Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). He is the younger brother of former NBA player Anthony Parker and is the first overall voter in the 2008 WNBA Draft. In high school, Parker won the National Women's Basketball Award of 2003 and 2004 from Gatorade, becoming the second and only female junior to receive the award twice.
The versatile player, Parker primarily plays a forward position; while at college, he was listed on Tennessee's list of names as front, center, and guard. Parker was the first woman to play dunk in an NCAA tournament match and the first woman to play dunk twice in a college match - she set both milestones as a redshirt student on March 19, 2006. She also became the second player to dunk in the WNBA Game on 22 June 2008. Before his first WNBA match, Parker has signed a long-term support agreement with Adidas and Gatorade. In leading the Lady Vols to two consecutive national championships, Parker was named the most extraordinary player of the Final Four on both occasions, and is a consensus national player twice a year.
Parker has won the WNBA championship (2016), two WNBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2008, 2013), WNBA Finals MVP Award (2016), WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2013), two Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012), and WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2008). Parker has been selected into six All-WNBA teams and three All-Star teams, and was the first player to win the Rookie of the Year and the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season.
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Parker was born on April 19, 1986 to Sara and Larry Parker at St. Louis, Missouri. He has two older brothers: Anthony Parker, who is a former NBA basketball player, and Marcus Parker, who is a doctor.
Parker and his family moved to Naperville, Illinois at the age of two, where he spent his childhood and adolescence before college. The whole family loves basketball, and he starts playing at an early age. His father played basketball at the University of Iowa in the 1970s. The Parker family is also a big Chicago Bulls fan. Candace is worried about playing basketball, fearing she will not match the level of play that her dad and sister show, so she focuses on playing soccer. New in the eighth grade his family convinced him to play basketball. Her father helped train and criticize her. Parker said of the experience, "He's doing things to make me angry, challenging me, because I'm much more athletic and have a lot more knowledge about the game than anyone else that I've just slipped in. If my dad and I went to the park and he did not think I was practicing hard enough, he just got in the car and left And I had to run home I mean run home I know I will always try to go near-by- garden. "
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High school career
Like his older brother Anthony Parker, he attended Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois in 2004. During high school, Parker led his basketball team to the AA Class titles in 2003 and 2004, and collected school records 2,768 points (22.9 points per game) and 1,592 rebounds (13.2 rebounds per game) while starting 119 of 121 matches in which he played.
She is the only two-time winner of the United States High School Player of the Year, winning awards in 2003 and 2004. Parker also won the Naismith Preparation Player of the Year Award and Gatorade Female Basketball Player of the Year Award in 2003 and 2004. In 2004, she was named the Gatorade of Women's Athletes of the Year, WBCA All-American and McDonald's All-American. She participated in the 2004 WCBA All-America Game where she scored 9 points. He also chose consensus as a player of the year in Illinois in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and was a four-year member of the All-State first team.
On December 27, 2001, Parker buried for the first time in a competition as a 15-year-old student at Naperville Central High School, is believed to be the first slam dunk by a female athlete in Illinois.
On July 11, 2003, Parker tore his ACL on his left knee in a summer league game. On November 11, Parker announced his commitment to Tennessee on ESPNEWS, becoming the first female player to announce his direct oral commitment at ESPNEWS. On December 29, Parker returned to action for Naperville Central and a few months later, leading his team to the second successive state title.
On March 29, 2004, Parker won a slam dunk contest at McDonald's All-American Game, becoming the first woman to win the show and defeat the likes of Josh Smith and J. R. Smith.
In August 2004, Parker led an unbeaten World Junior World Championship team to a gold medal with 16.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. During practice, Parker suffered knee pain relapse and had to undergo lateral meniscus and lateral articular cartilage surgery on his left knee.
Higher Education
Year Redshirt
Parker entered the University of Tennessee in the fall of 2004. On February 17, 2005, Tennessee announced Parker would repeat his first season with a knee injury.
