born march american professional basketball player national_basketball_association nba taken second overall pick nba draft ended college career season playing parker standout high school athlete helping team win straight state championships named year mcdonald freshman year duke blue named consensus team american runner college player year parker member native chicago illinois son nba player early life parker family lived chicago south born raised south shore community area parker father served hundreds chicago metropolitan area children youth foundation director parker discovered basketball father leagues father coached teams basketball skills brother christian basketball court local community area order avoid hazards urban second grade basketball skills superior fifth played competed middle school leagues fifth credits cousin grew pushing better going grade jay fifth grade christian played basketball night church actually eighth grade team fourth play fifth grade insurance reasons fifth grade division scholarship offers foot guard sixth grade stood feet inches visited day parker attended headlines high school choice like rose thomas parker older sisters attended claimed reason chose perception likelihood achieve team success basketball court measured championships summer finishing middle school received camp invitation accepted time stood feet inches high school career freshman year parker freshman start varsity team school history course season contributed points game rebounds game assists game team won class state championship record end season received numerous scholarship offers including illinois kansas pittsburgh northwestern florida washington significant interest kentucky duke north_carolina earned espn freshman year second team boys basketball freshman american team selection sophomore year sophomore parker helped team spend season ranked nationally season averaged points rebounds game team won class state championship record earned second team state recognition chicago_tribune chicago_sun-times listed class state team selection man class boys state team included earned espn sophomore year team boys basketball sophomore american team selection junior year junior year preseason parker participated july handful invited august 5th annual earned tournament mvp honors season parker established single game scoring record points minutes play rebounds blocked shots junior high school received offers duke kansas kentucky february parker won public league championship defeating semifinals finals broadcast mayor assistants attendance march semifinal young won parker led way points rebounds days prior state final parker stated fired remained interested illinois state schools northwestern parker points march championship game victory east high school resulting junior year record state semifinals finals broadcast live season parker averaged points rebounds assists blocks steals game points rebounds assists blocks steals game depending source shooting percent field percent point range percent free throw line following season featured cover story sports_illustrated title best high school basketball player important instant nba stardom faith story presented noted conflicted decision serve missionary parker announced anticipated potential schools list end summer plan official visits efforts junior year parker earned accolades chicago_sun-times named class state team paul team unanimous state selection associated_press carter taylor chicago_tribune named team state carter taylor named illinois boys basketball player year non senior year history illinois basketball awarded chicago_tribune conjunction april announced winner national boys basketball player year presented nba player greeted school special assembly parker fourth junior win award parker finished second muhammad basketball usa voting players appear ballot parker selected selected team boys high school basketball american team usa selection usa_today players selected team anderson muhammad senior year parker entered summer consensus number player country sidelined foot injury caused miss games world championship parker usa today preseason usa selections team ranked preseason nationally december chose play duke course senior season parker played showcase games required travel outside region showcase games broadcast nationally espn networks parker led fourth consecutive class state championship victory matching record consecutive basketball championships process parker scored points rebounds second player history start consecutive state basketball champions finished record accolades followed senior year performance selected parker member april summit rose garden february parker recognized public league team selection chicago_sun-times day parker selected play april classic center march parker earned year recognizes mcdonald american demonstrates outstanding character exhibits leadership values student athlete classroom community march parker named illinois boys basketball player year march repeated illinois basketball april earned time april team usa selection usa_today named team parade american mcdonald star game played united center hometown parker scored points shooting added rebounds assists steals blocks contributing west victory april classic played center parker mvp points rebounds assists help lead west team victory april held portland oregon parker team high points rebounds defeated team parker concluded high school career fourth rated player class according rivals college career summer prior duke parker participated sponsored weekend team chicago summer pro league time parker projected press true freshman starter assigned wear number number previously worn duke preseason honors includes preseason american team listings usa today named preseason rookie year parker named man preseason parker debuted duke november points rebounds assists block fifth freshman debut points duke game point hood cook school history efforts november parker earned week recognition november parker earned second sports_illustrated cover version set regional covers depicting college basketball greatest rivalries november champions classic hometown parker posted points rebounds assist steals block losing effort kansas january parker scored tying point games duke freshman january parker tallied points steals rebounds help win game duke march second duke rivalry game season parker career high points