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Deshon Parker

22 Deshon Parker

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Huber Heights, Ohio
  • High School:
    Wayne High School
  • Position:
    G
gp 31
pts/g 4.4
fg % 51.0
3pt % 35.3
ft % 53.2
reb/g 2.4
a/g 2.9

PRE-CLEVELAND STATE (Appalachian State / James Madison)
•    Spent the 2020-21 season at Appalachian State
•    Appeared in 21 games (14 starts) aiding the Mountaineers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2000
•    Prior to Appalachian State, spent two seasons at James Madison (2018-20)
•    Over his two seasons for the Dukes, appeared in 63 games (48 starts), averaging 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.4 minutes
•    During the 2019-20 season, Parker poured in a career-high 23 points on two separate occasions in back-to-back outings (Feb. 6 at Drexel, Feb. 8 at Delaware)
•    He appeared, and started, in all 30 contests as a sophomore, averaging a career-best 10.0 points per game, in addition to a career-best 4.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds
•    As a freshman, the newest Viking became just the fifth freshman in JMU history to rack up 100 assists (3.0 per game), while committing just 38 turnovers
•    In total, Parker has appeared in 84 collegiate contests (62 starts), averaging 6.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 27.0 minutes

HIGH SCHOOL (Wayne High School)
•    As a senior, named to the All-Southwest District Third Team
•    Averaged 14.2 points and was a member of the Honor Roll
•    Repeated all-district selection after earning same plaudits as a junior
•    Named First Team All-GWOC as a junior in the Greater Western Ohio Conference

Recent Games
Feb 20 at Green Bay W, 79-67
Feb 24 at Detroit L, 74-67
Feb 26 at Oakland L, 65-57
Mar 3 Robert Morris W, 83-67
Mar 7 vs. Wright State L, 82-67
Mar 15 at Xavier L, 72-68
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 31 21
Games started 29 21
Minutes 820 555
Minutes per game 26.5 26.4
FG 53-104 33-68
FG Pct 51.0 48.5
3PT 6-17 3-13
3PT Pct 35.3 23.1
FT 25-47 22-41
FT Pct 53.2 53.7
Off rebounds 28 20
Def rebounds 46 37
Total rebounds 74 57
Rebounds per game 2.4 2.7
Personal fouls 66 46
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 90 64
Turnovers 39 29
Assist to turnover ratio 2.3 2.2
Steals 31 22
Blocks 5 4
Points 137 91
Points per game 4.4 4.3
Points per 40 min 6.7 6.6
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 5 Otterbein W, 74-33 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Brigham Young L, 69-59 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 13 Ohio L, 67-56 0 19 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 16 Edinboro W, 75-61 1 31 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 20 Canisius W, 80-70 1 29 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 22 Coppin St. W, 65-62 1 37 3-7 42.9 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 8
Nov 27 Penn St.-Behrend W, 89-47 1 25 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 6
Dec 2 Northern Kentucky W, 72-58 1 36 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 3
Dec 4 Wright State W, 85-75 1 25 4-9 44.4 0-1 0.0 2-5 40.0 10
Dec 13 at Oklahoma St. L, 98-93 1 38 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 18 at Duke   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at Kent State   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at IUPUI   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Purdue Fort Wayne W, 90-81 1 33 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 4
Jan 1 at UIC   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 5 Purdue Fort Wayne W, 65-58 1 26 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 7 at Robert Morris W, 78-77 1 28 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 5
