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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Barbosa and the surname or paternal family name is Parks.
Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
No. 1 – TNT Tropang Giga
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1993-02-19) February 19, 1993 (age 31)
Parañaque, Philippines
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeNational University (2011–2013)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
PBA draft2018: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Blackwater Elite
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Texas Legends
2016–2019San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
2018Mandaluyong El Tigre
2019Blackwater Elite
2019–presentTNT Tropang Giga
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team competition
SEABA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Team

Bobby Ray Barbosa Parks Jr. (born February 19, 1993) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). A 6'4" guard, he played college basketball for National University for three years before declaring for the NBA draft in 2015 where he went undrafted.[1]

Early life and high school career

Parks was born in Metro Manila to Bobby Parks Sr. and Marifer Celine Barbosa. His father was playing basketball in the Philippines.[2] Parks Sr. had been drafted 58th overall in the third round of the 1984 NBA draft and went on to become a seven-time Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Best Import awardee and Hall of Famer. Parks Sr. and Barbosa separated. Barbosa moved to Los Angeles in 2003, while Parks Sr. left for Memphis, Tennessee, in 2005. Parks and his younger sister, Celine, remained in the Philippines until 2006, when his sister went to live with their mother, while he went to live with his father and his stepfamily, who were also Filipino.[2]

After moving to Memphis, Parks started playing organized basketball at the age of 13. As a freshman and sophomore, he attended St. George's Independent School in Collierville, Tennessee, where he was named Tennessee's Division II-A Mr. Basketball as the state's private school player of the year in 2009.[2][3]

Parks transferred to Melrose High School for the 2009–10 season and helped his team win a class AAA state championship. In November 2010, he committed to Georgia Tech as the No. 31-ranked shooting guard in the class of 2011, but later decommitted and followed his father back to the Philippines.[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bobby Parks Jr.
SG 		Memphis, Tennessee Melrose High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 22, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2011 Georgia Tech Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

College career

In September 2010, Parks enrolled in a computer course at National University in Manila with the hopes of playing for the NU Bulldogs in 2011.[5] Since Parks came from a foreign high school, he had to sit out one year before the 2011 season, which prevented him from winning Rookie of the Year as he would no longer be considered a fresh graduate.[6] Needless to say, he still qualified for the MVP award, which he eventually won during his first University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) season with the Bulldogs, as Parks averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.1 steals per game and was named the Most Valuable Player of seasons 74 and 75.[2]

Professional career

2015 NBA draft

In 2015, Parks was in pursuit of being the first Filipino-born player to play in the NBA. He became automatically eligible for the 2015 NBA draft as an international player who turned 22 during the calendar year of the draft.[7] In June 2015, prior to the 2015 NBA draft, Parks was invited to work out for the Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics.[8]

Parks went undrafted, but received an invitation from the Dallas Mavericks to play for their Summer League team.[9][10] In six games for Dallas, he averaged 3.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per game,[11] becoming the first Filipino-born player to play in the Summer League.[2]

NBA D-League

On October 31, 2015, Parks was selected by the Texas Legends in the second round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft.[12][13] He became the second Filipino to be drafted in the NBA D-League after Japeth Aguilar in 2012.[14]

Parks made his debut with the Legends on November 23, 2015 against the Austin Spurs. He went scoreless in 10 minutes of play and went 0-of-2 from the field.[15] On December 13, 2015, he scored his first basket for the Legends. Parks' putback layup with 14.5 seconds remaining gave him his first-ever basket in the D-League. He also finished with one assist and three rebounds in six minutes of action against the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[16] On April 1, 2016, he scored a career-high 16 points against the Oklahoma City Blue.[17] In 2015–16, Parks averaged 4.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 32 games.[18]

After the Legends did not retain Parks for the 2016–17 season, he entered the 2016 NBA Development League Draft, where he was selected in the sixth round by the Westchester Knicks.[19] He was unsuccessful in gaining an opening-night roster spot with Westchester, as the team waived him on November 9, 2016.[20][21]

ASEAN Basketball League

Alab Pilipinas

On November 18, 2016 Parks officially joined Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League.[22] On December 11, 2016, he scored a career-high 41 points and 14 rebounds against the Kaohsiung Truth.[23] After his first season with Alab Pilipinas, he was named the local MVP of the season.[24]