New Year
Parker started for Tennessee Lady Vols during the 2005-06 season. On March 19, 2006, in the first game of the NCAA tournament against the Army, he became the first woman to play dunk in the NCAA tournament, then became the first woman to play dunk twice in the NCAA tournament. He was the SEC Rookie of the Year and helped the Lady Vols win the SEC 2006 tournament. With 17 seconds remaining in the SEC tournament championship game against LSU, Parker hit the winning shot. He was named MVP tournament and was named for the 2006 All-America Kodak team, making him one of the few who ever received an award as a freshman. However, in the NCAA tournament finals at the regional level against North Carolina, Parker suffered a dirty problem early and out of the game for much of the first half, Tennessee eventually lost the match.
Parker is the only college player summoned to the US squad for the 2006 FIBA ​​World Championship for Women in Brazil. The USA squad finished in third place.
Year of Sophomore
On January 28, 2007, in an away match against Alabama, Parker scored his 1000th career point as a sophomore, making him the fastest player in Lady Vol's history to do so. He did it in 56 matches, beating Chamique Holdsclaw from 57 matches and Tamika Catchings from 58 games. On March 1, at the SEC tournament in Duluth, Georgia, Parker was named the 2007 SEC Player of the Year. On April 3, he led the Lady Vols to their first National Championship victory since 1998, beating Rutgers 59-46, Parker finished the game with 17 points and won the Most Outstanding Player tournament award.
Junior Year
Parker announced on February 21, 2008, that he will forget his last season in Tennessee to focus on the 2008 Olympics and pursue a professional career in basketball. He graduated with an incoming class in May 2008. A sports management majors with an average grade of 3.35 per December 2007, he was named the Division of University I Academic All-American of the Year in a women's basketball for 2008 by College Sports Information Director of America.
On April 8, 2008, Parker led Lady Vols to their second daughter's NCAA, eighth championship for Tennessee, and the last for legendary coach, Pat Summitt. He was also crowned the Most Extraordinary Player for the second tournament in a row, joining Cheryl Miller, Chamique Holdsclaw and Diana Taurasi as the only female players to have done so. He won honor despite suffering a dislocated shoulder during his team winning the regional finals, but returned and led the Lady Vols to the title.
While in Tennessee, he compiled a record of 100 wins and 10 losses and averaged 19.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game.
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2008: Rookie of the Year dan MVP season
Shortly after the NCAA victory, Parker was voted the first pick of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks on April 9, 2008. He played alongside Olympic teammates Lisa Leslie and DeLisha Milton-Jones. Shannon Bobbitt, Parker's teammate in Tennessee, joined Sparks after it was designed in the second half.
On May 17, 2008, in his debut match against Phoenix Mercury, he scored 34 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. His 34 points broke the record for a rookie in the debut game. The previous record was held by Cynthia Cooper, who scored 25 points in her debut in 1997. This is a record that still survives to this day.
On 22 June 2008, she became the second woman in WNBA history - after her teammate Lisa Leslie - to dip during the WNBA rules game, against Indiana Fever. Dunk is in the same basket with dunk Lisa Leslie. On 24 June 2008, he became the first player to dunk twice in their WNBA career, during a regulation game against Seattle Storm
Parker named Hanns-G 'Go Beyond' Rookie of the Month for May and July 2008.
On July 9, 2008, Parker scored a career-high 40 points, along with 16 rebounds and 6 assists, in a 82-74 overtime win over Houston Comet.
Parker was one of 11 people suspended in the Sparks-Shock clash on July 21, 2008.
In August 2008, WNBA delayed play for several weeks to allow some of their players to join the national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Parker was elected to leave, and the US team drove with eight consecutive wins to win the gold medal. Parker averaged 9.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and scored 14 points in the last game.
On October 3, 2008, Parker became the first WNBA player to win the Rookie of the Year and award the Most Valuable Player in the same season, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld as the only professional American basketball player to win ROY and MVP trophies at the same season.
2009-2011: Pregnancy and injuries
Parker missed the first eight games of the 2009 WNBA season after giving birth to his daughter, Lailaa Nicole Williams. At this time, Sparks acquired Tina Thompson and Betty Lennox to help bring the team during Parker's absence. On June 30, Parker returned to training with his teammates for the first time. He played his first game back from maternity leave on July 5, 2009. Parker is named as the second All-WNBA team and the second All-Defensive team despite missing nearly a full month, due to maternity leave. He on average had a low career in scoring but led the league in a rebound at the end of the season. Parker helped Sparks reach the Western Conference Finals but lost three games to the last champion, Phoenix Mercury. In the playoffs, Parker scored an average of 18 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.
