Cherokee Parks

Cherokee Parks
Personal information
Born	October 11, 1972 (age 48); Huntington Beach, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Marina; (Huntington Beach, California)
College	Duke (1991–1995)
NBA draft	1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
	Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1995–2013
Position	Center / Power forward
Number	4, 44, 1, 18
Career history
1995–1996	Dallas Mavericks
1996–1998	Minnesota Timberwolves
1998–2000	Vancouver Grizzlies
2000	Washington Wizards
2000–2001	Los Angeles Clippers
2001–2002	San Antonio Spurs
2002–2003	Los Angeles Clippers
2003	Golden State Warriors
2011–2013
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA champion (1992); 2× Second-team All-ACC (1994, 1995); 2× First-team Parade All-American (1990, 1991);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Goodwill Games
FIBA U21 World Championship
FIBA U19 World Championship

Cherokee Bryan Parks (born October 11, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A 6 ft 11 in (211 cm), 240 lb (109 kg) center, Parks played college basketball at Duke University under coach Mike Krzyzewski and won the 1992 national title during his freshman year. After college, he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (12th overall pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft. In his nine-season NBA career (1995–2004), he played for the Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Vancouver Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, and Golden State Warriors. He averaged career-highs of 7.1 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game during the 1997–98 season with Minnesota.^[1] Parks came out of retirement in 2011 to play in France.^[2]

Currently, Parks is a team liaison for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Parks' mother named him Cherokee in honor of his great-grandmother, who was a member of the Cherokee tribe.^[3] His sister was the original bass player for the band Nashville Pussy.^[4]

References[]

^ Cherokee Parks' career statistics. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008.
^ Aubenas signs former Duke and NBA player Cherokee Parks
^ Cherokee Parks biography Archived January 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008.
^ By DBR Archives Jun 26, 2000, 8:00pm EDT (June 26, 2000). "Cherokee's Little Sister Rocks On!". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved May 29, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links[]

TheDraftReview.com - Parks's NBA Draft History

[1] Cherokee Parks' career statistics. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008.

[2] Aubenas signs former Duke and NBA player Cherokee Parks

[3] Cherokee Parks biography Archived January 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008.

[4] By DBR Archives Jun 26, 2000, 8:00pm EDT (June 26, 2000). "Cherokee's Little Sister Rocks On!". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved May 29, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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