National team career

In 2015, Parks played for Gilas Cadets at the SEABA championships and the Southeast Asian Games.[25]

In July 2016, Parks played for Gilas Pilipinas at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila.[26]

Parks was part of the team that represented the Philippines in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[27] They won the Gold medal after beating Indonesia 94-55, winning his 3rd SEA Games Gold medal in the process.[28]

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

NBA G League[29]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Texas Legends 32 13.3 .426 .194 .660 1.9 .8 .6 .1 4.6
Career 32 13.3 .426 .194 .660 1.9 .8 .6 .1 4.6

ASEAN Basketball League[30]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Alab 21 30.2 .456 .419 .808 7.2 4.1 .9 .7 18.3
2017–18 Alab 29 31.8 .462 .356 .733 5.2 3.5 1.3 .7 16.7
2018–19 Alab 25 29.8 .513 .407 .771 4.2 3.3 .8 .4 15.8
Career 75 30.7 .475 .388 .771 5.4 3.6 1.0 .6 16.9

Philippine Basketball Association[31]

As of the end of 2020 season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 Blackwater / TNT 32 37.3 .398 .332 .761 6.3 3.5 1.4 0.3 18.8
2020 TNT 17 39.7 .492 .458 .845 7.8 3.1 1.5 0.4 22.4
Career 49 38.1 .429 .378 .790 6.9 3.4 1.4 0.3 20.0

References

  1. ^ "Ray Parks Jr. Signs Basketball Letter-of-Intent With Tech". Georgia Tech. November 22, 2010. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bartholomew, Rafe (September 1, 2015). "Song for My Father". Grantland. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Avant, Parks Chosen DII Mr. And Mrs. DII-A Basketball". Chattanoogan.com. February 28, 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
  4. ^ The mystery of Georgia Tech's lost recruit
  5. ^ NU Bulldogs acquire Parks and son Ray
  6. ^ http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/273001/passing-the-torch-bobby-ray-parks-one-name-two-dominant-players/story/
  7. ^ Motus, Bobby (September 11, 2015). "Bobby Ray Parks Jr.'s NBA dream". The Freeman. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
  8. ^ NBA draft hopeful Ray Parks caps schedule with workouts for Celtics, Mavs
  9. ^ "Was Bobby Ray Parks bypassed by Mavericks in favor of Indian player? US agents think so". Spin.ph. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "Ray Parks to play for Dallas Mavericks in NBA summer league". gmanetwork.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  11. ^ "2015 Summer League Player Profile – Bobby Ray Parks Jr". Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  12. ^ "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  13. ^ "Legends Select Five Players in 2015 NBA Development League Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  14. ^ Almo, Alder (November 1, 2015). "Texas Legends select Bobby Ray Parks Jr. as 25th overall pick". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "Ray Parks scoreless in NBA D-League debut". InterAksyon.com. November 14, 2015. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  16. ^ "Ray Parks finally scores first basket in NBA D-League stint". InterAksyon.com. December 14, 2015. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  17. ^ "Ray Parks scores career-high 16 points in NBA D-League". Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  18. ^ Bobby Ray Parks D-League Stats
  19. ^ "Westchester Knicks Select Five Players in 2016 NBA D-League Draft". NBA.com. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  20. ^ "Westchester Knicks". NBA.com. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  21. ^ Sykioco, Leif (November 10, 2016). "Parks dropped from NBA D-League team". philstar.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  22. ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 18, 2016). "It's official: Bobby Ray Parks will play for Philippine side Alab in ABL". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  23. ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Bobby Ray Parks explodes for 41 points as Alab asserts mastery of Kaohsiung".
  24. ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 23, 2017). "Alab Pilipinas star Bobby Ray Parks named ABL MVP". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  25. ^ "Kiefer Ravena, Ray Parks lead 16-man Gilas pool for SEABA, SEA Games". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  26. ^ Ray Parks excited to join Gilas in Olympic qualifier
  27. ^ http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/gilas-pilipinas/174148-kobe-paras-ray-parks-kiefer-ravena-lineup-2017-sea-games
  28. ^ "GOLD STANDARD: Gilas Pilipinas crushes Indonesia for SEA Games title". abs-cbn.com. August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  29. ^ "G League Statistics". Real GM.
  30. ^ "ABL Statistics". Asean Basketball League.
  31. ^ "PBA Statistics". Real GM.

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