march earned record tying tyler tenth rookie week honor final week regular season postseason play parker yielded point performance semifinals march marked 17th effort moved sole possession second place freshman list ahead march championship game virginia parker posted 18th point game short anderson freshman record parker team ranked midwest region ended season round ncaa tournament loss parker set duke record freshman scoring average freshman lead team scoring college statistics parker received recognition freshman year performance unanimously selected team coaches freshman team selected coaches basketball team points parker voted year receiving votes placed second year award trailing warren parker ncaa men basketball american team selection associated_press sports_illustrated usa_today parker named freshman american selected team tournament team parker earned recognition professional career milwaukee present april parker declared nba draft exclusive autobiographical story sports_illustrated according signed sports agent agent sources suggest signed agent parker prospects decided decline invitation participate nba draft combine june parker selected overall prior draft parker second member draft class sign shoe contract signed endorsement deal jordan brand july parker signed joined annual august parker named peers likely rookie year likely best nba career october parker nba debut season opener minutes action starter recorded points rebounds assist steal overtime loss nights later home game posted double double points rebounds philadelphia november posted season high points triple overtime win brooklyn nets parker selected october november eastern conference rookie month december parker suffered season ending injury tearing anterior parker injury extended beginning nba season returned action november philadelphia fifth game season struggled posting points minutes starter activity rested second games nonetheless games endured joint right mid foot causing expected miss games missed game following week began come bench took starting spot december parker point rebound steal performance golden state warriors help end game win streak january named nba star game weekend rising stars challenge lineup february tied career high points loss surpassed total following night recording career highs points rebounds double overtime win atlanta hawks february parker set new career high points victory houston rockets nba career statistics regular season international career october parker players participated usa developmental national team mini camp giving automatic invitation june competition united_states olympic training center colorado parker chicago products emerge man man team mvp americas championship won gold medal qualified united_states world championship team coached mid prairie high school scored points outing parker set single game scoring record points december named male athlete year based americas performance youngest winner stage accept award chicago mayor claims told mayor hope don selected usa team competed world championship lithuania june july teammate rival team won gold medal parker missed games including semifinal ankle injury player profile parker frequently compared high school according chicago_sun-times writer november rose advantage defining moments washington city championship game winning shot overtime state championship ranked team country rose game team espn described rose national introduction comparisons rose game compared describes grant hill jump shot parker claims model game hopes regarded best high school basketball player history city chicago stated compared drives know better break records broke best players come chicago look forward players title sports_illustrated story compared parker sporting news stated parker best high school basketball player addition parker considered developed physique james stage development contested proclamation pointing james class consensus players classes parker better recent consensus addition cbs noted parker best high school basketball player country given development class chicago_tribune writer described sports_illustrated comparison incredibly irresponsible journalism noting worked star-ledger described james following consecutive championships parker chicago compared manual emphasized starter play time period divided classes manual wade round tournament instead round modern class format won games final championship points manual won margin press conference coach smith emphasized team endure pressure playing national schedule included games elite teams distant venues note class system class system past class champion runner split neutral court games noted teams won championships class era adding parker start junior year senior season gives legacy compared rose personal life parker african american descent parents parker father chicago native played nba draft round selection 17th overall golden state warriors played nba seasons nba teammate men basketball head coach developed kidney disease requires making difficult attend games mother native member emigrated salt_lake_city age grandfather second baptized missionaries cousins national_football_league athletes including cousins removed debut october parents met mall student playing warriors helping find dress shirt left tickets game retired served mission married settled chicago family lives south shore community area parents settled marrying turned movie offers parker siblings older brothers named christian older sisters named years oregon ducks basketball team starting team christian played basketball hawaii grew remains active member attending parker attended seminary week according espn days week according new_york_times sports_illustrated chicago_sun-times time sixteenth birthday priest customary faith performed administered weekly addition regularly traveled bishop monthly comfort sick poor elderly parker worked basketball trainer prefers individual training sessions brother instead playing pick games following sophomore year espn reported grade point average end semester junior year new_york_times reported april junior year ranking 18th class activities includes service principal appointed president student representatives local school council youth basketball instructor volunteer operation push high school known carrying filled basketball equipment copy book
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