Jan 9 at Youngstown State W, 86-80 1 35 5-7 71.4 0-2 0.0 4-6 66.7 14
Jan 13 Oakland L, 70-65 1 31 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 15 Detroit W, 72-70 1 19 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 Youngstown State W, 64-61 1 12 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 23 Robert Morris W, 75-68 1 21 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Jan 28 at Wright State W, 71-67 1 25 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 30 at Northern Kentucky L, 78-72 1 26 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 4 Green Bay W, 85-69 1 22 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 6 Milwaukee W, 84-71 1 27 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 10 UIC L, 76-75 1 31 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 12 IUPUI W, 83-45 1 21 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 14 at Purdue Fort Wayne L, 102-98 1 44 3-3 100.0 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 10
Feb 18 at Milwaukee W, 78-61 1 19 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 8
Feb 20 at Green Bay W, 79-67 1 17 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 24 at Detroit L, 74-67 1 25 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 26 at Oakland L, 65-57 1 32 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Mar 3 Robert Morris W, 83-67 1 24 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 7 vs. Wright State L, 82-67 1 23 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 8
Mar 15 at Xavier L, 72-68 1 31 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 5 Otterbein W, 74-33 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Brigham Young L, 69-59 - 8 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 3 0
Nov 13 Ohio L, 67-56 0 19 2 1 3 2 3 0.7 1 0 1 0
Nov 16 Edinboro W, 75-61 1 31 1 0 1 3 1 3.0 0 0 2 0
Nov 20 Canisius W, 80-70 1 29 0 1 1 7 2 3.5 1 0 4 0
Nov 22 Coppin St. W, 65-62 1 37 0 3 3 3 1 3.0 1 1 0 0
Nov 27 Penn St.-Behrend W, 89-47 1 25 1 1 2 1 0 - 1 0 0 0
Dec 2 Northern Kentucky W, 72-58 1 36 1 1 2 7 1 7.0 1 1 2 0
Dec 4 Wright State W, 85-75 1 25 1 3 4 2 0 - 0 0 2 0
Dec 13 at Oklahoma St. L, 98-93 1 38 1 0 1 3 3 1.0 1 0 3 0
Dec 18 at Duke   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at Kent State   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at IUPUI   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Purdue Fort Wayne W, 90-81 1 33 2 1 3 1 0 - 0 1 3 0
Jan 1 at UIC   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 5 Purdue Fort Wayne W, 65-58 1 26 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 0 0 4 0
Jan 7 at Robert Morris W, 78-77 1 28 2 2 4 5 1 5.0 1 0 1 0
Jan 9 at Youngstown State W, 86-80 1 35 3 2 5 8 4 2.0 2 0 4 0
Jan 13 Oakland L, 70-65 1 31 2 3 5 4 2 2.0 0 1 3 0
Jan 15 Detroit W, 72-70 1 19 0 0 0 3 3 1.0 0 0 4 0
Jan 21 Youngstown State W, 64-61 1 12 1 2 3 1 0 - 2 0 0 0
Jan 23 Robert Morris W, 75-68 1 21 1 2 3 3 0 - 0 0 2 0
Jan 28 at Wright State W, 71-67 1 25 0 5 5 1 1 1.0 2 1 0 0
Jan 30 at Northern Kentucky L, 78-72 1 26 1 0 1 1 0 - 1 0 1 0
Feb 4 Green Bay W, 85-69 1 22 0 1 1 4 2 2.0 2 0 2 0
Feb 6 Milwaukee W, 84-71 1 27 0 3 3 7 1 7.0 1 0 4 0
Feb 10 UIC L, 76-75 1 31 0 4 4 5 5 1.0 2 0 1 0
Feb 12 IUPUI W, 83-45 1 21 1 0 1 4 1 4.0 3 0 1 0
Feb 14 at Purdue Fort Wayne L, 102-98 1 44 0 4 4 1 1 1.0 0 0 4 0
Feb 18 at Milwaukee W, 78-61 1 19 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 0 0 3 0
Feb 20 at Green Bay W, 79-67 1 17 1 1 2 2 2 1.0 0 0 1 0
Feb 24 at Detroit L, 74-67 1 25 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 0 3 0
