Biography
2016-17 (Sr.): Played in 27 of 29 games for Seawolf team that finished 21-8 and placed runner-up in Great Northwest Athletic Conference ... team’s leading rebounder among reserves with 2.3 rpg ... cracked scoring column five times in GNAC games, including key 3 points and 2 rebounds in overtime win at Seattle Pacific ... grabbed season-high 7 rebounds, plus 2 assists and no turnovers in home win over Northwest Nazarene ... made GNAC All-Academic Team for second straight year with overall GPA of 3.73.
2015-16 (Jr.): Saw action in 31 contests for UAA squad that went 21-11 and tied for third in Great Northwest Athletic Conference ... logged nine starts and cracked scoring column 12 times ... had just 13 turnovers in 299 minutes, committing only two in final 13 contests ... top outings included 4 points (2-2 FT), 6 rebounds and 2 assists in GNAC home win over Concordia, and 4 points (2-2 FG), 2 rebounds, 2 assists and no turnovers in 2OT win at Western Washington.
2014-15 (So.): Played in all 29 games and logged 21 starts for UAA team that finished 16-13 overall and tied for 3rd in Great Northwest Athletic Conference at 12-6 … ranked 3rd on team with 3.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game … shot .557 to rank 3rd on team among players attempting at least one shot per game … had season-best 10 points (4-5 FG, 2-2 FT), plus 6 rebounds and 1 block in road win over Western Washington … other top performances included 6 points (3-5 FG) and 9 rebounds in road loss to Central Washington; 5 points and 6 rebounds in 74-72 home win over Alaska Fairbanks; and 6 points (3-3 FG), 5 rebounds, 3 assists and no turnovers in road victory over UAF.
BEFORE UAA: Spent two years as linebacker for Div. I football program Utah State … redshirted 2012 campaign for team that went 11-2 and won Western Athletic Conference and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl titles … was squad member in 2013 for Aggies team that earned Mountain West Conference Mountain Division and Poinsettia Bowl titles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was three-sport star at Bountiful High School, earning 1st team all-state honors in both basketball and football … averaged 10.9 points per game as senior in 2008-09, helping Braves to Class 4A State semifinals … named 2009 Davis County Mr. Basketball … helped Bountiful to within one basket of 2008 Utah 4A title as a junior and earned honorable mention all-state honors … three-year letterwinner in basketball, helping team to three straight Region 5 titles … finished in BHS career top 5 in assists, rebounds, steals, assist-turnover ratio, minutes and wins … in football, earned Region 5 Defensive MVP honors as senior in 2008, registering 68 tackles, six sacks and five interceptions … helped Braves to 8-3 mark and State berth on gridiron … named 2nd Team All-State as junior … also ran track & field at BHS, running 400 meters in under 50 seconds … played AAU basketball for Salt Lake Metro.
PERSONAL: Born July 1990 in Bountiful, Utah … son of Norm and Kaye Parrish … has two brothers … father is director of basketball operations at University of Utah and was head coach at junior-college power Salt Lake Community College for 20 years, winning the NJCAA national title in 2009 … served 2-year LDS Church Mission in Malaysia from 2009-11 … speaks fluent Malay and Iban … economics major.
Career Highs
Points – 12 vs Trinity Western, 12/18/16
Rebounds – 9 at Central Washington, 2/19/15
Assists – 4, three times (last: vs Lincoln Christian, 11/7/15)
Blocks – 1, eight times
Steals – 3, twice (last at Central Washington, 2/19/15)
Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct
2014-15 29-21 508/17.5 34- 61 .557 2-11 .182 14-26 .538
2015-16 31- 9 299/ 9.6 15- 32 .469 2- 9 .222 6- 6 1.000
2016-17 27-0 281/10.4 15- 41 .366 2-11 .182 5-10 .500
TOTALS 87-30 1088/12.5 64-134 .478 6-31 .194 25-42 .595
Year GP-GS OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg
2014-15 29-21 44- 68-112/3.9 73-2 39 24 6 20 84/2.9
2015-16 29-21 16- 34- 50/1.6 50-0 19 13 1 12 38/1.2
2016-17 27- 0 24- 38- 62/2.3 45-0 16 10 1 14 37/1.4
TOTALS 87-30 84-140-224/2.6 168-2 74 47 8 46 159/1.8
