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Cherokee Bryan Parks (born October 11, 1972, in Huntington Beach, California) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6' 11" (211 cm), 240 lbs (109 kg) center, Parks played his 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 ten 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' mother named him Cherokee in honor of his great-grandmother, who was a member of the Cherokee tribe.^[2]

His sister Corey Parks was the original bassist for Nashville Pussy.^[3]

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-The big man returns to action in fourth French division
-Cherokee Parks signed a contract with French Team Aubenas who will play in fourth division next season (Group A of Nationale 2). The big man won the NCAA title with Duke in 1992 and has played 472 games in NBA averaging 4.4ppg and 3.6rpg.
-<ref>http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/30474/aubenas_signs_former_duke_and_nba_player_cherokee_parks.html</ref>
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