Timajh Parker-Rivera

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Timajh Parker-Rivera
No. 45Santeros de Aguada
Position Power forward
League BSN
Personal information
Born (1994-02-09) February 9, 1994 (age 31)
Milford, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican / Puerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school St. Joseph's High School
(Trumbull, Connecticut)
College Towson (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017SSV Lokomotive Bernau
2017–2018 S.C. Lusitâni
2018–2019 Huracanes de Tampico
2019 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2019 Laguneros de La Comarca
2019 Leñadores de Durango
2020–2021 Cariduros de Fajardo
2021 Caballos de Coclé
2021 Gigantes de Carolina
2021 Astros de Jalisco
2022 Grises de Humacao
2022–2023 Urunani
2023–2024Grises de Humacao
2024–present Santeros de Aguada

Timajh Parker-Rivera (born February 9, 1994) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball at Towson University, and was selected by Cariduros de Fajardo with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 BSN draft. Internationally he represents the Puerto Rico national team.

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Early life

Parker-Rivera was rated by ESPN as the second-best player in Connecticut for the 2012 high school class. [1] He won two consecutive state championships, and earned two all-state selections. He was named MVP in 2010 after averaging 17.2 points per game and 10.1 rebounds per game and was invited to the Reebok All-American camp in 2011. [2]

College career

As a freshman in 2012-2013, Parker-Rivera averaged 2.8 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game in 15.3 minutes per game. As a sophomore he started all 36 games, averaging 6.2 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game. As a junior, Parker-Rivera started 31 of 32 games, offering a senior a chance to start on Senior Night. He averaged 7.1 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game.

As a senior, he started all 33 games. He averaged 6.7 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game, along with 1.2 blocks per game. He was named to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive team. [3]

During his senior season, Parker-Rivera became the all-time program leader in victories (75) and games played (132). He is also sixth all-time in blocked shots (128) and seventh in rebounding (687). [2]

Professional career

As a rookie with Fajardo, Parker-Rivera played in five games, and averaged 6.6 points per game and 9.6 rebounds per game in 27 minutes per game. The following year, the team was relocated to Carolina under the same management. In his second season he played in 30 games and averaged 10.8 points per game and 9.3 rebounds per game in 29 minutes per game.

In the off-season, he was traded to Grises de Humacao for the first overall pick in the 2022 BSN draft, which became Tremont Waters. [4]

In November 2022, Parker-Rivera was on the roster of Burundian club Urunani in the 2023 Road to BAL. [5]

National team career

Parker-Rivera has represented Puerto Rico internationally. In the pre-trials for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, he was selected for the team in Serbia. He averaged 1.5 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game in 16.9 minutes per game. [6]

In the 2022 FIBA World Cup qualifiers, Parker-Rivera played all three games, averaging 16.3 minutes per game. He contributed 2.7 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game. [7]

References

  1. "Timajh Parker-Rivera: A legacy of winning". So Much Sports Baltimore. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. 1 2 "Timajh Parker-Rivera - Men's Basketball".
  3. "Timajh Dyquan Parker Rivera Player Profile". RealGM . Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  4. "Los Grises de Humacao adquieren al delantero Timajh Parker-Rivera". www.elvocero.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  5. "Timajh PARKER at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  7. "Timajh Parker-Rivera Player Profile". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2022-03-27.