In 2010, Parker only played 10 games and missed the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, he will also miss the playoffs. In 2011, Parker played his first six games. During the seventh game, with 5:56 remaining in the third quarter, Parker fell after grabbing a defensive rebound and made a brief contact with Quanitra Hollingsworth. After getting an MRI on June 27, he found him having a meniscus tear in his right knee. He has been selected as an All-Star during the season but injury will cause him to lose the WNBA All-Star Game 2011. Six weeks later, he returns and plays the rest of the season, but Sparks is knocked out of the playoff bout with a disappointing 15-19 record.
2012-2013: Comeback and Second MVP Season
In 2012, Parker has signed a contract with Sparks to a multi-year deal after the rookie contract expires. He has played a full season and helped his team reach a 24-10 record, making the playoff a second seed in the west. In the first half, they beat San Antonio star two games with nothing. In the Western Conference Finals, against Minnesota Lynx, Sparks lost two games, while Parker scored 33 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and had 4 blocks in the game to be won two, which they lost, 80-79, thus ending their season. Parker is very emotional after losing, hugging her mother Sara with tears.
On July 27, 2013, in his sixth season, Parker played in his first All-Star game. He scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds from behind the win for the West and was named WNBA All-Star MVP. The Sparks finished with the same record (24-10) as the previous year, once again earning the second seed in the Western Conference. On September 19, Parker was named the Most Valuable Player of the WNBA 2013. Parker became the fifth player to earn several WVBA MVP awards, joining Lisa Leslie (3), Sheryl Swoopes (3), Lauren Jackson (3) and Cynthia Cooper (2). The Sparks face Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Semifinals. In the first game, at the Staples Center, Sparks lost, forcing them to win in game two, in Phoenix to remain in the series. In game two, Parker scored 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead Sparks to a win, bringing the series back to L.A. for the third game. In the nailbiter, Sparks lost on the last second jumper by Phoenix rookie Brittney Griner, ending the Sparks season with one point for the second year in a row.
2014: Ownership and Development of Change
In January 2014, Williams Group Holdings suddenly announced that it would release their ownership of Sparks. For a short time, the future of Sparks in Los Angeles is in danger. Despite the great uncertainty, a month later the team was bought by investment groups including Magic Johnson, with the promise of bringing the championship to Los Angeles. The team went to an All-Star break with an unexpected 10-13 record. Immediately after the break, head coach Carol Ross was released and General Manager and former player, Penny Toler, took the position as coach for the rest of the season. Parker led his team to finish with a 16-18 record and clinch the 4th seed to head into the 14th time playoff in franchise history and Parker's sixth time. Despite the enormous efforts of him in the series, they lost 72-75 in Game 1 and 93-68 in Game 2 to eventual champion Phoenix Mercury, marking the second consecutive year Mercury knocking Sparks out of the playoffs in the last semi-round. Parker averaged 19.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game in the regular season.
2015: Break and Breakout Return
On April 9, 2015, Parker announced that he would miss an undetermined number of seasons to rest. Before the season, Brian Agler was hired as the new head coach of The Sparks. Parker returned to Sparks after the All-Star break on 29 July. Despite missing more than half a season, he filled in the box numbers as no player has ever had before. In 16 regular season games, Parker set a career high of 6.3 assists per game, ranked 1st in the league, two higher than his previous career, a figure that only 7 other players in WNBA history have matched; all but Parker is the keeper. In addition, he averaged 19.4 points (4), 10.1 rebounds (1), 1.8 blocks (4) and a career high of 1.9 steals (5) per game. His outstanding performance earned him Western Conference Conference Player for August. The Sparks has struggled with a 3-15 record before he returns, one of the worst notes in franchise history. However, Parker managed to lead his team to number 4 seeded with a 14-20 record. The team made a remarkable effort against flagship number 1, Minnesota Lynx in the series, losing one game with just 2 points. In game two, Parker has 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead Sparks past Lynx 81-71 and force three games. Despite leading all the scorers with 28 points and 13 rebounds, Parker could not help his team in game three as they lost to Lynx 91-80. Parker was named as part of the 2015 All-WNBA Second Team.
