would have exclusive rights to re-sign him if he decides to return to the PBA within five years.[32][33]
B. League
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
On August 24, 2021, Parks signed with the
National team career
In 2015, Parks played for Gilas Cadets at the SEABA championships and the Southeast Asian Games.[37]
In July 2016, Parks played for Gilas Pilipinas at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila.[38]
Parks was part of the team that represented the Philippines in the
Five years later, Parks returned to the national team for the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup.[41] The team failed to make the quarterfinals of that tournament.[42]
Parks was included in the 21-man pool for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[43] However, he was not included in the 12-man final roster.[44]
Career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
UAAP
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2011-12 | NU
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13 | 33.4 | .433 | .306 | .783 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 20.8 |
2012-13 | 15 | 34.0 | .391 | .267 | .773 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 20.7 | |
2013-14 | 16 | 31.8 | .364 | .257 | .732 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 17.8 | |
Career | 44 | 33.0 | .392 | .275 | .763 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 19.7 |
NBA G League
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Texas Legends | 32 | 13.3 | .426 | .194 | .660 | 1.9 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 4.6 |
Career | 32 | 13.3 | .426 | .194 | .660 | 1.9 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 4.6 |
ASEAN Basketball League
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Alab
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21 | 30.2 | .456 | .419 | .808 | 7.2 | 4.1 | .9 | .7 | 18.3 |
2017–18 | Alab | 29 | 31.8 | .462 | .356 | .733 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .7 | 16.7 |
2018–19 | Alab | 25 | 29.8 | .513 | .407 | .771 | 4.2 | 3.3 | .8 | .4 | 15.8 |
Career | 75 | 30.7 | .475 | .388 | .771 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .6 | 16.9 |
Philippine Basketball Association
As of the end of 2020 season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019 | Blackwater | 32 | 37.3 | .398 | .332 | .761 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .3 | 18.8 |
TNT | |||||||||||
2020 | TNT | 17 | 39.7 | .492 | .458 | .845 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .4 | 22.4 |
Career | 49 | 38.1 | .429 | .378 | .790 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | .3 | 20.0 |
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