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2022-23 Men's Basketball

3 Deshon Parker

3 Deshon Parker

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Huber Heights, Ohio
  • High School:
    Wayne High School
  • Position:
    G

Summary

Biography

2021-22: SENIOR SEASON

  • Played in 31 contests for the Vikings during the 2021-22 campaign, his first with the CSU program
  • Started 29 games, which included a run of all 29 games in a row to close the season at the point guard position
  • Averaged 4.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals per contest
  • Shot 51.0 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from three-point land
  • Finished second in the Horizon League with a 2.5 assist to turnover ratio and 14th in the conference with his 3.0 assists per game
  • Also tied for 26th in the nation with his assist to turnover ratio
  • Recorded three games with double-digit points that included a season-high of 14 at Youngstown State on Jan. 9
  • Also posted a season-high in assists in that same game at YSU with eight helpers for the contest
  • Posted 14 games with three-or-more assists
  • Pulled down a season-best five rebounds on three separate occasions (at YSU on 1/9, vs. OAK on 1/13 and at WSU on 1/28)

PRIOR TO CLEVELAND STATE (APPALACHIAN STATE / JAMES MADISON)

  • Spent the 2020-21 season at Appalachian State
  • Appeared in 21 games, which included 14 starts, as he aided the Mountaineers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2000
  • Prior to Appalachian State, also spent two seasons at James Madison University (2018-20)
  • Over his two seasons for the Dukes, appeared in 63 career games, with 48 starts, and averaged 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.4 minutes per contest
  • During the 2019-20 season, Parker poured in a career-best 23 points, on two separate occasions in back-to-back outings (Feb. 6 at Drexel and Feb. 8 at Delaware)
  • Appeared and started in all 30 contests as a sophomore, and averaged a career-best 10.0 points per game in addition to a career-high four assists and 2.8 rebounds
  • In his first year at James Madison, Parker became just the fifth freshman in JMU history to rack up 100 assists (3.0 per game). To go with the feat, he committed just 38 turnovers on the year.
  • In total, Parker has appeared in 84 collegiate contests, that include 62 starts, before he joined the Vikings program. He averaged 6.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 27.0 minutes per game overall.

HIGH SCHOOL (WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL)

  • Was named to the All-Southwest District Third Team following his senior season
  • Averaged 14.2 points and was a member of the Honor Roll during his final campaign with the program
  • Repeated as an All-District selection after earning the same award his junior season
  • Also named First Team All-GWOC as a junior in the Greater Western Ohio Conference
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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2021-22Senior

    G
    6'4" 195 lbs
    22
  • 3

    2022-23Senior

    G
    6'4" 195 lbs
    3
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