2016: Loss of Summitt Coach and first WNBA championship
In 2016, Parker again signed a contract with Sparks as an unrestricted free agent. During the season, Parker averages 15.3 points per game, being the second choice team alongside Nneka Ogwumike who leads the team in scoring and winning the MVP award. However, by the end of June, Parker's coach and mentor Pat Summitt died at the age of 64 from Alzheimer's disease. That night, against Dallas Wings, Parker had a remarkable performance in the second half, finishing with 31 points, and the high season with a rebound with 13, guiding his team to victory. In an emotional post-match interview, he dedicates this season to Pat. With players supporting Nneka Ogwumike and Kristi Toliver, Sparks is a championship contender in the league, finishing 26-8. With the new WNBA playoff format in effect, Sparks is the number 2 seed in the league with double-doubles to the semi-finals (the final round before the WNBA Final) against Chicago Sky. Sparks beat Sky 3-1 in the series, progressing to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2003.
In the WNBA Finals, it's only the second time in league history where two teams from the same conference face each other in the Final because of a new playoff format, when Sparks faces Minnesota Lynx who defends the championship. This final series proved to be the best WNBA ever saw, with Parker at the forefront of Sparks success. For Game 3, in Los Angeles, Parker put his best performance in the final so far, contributing 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 assists to help Sparks lead the series 2-1, with a dominant 92-75 victory. This put Parker one victory away from his first title, because Sparks already has one win in their hands. However, disappointing Lynx Sparks at their home court in Game 4 with a 85-79 victory, forcing a winner-take-all Game 5. The Sparks will end up winning the decisive Game 5 on the road, which ended with a victory game close range shot by teammate Parker, Nneka Ogwumike, who put Sparks 77-76 ahead with 3.1 seconds left after grabbing an offensive. Sparks claimed their first championship since 2002. After the game, crying, Parker said the words "it's Pat," insinuating that wins the championship is to honor Pat Summit. Parker won his first championship and won the MVP Finals. In Game 5 of the series, Parker has scored 28 points with 28 rebounds and 12 rebounds. Also in 2016, Parker was named WNBA Top 20 @ 20, a list of the 20 best league players ever to celebrate WNBA's 20th anniversary.
2017-present: The pursuit of a second championship
In February 2017, Parker signed a multi-year contract extension with Sparks. During the 2017 season, Parker was elected WNBA All-Star Game 2017, making him his fourth nomination. On July 28, 2017, Parker became the sixth player in league history to record a triple-double in an 85-73 victory over the San Antonio Stars as he scored 11 points, tying his career with a high of 17 rebounds along with a career-high 11 assists. He will finish the season averaging 16.9 points per game, as Sparks repeats the success of the same regular season as last year as the number 2 seed in the league with a 26-8 record, earning doubles into the semi-finals. In the semi final, Sparks beat Phoenix Mercury in 3 games. The series ended in a layup that won the game by Parker with 2.9 seconds remaining in Game 3, putting Sparks up 89-87 as they advance to the WNBA Finals for the second consecutive season, preparing for a rematch with Minnesota Lynx. In Game 3 Final WNBA 2017, Parker set a record for stealing the most in a Final match with 5 steals along with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in a 75-64 victory, putting Sparks up 2-1 in the series. However, Sparks will miss the next two games, failing to win the back-to-back championship as they lost to Lynx in five games.
Basket USA
Parker, is a member of the U18 US Women's team who won a gold medal at FIBA ​​â € <â € Parker played for Team USA in 2008, winning his first gold medal when the US beat Australia 92-65. Parker was invited to the US National Team for Women's Basketball training camp in the fall of 2009. The team was selected to play for the FIBA ​​World Championship 2010 and the 2012 Olympics are usually chosen from these participants. At the end of the training camp, the team traveled to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they competed in EMMINCOLIN International Invitational 2009 UMM. Parker plays for Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He leads the team in rebounds and blocks throughout the Olympics, helping them win other golds, as they beat France 86-50 in a gold medal match. Despite his previous Olympic performance and participation in national team training to the summer of 2016, Parker was eventually not chosen to play for USA Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. USA Basketball extended his invitation to Parker for the national team training camp from 2017-2020 but he refused, considering his exclusion from the team for the Rio match.
