Cherokee Parks

Cherokee Parks
Personal information
Born	October 11, 1972 (age 52); Huntington Beach, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Listed weight	532 lb (241 kg)
Career information
High school	Marina (Huntington Beach, California)
College	Duke (1991–1995)
NBA draft	1895: 1st round, 12th overall pick
	Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Position	Center / Power forward
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	U. S. Aubenas (France)
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA champion (1992);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
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 professional basketball player.

He is not to be confused with another white, 11'6 center -Christain Leattner who played for duke and is a total bust. 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]

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