Ebony Parker

Photo by: Dave Crenshaw

Position:
Guard
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Klein Forest
Prev School:
Blinn College

TULSA – Was a two-year letterwinner . . . transferred to Tulsa from Blinn College prior to the 2016-17 season . . . started in 15 of 54 games . . . had seven double-digit scoring games in her career . . . had career averages of 5.0 points (272) and 0.9 rebounds (49).

SENIOR (2017-18) – Played in 24 games and earned five starts . . . had one double-digit scoring game on the season . . . had season averages of 3.5 points (83) and 0.8 rebounds (19) . . . led the team in blocked shots once . . . posted seven points at Little Rock (11-15-17) . . . recorded five points and two rebounds against UMKC (11-18-17) . . . totaled five points, five rebounds and two assists vs. Binghamton (11-21-17) in the Great Alaska Shootout . . . tallied nine points against UAPB (12-5-17) . . . registered six points at Arkansas (12-10-17) . . . posted nine points at South Dakota (12-16-17) . . . had a season-best 16 points against Arkansas State (12-22-17) . . . recorded nine points at #1 UConn (1-18-18).

JUNIOR (2016-17) – Played in 30 games and earned 10 starting assignments . . . averaged 6.3 points and 1.0 rebounds . . . had six double-digit scoring games on the season . . . led the team in scoring twice, and assists and steals each once . . . posted 15 points at Kansas State (11-14-16) . . . totaled seven points and two assists vs. BYU (11-26-16) . . . registered eight points, three rebounds and an assist at Arkansas State (12-6-16) . . . tallied a season-best 20 points, including six three-pointers, and pulled down three boards at #19/20 Oklahoma (12-11-16) . . . totaled 13 points, three rebounds and an assist at Indiana State (12-21-16) . . . recorded 11 points at #22 USF (1-7-17) . . . had eight points against Temple (1-14-17) . . . totaled five points, one rebound, one assist and a steal against #1 UConn (1-17-17) . . . registered 15 points, including five trey’s at UCF (1-21-17) . . . posted nine points at Tulane (1-25-17) . . . tallied eight points against SMU (1-28-17) . . . had 10 points at #1 UConn (2-5-17).

PREVIOUS COLLEGE – Played one season at Blinn College . . . averaged 17.5 points her sophomore season . . . knocked down an NJCAA Division I record 144 three-point shots . . . was an NJCAA All-America honorable mention selection . . . led Blinn to the Region XIV Tournament Championship, the NJCAA Division I National Tournament and helped her team post a final 26-9 record in 2015-16 . . . played her freshman season at Baker (Kan.) University . . . played in 26 games and averaged 6.2 points and 2.1 rebounds per game as a freshman . . . added 22 assists, 12 steals and two blocks at Baker.

HIGH SCHOOL – Was a first-team Class 5A all-district performer all four seasons at Klein Forest High School . . . scored more than 1,000 points, and averaged 16.0 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game during her senior campaign . . . also played basketball for the DFW and the Houston Fastbreakers' AAU teams.

PERSONAL – Her favorite class at TU is Sports Management . . . her favorite local restaurant is Zaxby’s . . . her favorite TV show is “SpongeBob” . . . her craziest ambition is to bungie jump . . . her favorite animals are dogs . . . if she could have a super power she would be able to teleport . . . her dream job is to own her own corporate business . . . her favorite candy is Snickers . . . her go-to snack is Spicy Nacho Dorito’s . . . her favorite ice cream flavor is cookies and cream . . . a management major . . . born January 3, 1996 . . . daughter of Clarence Smith and Tina Weaver.