Barry Parkhill
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Personal information | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 10, 1951
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | State College (State College, Pennsylvania) |
College | Virginia (1970–1973) |
NBA draft | 1973: 1st round, 15th overall pick |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Playing career | 1973–1976 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 40 |
Coaching career | 1977–1992 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1973–1975 | Virginia Squires |
1975–1976 | Spirits of St. Louis |
As coach: | |
1977–1978 | Virginia (grad. assistant) |
1978–1983 | William & Mary (assistant) |
1983–1987 | William & Mary |
1989–1990 | Saint Michael's |
1990–1992 | Navy (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Barry Parkhill (born May 10, 1951) is a retired American professional basketball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1973 NBA draft but elected to play in the American Basketball Association (ABA) instead. A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard-forward from the University of Virginia, Parkhill played in three ABA seasons for two different teams. He played for the Virginia Squires and the Spirits of St. Louis.
In 2001, Parkhill was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Playing career
[edit]High school
[edit]Parkhill attended and played basketball for State College High School in State College, Pennsylvania. He is among the all-time scoring leaders and broke the 1,000 point barrier during his senior year.[1]
College
[edit]Parkhill was named the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and the ACC Athlete of the Year for the 1971–72 season when he averaged 21.6 points per game and led the Cavaliers to their second postseason appearance in school history.[2] His number 40 was retired at the end of his senior season. In 2002, Parkhill was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.
University of Virginia Career[3] | ||||||
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SEASONS | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
1969-70 | Freshmen Stats Were Not Available | |||||
1970-71 | 26 | 42.1 | 80.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 15.9 |
1971-72 | 28 | 45.2 | 76.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 21.6 |
1972-73 | 25 | 40.2 | 82.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 16.8 |
Totals | 79 | 42.8 | 79.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 18.2 |
Professional
[edit]In his ABA career, Parkhill played in 173 games and scored a total of 970 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1975 season with the Virginia Squires appearing in 78 games and scoring 607 points.
Regular season
[edit]Professional Career[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Ag | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | PPG |
1974 | 22 | VIR | ABA | 60 | 869 | 115 | 310 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 61 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 96 | 28 | 12 | 80 | 151 | 283 | 4.7 |
1975 | 23 | VIR | ABA | 78 | 1870 | 266 | 638 | 0 | 8 | 75 | 100 | 27 | 106 | 133 | 226 | 50 | 11 | 170 | 228 | 607 | 7.8 |
1976 | 24 | SSL | ABA | 35 | 377 | 37 | 100 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 46 | 80 | 2.3 |
TOTALS | 173 | 3116 | 418 | 1048 | 4 | 35 | 130 | 169 | 42 | 182 | 224 | 386 | 87 | 30 | 279 | 425 | 970 | 5.6 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1973–74 | Los Angeles | 3 | - | 3.0 | .429 | – | – | .3 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 |
Post playing career
[edit]Coaching
[edit]- 1977–1978 – University of Virginia, Graduate Assistant Coach (under Terry Holland)
- 1978–1983 – Assistant Coach, William & Mary (under brother Bruce Parkhill)
- 1984–1987 – Head Coach, William & Mary (Record: 43-68, .387)[5]
- 1989–1990 – Head Coach, Saint Michael's College (Record: 9-18, .333)[6]
- 1990–1992 – Assistant Coach, Navy
Administration
[edit]- 1992–1994 – Associate Director of Regional Development, University of Virginia Office of Development
- 1995–1998 – Director of Alumni Development, University of Virginia Alumni Association / Director of Capital Projects for Athletics
- 1999–present – University of Virginia Associate Director of Athletics for Development
References
[edit]- ^ State College High School Website Archived February 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sean McLernon Last Ball in U-Hall: Parkhill Raised UVa's Profile TheSabre.com Jun 22, 2006
- ^ "Barry Parkhill First Round 15th Overall - The Draft Review". thedraftreview.com.
- ^ "Barry Parkhill Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ William & Mary Men's Basketball History Archived November 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Saint Michael's Men's Basketball History & Records". smcathletics.com.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
- Basketball players from Philadelphia
- Navy Midshipmen men's basketball coaches
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
- Saint Michael's Purple Knights men's basketball coaches
- Shooting guards
- Spirits of St. Louis players
- Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball coaches
- Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players
- Virginia Squires players
- William & Mary Tribe men's basketball coaches
- State College Area High School alumni