Career abroad
During each off-season WNBA from 2010 to 2015, Parker plays for UMMC Ekaterinburg of the Russian League, winning five consecutive championships with the team. Parker played with teammate Kristi Toliver at the end of the season with the team. During the 2015-16 WNBA off-season season, Parker signed with the Guangdong Dolphin in January 2016, to replace Yelena Leuchanka during the WCBA playoffs. In February 2017, Parker signed a 2-month contract with FenerbahÃÆ'§e Istanbul from the Turkish League. In December 2017, Parker signed a contract with Xinjiang Tianshan Pening of the Chinese League for the 2017-18 WNBA season.
Personal life
On May 7, 2007, People named Parker to the list of 100 Most Beautiful People in the World.
On November 13, 2008, Parker married Shelden Williams, who played college basketball at Duke University and also played in the NBA. The couple had a daughter named Lailaa Nicole Williams, born on May 13, 2009. In 2013, the couple purchased a 7,000 square foot (650 m 2 ) home in Encino, Los Angeles, for the US. $ 3.56 million. In November 2016, the couple split up after 8 years of marriage when Williams filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences". They have lived apart for three months before the divorce.
During his youth in the Chicago area, Parker grew up worshiping the Chicago Bulls and was a fan of Michael Jordan. His all-time favorite player is Ron Harper, whose picture is hanged in his bedroom. He has a dog named Prada, which is a black and brown dog. He previously had two dogs: a mix of St. Bernard was named Fendi, with whom he appeared in the anti-feather ad for PETA, and a pug named Nino, named Nino Brown, a character in the film of New Jack City .
Parker also serves as a studio analyst for CBA Sports men's tournament coverage NCAA and NBA in TNT.
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Awards
WNBA
- WNBA Champion: 2016
- WNBA Finals MVP: 2016
- 2ÃÆ'â € "WNBA Most Valuable Player: 2008, 2013
- 5ÃÆ'â € "All-WNBA Main Team (2008, 2012-2014, 2017)
- 2ÃÆ'â € "Second Team All-WNBA (2009, 2015)
- 2ÃÆ'â € "Second Team WNBA All-Defensive (2009, 2012)
- 2ÃÆ'â € "Leaders rebound WNBA (2008, 2009)
- 2ÃÆ'â € "WNBA top performers (2008, 2009)
- WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2013)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year (2008)
College
- NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2007, 2008)
- The All-America of the Year (2008) Academic Award
- Naismith College Player of the Year (2008)
- Female Players USBWA This Year (2007, 2008)
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball College of the Year (2007, 2008)
- Wade Trophy (2007)
- John R. Wooden Award (2007, 2008)
- Honda Sports Award, basketball (2007, 2008)
- Honda-Broderick Cup, (2007)
- SEC Athlete of the Year (2007, 2008)
- SEC Player of the Year (2007)
- SEC Tournament MVP (2006, 2007)
- SEC Freshman of the Year (2006)
SMA
- All-State Team (2001-2004: AP, Chicago Sun Times, News-Sheet, Chicago Tribune, IBCA)
- Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year (2002-2004)
- Illinois Miss Basketball (2002-2004)
- Illinois State Players of the Year (2002-2004: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Daily Herald, Naperville Sun, News-Gazette)
- First Team All-American (2002-2004: Nike, Parade, Street & Smith's, USA Today, 2004: McDonald's)
- Gatorade Best Female Basketball of the Year (2003-2004)
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2003-2004)
- US High School Players of the Year (2003-2004)
- Winner of Winners of 2004 Powerade Jam
- 2004 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year
- The 2004 Women's Sports Athletes Summer of the Year
Basket USA
- 2004 FIBA ​​â € <â €
- FIBA ​​World Champion 2006 for Bronze Women's Medal
- FIBA ​​Championship â € <â €
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Gold Medal
- London 2012 Olympic Gold Medal
UMMC Ekaterinburg
- Russian Championship (2010-2014)
- Cup of Russia (2010-2014)
- EuroLeague Women 3rd Place (2010-2012, 2014)
- EuroLeague Women Champion 2013
- EuroLeague Women Final Eight MVP 2013
References
External links
- Candace Parker Official Website candaceparker.com
- Candace Parker WNBA Playerfile wnba.com
- Candace Parker USA Basketball Bio usab.com
- Candace Parker UTSports Bio
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