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'''Cherokee Bryan Parks''' (born October 11, 1972, in [[Huntington Beach, California]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player.
'''Cherokee Bryan Parks''' (born October 11, 1972) is an American professional [[basketball]] player.


A 6' 11" (211&nbsp;cm), 240&nbsp;lbs (109&nbsp;kg) [[center (basketball)|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&ndash;2004), he played for the Mavericks, [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], [[Memphis Grizzlies|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&ndash;98 NBA season|1997&ndash;98 season]] with Minnesota.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/cherokee_parks/ Cherokee Parks' career statistics]. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008.</ref> Parks came out of retirement in 2011 to play in France.<ref>[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/30474/aubenas_signs_former_duke_and_nba_player_cherokee_parks.html Aubenas signs former Duke and NBA player Cherokee Parks]</ref>
A 6' 11" (211&nbsp;cm), 240&nbsp;lbs (109&nbsp;kg) [[center (basketball)|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&ndash;2004), he played for the Mavericks, [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], [[Memphis Grizzlies|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&ndash;98 NBA season|1997&ndash;98 season]] with Minnesota.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/cherokee_parks/ Cherokee Parks' career statistics]. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008.</ref> Parks came out of retirement in 2011 to play in France.<ref>[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/30474/aubenas_signs_former_duke_and_nba_player_cherokee_parks.html Aubenas signs former Duke and NBA player Cherokee Parks]</ref>

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Cherokee Parks
Personal information
Born (1972-10-11) October 11, 1972 (age 51)
Huntington Beach, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarina (Huntington Beach, California)
CollegeDuke (1991–1995)
NBA draft1995: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
PositionCenter / Power forward
Career history
1995–1996Dallas Mavericks
1996–1998Minnesota Timberwolves
1998–2000Vancouver Grizzlies
2000Washington Wizards
2000–2001Los Angeles Clippers
2001–2002San Antonio Spurs
2002–2003Los Angeles Clippers
2003Golden State Warriors
2011–2013U. S. Aubenas (France)
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 St. Petersburg National team
FIBA U21 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Valladolid National team
FIBA U19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1991 Edmonton National team

Cherokee Bryan Parks (born October 11, 1972) is an 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 came out of retirement in 2011 to play in France.[2]

Parks' mother named him Cherokee in honor of his great-grandmother, who was a member of the Cherokee tribe.[3]

His sister Corey Parks was the original bassist for Nashville Pussy.[4]

Notes

  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. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008.
  4. ^ Nashville Pussy. MTV.com. Retrieved on December 18, 2009.

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