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Chandler Parsons
Chandler Parsons with the Rockets
No. 25 – Dallas Mavericks
PositionForward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1988-10-25) October 25, 1988 (age 36)
Casselberry, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Howell (Winter Park, Florida)
CollegeFlorida (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: 2nd round, 38th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011Cholet Basket (France)
2011–2014Houston Rockets
2014–presentDallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Chandler Parsons (born October 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball forward with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Florida and was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 38th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft.

Early years

Parsons was born in Casselberry, Florida and attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida, with future fellow Florida Gator Nick Calathes. Together, Parsons and Calathes helped the Lake Howell Silverhawks high school basketball team advance to the Florida Class 5A state basketball championship final four in 2005, 2006 and 2007, winning the state championship in 2007.[1] As a senior, Parsons was a first-team all-state selection, and was recognized as the most valuable player of the state championship game after scoring thirty points and grabbing ten rebounds.[1]

College career

Parsons accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2007 to 2011. Parsons commented that playing for four years under Donovan gave him an advantage over other players who left the team early.[2]

During his freshman season, Parsons played in 36 games averaging 8.1 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game, but the Gators failed to make the NCAA Tournament.[3] During the 2008–09 season, Parsons saw more playing time and his scoring, rebounding and assists all improved. The Gators once again failed to make the tournament though.

In Parson's junior season, he averaged 12.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.[3] On January 3, 2010, Parsons hit a seventy-five-foot shot with no time left on the clock in overtime to give the Gators a one point victory over North Carolina State.[4] The Gators made the NCAA Tournament, but lost to BYU in the first round.

During the 2010–11 season, Parsons averaged 11.3 points and 7.8 rebounds in 34.1 minutes per game while leading the Gators to the best regular season record in the SEC.[3] On January 23, 2011, the Gators trailed South Carolina by 1 when Parsons hit a three-point shot to give the Gators the win.[5] On March 8, 2011, he was named the 2011 SEC Player of the Year, becoming the first Florida Gator to win that honor.[6]

The Gators also made the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. In the first three rounds of the tournament, the Gators beat UC Santa Barbara, UCLA and BYU. In the Elite Eight, the Gators lost to Butler. Parsons was picked to the All-America fifth team by Fox Sports.[7] Parsons graduated from Florida with a degree in telecommunications.[8]

Professional career

Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets selected Parsons with the 38th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft.[9]

On September 3, 2011, Parsons signed a short-term deal with Cholet Basket of France for the duration of the NBA lockout.[10][11] On October 31, 2011, he parted ways with Cholet following the end of the lockout. In three games, he averaged 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game.[12]

On December 18, 2011, Parsons signed with the Houston Rockets.[13] Following the 2011–12 NBA season, Parsons was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[14]

On March 3, 2013, Parsons recorded a then career high 32 points, along with 3 rebounds and 3 assists, in a 136-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. He made 12 of 13 field goal attempts, including 6 of 7 threes.[15] In the final game of the 2012–13 regular season on April 17, 2013, against the Los Angeles Lakers, Parsons made a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game 90-90 and force overtime, but Houston lost to the Lakers 99-95 in OT.[16]

On January 24, 2014, Parsons set an NBA record for three-pointers made in a half when he hit 10 in the second half of the Rockets' 87-88 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies; this coming after not making any three-pointers in the first half. He also set a career high 34 points in the game. The 10 three-pointers (on 14 shots) also set a Rockets' franchise record for most three-pointers made in a regular season game.[17]

Dallas Mavericks

After the 2013–14 season, Parsons became a restricted free agent. On July 10, 2014, he received a three-year, $46 million offer from the Dallas Mavericks.[18][19][20] The Rockets declined to match the offer,[21][22] and Parsons signed with the Mavericks on July 15.[23]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Houston 63 57 28.6 .452 .337 .551 4.7 2.1 1.2 .5 9.5
2012–13 Houston 76 76 36.3 .486 .385 .729 5.3 3.5 1.0 .4 15.5
2013–14 Houston 74 74 37.6 .472 .370 .742 5.5 4.0 1.2 .4 16.6
Career 213 207 34.5 .473 .370 .705 5.2 3.3 1.1 .4 14.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 Houston 6 6 39.7 .452 .400 .643 6.5 3.7 .2 .3 18.2
2014 Houston 6 6 41.7 .438 .361 .733 6.8 2.3 .7 .3 19.3
Career 12 12 40.7 .444 .382 .690 6.7 3.0 .4 .3 18.8

Modeling career

In December 2013, Parsons appeared in print and video advertisements for Iconix Brand Group line Buffalo David Bitton with model Ashley Sky for the Spring 2014 line.[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "25 Chandler Parsons". GatorZone.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Brockway, Kevin (June 9, 2012). "Parsons says staying in school helped in NBA". Gainesville.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Chandler Parsons Stats
  4. ^ "Parsons' Buzzer Beater Downs N.C. State, 62-61". GatorZone.com. January 3, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Parsons' Buzzer Beater Leads UF Over South Carolina, 58-56". GatorZone.com. January 23, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "2011 SEC Men's Hoops Awards Announced". SECdigitalnetwork.com. March 8, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2013.[dead link]
  7. ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 7, 2011). "Goodman's 2010-11 All-America teams". FoxSports.com. Fox Sports Interactive Media. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  8. ^ "Chandler Parsons Stats, Video, Bio, Profile". NBA.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  9. ^ Gorten, Steve (June 23, 2011). "Florida's Chandler Parsons drafted by Houston Rockets at No. 38". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "Cholet tabs Rockets draftee Chandler Parsons". Sportando.com. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  11. ^ "Chandler Parsons to stay with Cholet until end of October". Sportando.com. October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  12. ^ "Chandler Parsons leaves Cholet". Sportando.com. October 31, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  13. ^ "Rockets sign 2nd round pick Chandler Parsons". InsideHoops.com. December 18, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  14. ^ "Irving, Rubio headline 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team". NBA.com. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  15. ^ "Chandler Parsons nets 32 points as Rockets end skid vs. Mavs". ESPN.com. March 3, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  16. ^ Feigen, Jonathan (April 18, 2013). "Rockets let Lakers come back, fall to No. 8 seed". Chron.com. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  17. ^ Fromal, Adam (January 24, 2014). "Chandler Parsons Hits 10 Threes in 1 Half, Sets NBA Record". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  18. ^ Rockets Receive Mavs Offer Sheet For Parsons
  19. ^ Mavs Submit Chandler Parsons Offer Sheet To Rockets
  20. ^ Rockets on clock for Mavericks' Chandler Parsons offer
  21. ^ Chandler Parsons to play for Mavs
  22. ^ Parsons headed to Mavs; Rockets not matching offer
  23. ^ MAVERICKS SIGN CHANDLER PARSONS
  24. ^ Chandler Parsons models Buffalo jeans with the very hot Ashley Sky

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