Feb 26 at Oakland L, 65-57 1 32 3 1 4 1 3 0.3 2 0 1 0
Mar 3 Robert Morris W, 83-67 1 24 2 2 4 4 0 - 0 0 1 0
Mar 7 vs. Wright State L, 82-67 1 23 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 0 2 0
Mar 15 at Xavier L, 72-68 1 31 0 1 1 2 0 - 2 0 4 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 31 29 26.5 1.7-3.4 51.0 0.2-0.5 35.3 0.8-1.5 53.2 4.4
2022-23 35 35 30.9 3.5-8.9 39.0 0.3-1.3 22.7 2.5-3.8 66.9 9.7
Total 66 64 28.8 2.6-6.3 42.0 0.2-0.9 26.2 1.7-2.7 63.3 7.2
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 31 29 820 53-104 51.0 6-17 35.3 25-47 53.2 137
2022-23 35 35 1083 121-310 39.0 10-44 22.7 89-133 66.9 341
Total 66 64 1903 174-414 42.0 16-61 26.2 114-180 63.3 478
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 31 29 26.5 2.6-5.1 51.0 0.3-0.8 35.3 1.2-2.3 53.2 6.7
2022-23 35 35 30.9 4.5-11.4 39.0 0.4-1.6 22.7 3.3-4.9 66.9 12.6
Total 66 64 28.8 3.7-8.7 42.0 0.3-1.3 26.2 2.4-3.8 63.3 10.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 31 29 26.5 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.1 0.0 2.9 1.3 2.3 1.0 0.2
2022-23 35 35 30.9 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.7 0.0 4.1 2.1 2.0 1.0 0.2
Total 66 64 28.8 1.0 2.5 3.4 2.4 0.0 3.5 1.7 2.1 1.0 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 31 29 820 28 46 74 66 0 90 39 2.3 31 5
2022-23 35 35 1083 35 118 153 93 1 144 72 2.0 35 8
Total 66 64 1903 63 164 227 159 1 234 111 2.1 66 13
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 31 29 26.5 1.4 2.2 3.6 3.2 0.0 4.4 1.9 2.3 1.5 0.2
2022-23 35 35 30.9 1.3 4.4 5.7 3.4 0.0 5.3 2.7 2.0 1.3 0.3
Total 66 64 28.8 1.3 3.4 4.8 3.3 0.0 4.9 2.3 2.1 1.4 0.3
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 31 29 26.5 1.7-3.4 51.0 0.2-0.5 35.3 0.8-1.5 53.2 4.4
Conference 21 21 26.4 1.6-3.2 48.5 0.1-0.6 23.1 1.0-2.0 53.7 4.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 18 17 26.1 1.6-3.5 44.4 0.1-0.4 25.0 0.4-1.1 36.8 3.6
Away 12 11 27.3 1.8-3.2 57.9 0.3-0.8 44.4 1.3-2.0 66.7 5.3
Neutral 1 1 23.0 3.0-3.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-4.0 50.0 8.0
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Wins 20 20 25.6 1.7-3.7 45.9 0.1-0.6 25.0 1.0-1.9 54.1 4.5
Losses 11 9 28.0 1.7-2.7 63.3 0.3-0.5 60.0 0.5-0.9 50.0 4.2
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November 6 4 24.8 1.8-3.5 52.4 0.3-0.3 100.0 0.2-0.3 50.0 4.2
December 4 4 33.0 2.2-4.5 50.0 0.2-0.8 33.3 1.2-3.2 38.5 6.0
January 9 9 24.8 1.6-3.2 48.3 0.1-0.7 16.7 1.1-1.8 62.5 4.3
February 9 9 26.4 1.4-2.8 52.0 0.2-0.6 40.0 0.8-1.3 58.3 3.9
March 3 3 26.0 2.0-3.7 54.5 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.7-1.3 50.0 4.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 31 29 820 53-104 51.0 6-17 35.3 25-47 53.2 137
Conference 21 21 555 33-68 48.5 3-13 23.1 22-41 53.7 91
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
-
Home 18 17 469 28-63 44.4 2-8 25.0 7-19 36.8 65
Away 12 11 328 22-38 57.9 4-9 44.4 16-24 66.7 64
Neutral 1 1 23 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 8
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Wins 20 20 512 34-74 45.9 3-12 25.0 20-37 54.1 91
Losses 11 9 308 19-30 63.3 3-5 60.0 5-10 50.0 46
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November 6 4 149 11-21 52.4 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 25
December 4 4 132 9-18 50.0 1-3 33.3 5-13 38.5 24
January 9 9 223 14-29 48.3 1-6 16.7 10-16 62.5 39
February 9 9 238 13-25 52.0 2-5 40.0 7-12 58.3 35
March 3 3 78 6-11 54.5 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 14
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 31 29 26.5 2.6-5.1 51.0 0.3-0.8 35.3 1.2-2.3 53.2 6.7
