Charles Parks (basketball)

Charles Parks
	Parks (left) in college against Weber State (c. 1967)
Personal information
Born	1946 (age 77–78)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Ignatius College Preparatory; (San Francisco, California)
College	CC of San Francisco (1964–1966); Idaho State (1966–1968);
NBA draft	1968: 7th round, 92nd overall pick
	Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Position	Small forward
Number	50
Career history
1969	Denver Rockets
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big Sky (1967); Second-team All-Big Sky (1968);
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Charles Parks (born 1946) is an American retired professional basketball player who spent one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Denver Rockets (1968–69).^[1] He went to high school at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco, where he was named the city's prep player of the year.^[2] Parks attended San Francisco City College before playing college basketball for the Idaho State Bengals.^[3] In his first season with the Bengals in 1966–67, he was an all-conference selection in the Big Sky Conference after finishing third in the conference in scoring, averaging 20 points per game.^[4] He moved from playing forward to guard in 1967–68,^[5] when he was named second-team all-conference.^[6] In two seasons at Idaho State, he averaged 18 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.^[7] Parks signed with Denver after they drafted him in the tenth round of the 1968 ABA draft. He was also selected in the seventh round of the 1968 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.^[8]

References

^ "Charles Parks Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ "Parks Paces Rams to No. 8". San Francisco Examiner. February 5, 1966. p. 30. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bengals Cagers Debut Tonight". Idaho State Journal. November 28, 1966. p. 10. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Sky Cagers In Action". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. December 1, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bengals Wallop Grizzlies". Ogden Standard-Examiner. UPI. January 9, 1968. p. 8A. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Sky All-Stars Include Gillespie". The Independent Record. March 8, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Idaho State Star Inks Denver Pact". Ogden Standard-Examiner. UPI. June 8, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Denver Team Signs ISU's Chuck Parks". Idaho State Journal. June 5, 1968. p. 8A. Retrieved February 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Career statistics from Basketball Reference

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[1] "Charles Parks Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[2] "Parks Paces Rams to No. 8". San Francisco Examiner. February 5, 1966. p. 30. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Bengals Cagers Debut Tonight". Idaho State Journal. November 28, 1966. p. 10. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Big Sky Cagers In Action". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. December 1, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Bengals Wallop Grizzlies". Ogden Standard-Examiner. UPI. January 9, 1968. p. 8A. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Big Sky All-Stars Include Gillespie". The Independent Record. March 8, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Idaho State Star Inks Denver Pact". Ogden Standard-Examiner. UPI. June 8, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Denver Team Signs ISU's Chuck Parks". Idaho State Journal. June 5, 1968. p. 8A. Retrieved February 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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