Biography
Marketing/Management major … One of the top guards in the Heartland Conference and the Eagles’ most experienced player entering the 2018-19 season … Had a successful bounce-back season in 2016-17 after missing all but one game of the 2015-16 season due to injury … Prolific scorer with shooting range and excellent speed and quickness … Capable of handling either backcourt position … Step-brother of OC track sprinter Kayla Parker … 2018-19: Played in 28 games (28 starts), averaging 16.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game … Led team in scoring … Ranked in the top 10 in Heartland Conference in scoring (sixth), 3-point percentage (sixth, 39.8), overall field-goal percentage (ninth. 41.1), 3-pointers per game (third, 2.4) and free-throw percentage (fifth, 84.9) … All-Heartland Conference second-team selection … Named as Mr. Eagle for 2018-19 … Made all three 3-point attempts, went 8 of 14 from the field and scored 22 points in loss to Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 9 … Hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds to cap a 21-point performance in win at Cameron on Nov. 10 … Scored 25 points in loss to Newman (Kan.) on Dec. 1, starting run of three straight 20-point games … Had 20 points in loss to Southwestern Oklahoma State on Dec. 6 and 27 in loss to Southwestern Christian on Dec. 15 … In loss at Midwestern State (Texas) on Dec. 19, scored 22 points … Scored 24 points in loss to Arkansas-Fort Smith on Jan. 9 … Went 5 of 7 from 3-point range en route to a 25-point performance in loss to Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Feb. 21 … Poured in a season-high 29 points, going 5 of 10 from 3-point range, in win over Arkansas-Fort Smith on Feb. 28 … 2017-18: Played in 30 games (22 starts), averaging 15.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game … Finished fifth in the Heartland in scoring average, second in free-throw percentage (88.8) and third in made 3-pointers (68) … Named as the Heartland Conference player of the week once … Named as the OklahomaSports.net Oklahoma Division II player of the week once … Named to the Heartland Conference Championship all-tournament team … Went 5 of 7 from 3-point range and scored 19 points in 22 minutes in win over Manhattan Christian (Kan.) on Nov. 28 … Scored 21 points as OC won in OT at Southeastern Oklahoma State on Dec. 30 … In return to starting lineup, scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting with six rebounds and five assists in win at Texas A&M International on Jan. 11 … Poured in a then-career-high 29 points as the Eagles stunned No. 25/17 Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Jan. 18 … Set a new career high with 33 points in loss at St. Edward’s (Texas) on Feb. 1, then had 27 points (going 6 of 11 from 3-point range) and five rebounds two days later as OC beat Rogers State for the first time in six years … Those performances earned him recognition as both the Heartland player of the week and the OklahomaSports.net Oklahoma Division II player of the week … Continued his scoring binge with 20 points in an OT loss to Texas A&M International on Feb. 8 … Had another 30-point outing on Feb. 10, going 10 of 14 from the field in win over St. Mary’s (Texas) … On Feb. 17, scored 19 points in loss at Lubbock Christian (Texas) … Scored 20 points and hit a critical 3-pointer in the final minute of regulation to force OT as OC beat St. Edward’s 94-93 in the Heartland Conference Championship tournament semifinals in Tulsa on March 3 … Was named to the all-tournament team after OC’s run to the championship game … 2016-17: Played in 26 games (five starts), averaging 5.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game … Opened season with four straight double-digit scoring games … In opener, went 6-of-9 from the field and scored 16 points in loss at Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 11 … Started the next day and scored 11 points in loss to Cameron, going 6-of-6 from the free-throw line … Went 4-of-5 from the field and scored 10 points in win over Barclay (Kan.) on Nov. 19 … In win over USAO on Nov. 21, produced 11 points and six assists … In his final start of the season, scored 15 points in loss at Rogers State on Jan. 16 … In season finale, scored 12 points in loss at Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Feb. 25, going 3-of-3 from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line … 2015-16: Played in one game (one start), averaging 15.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists … Started for OC in season-opening loss to Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 13, but suffered knee injury in the final minutes of the game, ending his season … 2014-15: Played in 25 games (23 starts), averaging 10.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game … Posted 16 double-digit scoring games … Led team in 3-point shooting at 37.7 percent (29-of-77) … Shot 75.4 percent from the free-throw line (46-of-61) … In Heartland Conference regular-season stats, ranked seventh in assists and 29th in scoring … Broke into starting lineup in second game of season and scored 11 points in loss to Central Oklahoma on Nov. 18 … In next game, had 12 points and five assists in win over Southwestern (Kan.) on Nov. 21, and followed with a 13-point, five-rebound, four-assist outing in loss to Southern Nazarene on Nov. 28 … Hit a game-tying layup with 6.2 seconds left in overtime to cap a 15-point performance in a 74-72 loss to Oklahoma Panhandle State on Jan. 8 … Followed that with a career-best 23-point outing as Eagles stunned league-leading Lubbock Christian (Texas) 75-55 on Jan. 10, going 3-of-4 from 3-point range and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line … In rematch against Lubbock Christian, scored 15 points and again went 3-of-4 from 3-point range, although OC lost on Feb. 5 … Had 12 points, six assists and five rebounds as OC rolled to a 33-point win at Oklahoma Panhandle State on Feb. 7 … Just missed a double-double in 96-91 win at Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Feb. 16, pouring in 22 points (going 4-of-6 from 3-point range) and adding a career-high nine assists … Scored 18 points in loss to Rogers State on Feb. 19 … A 14-point outing in loss at St. Edward’s (Texas) on Feb. 26 extended his streak of double-figure scoring games to seven … Previous school: Attended Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas, where he led his team to a Class 4A area title … Selected to the Texas team for the Faith 7 Basketball Bowl and was named as his team’s most valuable player after scoring 29 points while leading Texas to the win in the annual all-star game … As a senior, averaged 17.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a senior while shooting 46.3 percent from the field, 38.8 percent from 3-point range and 73.3 percent from the free-throw line for the Coyotes … Team finished 26-5 and won district, bi-district and area titles … Named as the District 9-4A most valuable player … Selected to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ all-region list … Also a first-team all-district pick as a sophomore and junior … prep career as Frisco Heritage’s all-time leading scorer with 1,571 points … Hit 132 3-pointers during his career.
Career highs: 33 points vs. St. Edward’s (Texas) (2/1/18); 8 rebounds vs. Dallas Baptist (Texas) (1/17/15); 9 assists vs. Dallas Baptist (Texas) (2/16/15); 2 blocks vs. St. Mary’s (Texas) (1/13/18); 4 steals vs. Barclay (Kan.) (11/27/18).
