Cheyenne Parker (basketball)

Cheyenne Parker

Parker in 2019
No. 32 – Chicago Sky
Position	Power forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1992-08-22) August 22, 1992 Queens, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Southwest Guilford (High Point, North Carolina)
College	High Point (2010–2013) Middle Tennessee (2014–2015)
WNBA draft	2015: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–present	Chicago Sky
2015–2017	Henan Phoenix
2017–2018	Wisla Can Pack
2018–2019	Bucheon KEB Hana Bank
2019–present	Sichuan Blue Whales
Stats at WNBA.com

Cheyenne Parker (born August 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Early life

Parker was born and raised in Queens, New York and grew up in a single mother home. Later on in life, she and her mother moved to High Point, North Carolina to help accommodate her with more basketball opportunities. She enrolled at Southwest Guilford High School and played for the girls' basketball team.

College career

After graduating from Southwest Guilford High School, Parker enrolled at High Point University. She played for the women's basketball team from 2010 to 2013. However, upon her senior season she was dismissed by the team due to a failed drug test, it was for marijuana. Due to the violation she had to sit out the entire 2013-14 college season. In 2014, Parker transferred to Middle Tennessee State University, where she put up college career-high numbers in scoring and shooting percentage.

College statistics

Parker with the Sky in 2015

Source

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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	High Point	30	234	41.8	9.1	64.7	8.0	0.7	1.1	2.5	7.8
2011-12	High Point	33	430	50.0	-	63.5	12.2	0.8	2.1	3.7	13.0
2012-13	High Point	30	536	49.1	-	65.2	13.2	1.9	2.3	4.4	17.9
2014-15	Middle Tennessee	22	409	58.8	33.3	67.6	11.0	1.7	1.3	4.0	18.6
Career		115	1609	50.2		65.2	11.1	1.2	1.7	3.6	14.0

Professional career

WNBA

Parker was drafted 5th overall in the 2015 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. In her rookie season, Parker played 30 games off the bench, averaging 2.2 points per game during the regular season. The Sky had finished second in the eastern conference with a 21-13 record, but were eliminated 2-1 by the Indiana Fever in the first round.

In her second season, Parker made her first career start and finished off the season with 7 starts in 25 games played, averaging 4.0 points per game. Under the league's new playoff format, the Sky finished fourth in the league with an 18-16 record, receiving a bye to the second round. They defeated the Atlanta Dream in the second round elimination game. In the semi-finals, the Sky lost 3-1 to the Los Angeles Sparks, who won the championship that year.

In the 2017 season, Parker played all games off the bench, averaging 3.0 points per game in 23 games played. The Sky missed out on the playoffs with a 12-22 record.

In 2018, Parker had a breakout season and added three-point shooting to her skill set. On June 3, 2018, she scored a career-high 20 points along with a career-high 13 rebounds in a 95-90 victory over the Las Vegas Aces. On July 31, 2018, Parker tied her career-high of 20 points with a game winning putback in a 92-91 victory over the Dallas Wings. Parker finished off the season averaging career-highs in every statistical category while playing 34 games with 5 starts. The Sky finished 13-21, missing out on the playoffs for the second year in a row.

In 2019, Parker re-signed with the Sky to a 2-year contract. Parker would continue to be weapon off the bench for the Sky in the 2019 season. On June 24, 2019, Parker scored a new career-high 22 points in a 93-75 win over the Connecticut Sun. Later on in the season, Parker tied her career-high of 22 points in a 93-85 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. For the first time since 2016, the Sky would make it back to the playoffs finishing as the number 4 seed with a 20-14 record. By the end of the season, Parker would average new career-highs in blocks and free throw shooting. In the first round elimination game, they defeated the Phoenix Mercury 105-76 to advance. In the second round elimination game, the Sky were defeated by the Las Vegas Aces 93-92 in heartbreaking fashion, as Dearica Hamby made a late game three-pointer from half-court to put the Aces up by one with 4 seconds left.

Overseas

From 2015 to 2017, Parker played a couple off-seasons in China for Henan Phoenix. In the 2017-18 WNBA off-season, Parker played in Poland for Wisla Can Pack. In 2018, Parker signed with Bucheon KEB Hana Bank of the South Korean League for the 2018-19 off-season. In 2019, Parker signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese League for the 2019-20 off-season.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015	Chicago	30	0	9.3	.400	.000	.385	2.5	0.2	0.2	0.7	2.2
2016	Chicago	25	7	12.6	.506	.000	.531	3.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	4.0
2017	Chicago	23	0	12.4	.464	.000	.639	3.4	0.6	0.3	0.6	3.8
2018	Chicago	34	5	19.7	.531	.316	.713	5.8	0.7	0.5	1.0	10.0
2019	Chicago	34	0	19.7	.459	.278	.842	5.8	0.9	0.7	1.2	8.8
Career	5 years, 1 team	146	12	15.2	.484	.268	.697	4.3	0.5	0.5	0.8	6.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015	Chicago	2	0	7.0	.667	.000	.000	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
2016	Chicago	5	0	9.5	.333	.000	.500	1.8	0.4	0.2	0.0	2.8
2019	Chicago	2	0	21.8	.438	.000	.833	5.5	1.0	1.5	1.0	9.5
Career	3 years, 1 team	9	0	11.7	.419	.000	.611	2.6	0.4	0.4	0.2	4.1

External links

• Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders bio