Conference 21 21 26.4 2.4-4.9 48.5 0.2-0.9 23.1 1.6-3.0 53.7 6.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 18 17 26.1 2.4-5.4 44.4 0.2-0.7 25.0 0.6-1.6 36.8 5.5
Away 12 11 27.3 2.7-4.6 57.9 0.5-1.1 44.4 2.0-2.9 66.7 7.8
Neutral 1 1 23.0 5.2-5.2 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 3.5-7.0 50.0 13.9
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Wins 20 20 25.6 2.7-5.8 45.9 0.2-0.9 25.0 1.6-2.9 54.1 7.1
Losses 11 9 28.0 2.5-3.9 63.3 0.4-0.6 60.0 0.6-1.3 50.0 6.0
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November 6 4 24.8 3.0-5.6 52.4 0.5-0.5 100.0 0.3-0.5 50.0 6.7
December 4 4 33.0 2.7-5.5 50.0 0.3-0.9 33.3 1.5-3.9 38.5 7.3
January 9 9 24.8 2.5-5.2 48.3 0.2-1.1 16.7 1.8-2.9 62.5 7.0
February 9 9 26.4 2.2-4.2 52.0 0.3-0.8 40.0 1.2-2.0 58.3 5.9
March 3 3 26.0 3.1-5.6 54.5 0.0-0.5 0.0 1.0-2.1 50.0 7.2
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 31 29 26.5 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.1 0.0 2.9 1.3 2.3 1.0 0.2
Conference 21 21 26.4 1.0 1.8 2.7 2.2 0.0 3.0 1.4 2.2 1.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 18 17 26.1 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.0 0.0 3.4 1.3 2.7 0.8 0.2
Away 12 11 27.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 2.3 0.0 2.3 1.3 1.8 1.2 0.1
Neutral 1 1 23.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 0.0
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Wins 20 20 25.6 0.9 1.6 2.5 2.0 0.0 3.5 1.1 3.1 0.8 0.2
Losses 11 9 28.0 0.9 1.3 2.2 2.4 0.0 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.3 0.1
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November 6 4 24.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.7 0.0 2.8 1.2 2.4 0.7 0.2
December 4 4 33.0 1.3 1.3 2.5 2.5 0.0 3.3 1.0 3.3 0.5 0.5
January 9 9 24.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 2.1 0.0 3.0 1.3 2.3 0.9 0.2
February 9 9 26.4 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.2 0.0 3.0 1.8 1.7 1.4 0.0
March 3 3 26.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.3 0.0 2.0 0.0 - 1.3 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 31 29 820 28 46 74 66 0 90 39 2.3 31 5
Conference 21 21 555 20 37 57 46 0 64 29 2.2 22 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 18 17 469 15 29 44 36 0 62 23 2.7 15 4
Away 12 11 328 12 17 29 28 0 28 16 1.8 14 1
Neutral 1 1 23 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 2 0
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Wins 20 20 512 18 32 50 40 0 69 22 3.1 17 4
Losses 11 9 308 10 14 24 26 0 21 17 1.2 14 1
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November 6 4 149 4 6 10 10 0 17 7 2.4 4 1
December 4 4 132 5 5 10 10 0 13 4 3.3 2 2
January 9 9 223 10 17 27 19 0 27 12 2.3 8 2
February 9 9 238 6 15 21 20 0 27 16 1.7 13 0
March 3 3 78 3 3 6 7 0 6 0 - 4 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 31 29 26.5 1.4 2.2 3.6 3.2 0.0 4.4 1.9 2.3 1.5 0.2
Conference 21 21 26.4 1.4 2.7 4.1 3.3 0.0 4.6 2.1 2.2 1.6 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 18 17 26.1 1.3 2.5 3.8 3.1 0.0 5.3 2.0 2.7 1.3 0.3
Away 12 11 27.3 1.5 2.1 3.5 3.4 0.0 3.4 2.0 1.8 1.7 0.1
Neutral 1 1 23.0 1.7 0.0 1.7 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 0.0
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Wins 20 20 25.6 1.4 2.5 3.9 3.1 0.0 5.4 1.7 3.1 1.3 0.3
Losses 11 9 28.0 1.3 1.8 3.1 3.4 0.0 2.7 2.2 1.2 1.8 0.1
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November 6 4 24.8 1.1 1.6 2.7 2.7 0.0 4.6 1.9 2.4 1.1 0.3
December 4 4 33.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.0 0.0 3.9 1.2 3.3 0.6 0.6
January 9 9 24.8 1.8 3.0 4.8 3.4 0.0 4.8 2.2 2.3 1.4 0.4
February 9 9 26.4 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.4 0.0 4.5 2.7 1.7 2.2 0.0
March 3 3 26.0 1.5 1.5 3.1 3.6 0.0 3.1 0.0 - 2.1 0.0