Timajh Parker-Rivera

Last updated
Timahj Parker-Rivera
No. 15–Grises de Humacao
Position Power forward
League BSN
Personal information
Born (1994-02-09) February 9, 1994 (age 29)
Milford, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican / Puerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school St. Joseph's High School
(Trumbull, Connecticut)
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2020–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–presentGrises de Humacao

Timajh Parker-Rivera (born February 9, 1994) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Grises de Humacao of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball at Towson University. He was selected by Cariduros de Fajardo with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 BSN draft. He currently represents the Puerto Rican National Team.

Contents

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

(2012-2013) As a freshman, 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, he 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

He has represented Puerto Rico internationally. In the pre-trials for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Parker-Rivera 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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baloncesto Superior Nacional</span> First-tier-level mens professional basketball league in Puerto Rico

The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation.

Sharif Karim Fajardo Blanding is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. Fajardo has played in the CBA, NCAA, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Santurce Crabbers, Quebradillas Pirates and the San Germán Athletics. Fajardo has played internationally in France, Italy, and Greece. Fajardo participated in the 2005 Pre-Season Training Camp of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. Fajardo was a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team, most notably the 2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team that defeated the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laron Profit</span> American basketball player (born 1977)

Bronta Laron Profit is an American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player.

Filiberto Rivera, also known as "Fili", is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), in Puerto Rico. Rivera has played in the NCAA, NJCAA, and has also played internationally in Germany and Italy. He was also a member of the Puerto Rican national team earlier in his career.

Angelo Reyes is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Reyes was born in New York he has played in the United States American Basketball Association, the Premier Basketball League, the Dominican Republic Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, the Mexico Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the Uruguayan Federacion Uruguaya de Basquetbol FUBB, the Australian National Basketball League, and the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Reyes has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Team since 2006.

Ángel Luis "Buster" Figueroa Sepúlveda is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Piratas de Quebradillas of the BSN league in Puerto Rico. He was a member of the Puerto Rico National Basketball Team in 2006.

Noé Alonzo Chávez is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'8" Forward who currently plays for Aguacateros de Michoacán, in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional in Mexico. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, he is a member of the Mexico national basketball team.

Ángel Daniel Vassallo Colón is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He has been a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team since his teenage years, representing Puerto Rico in the 2003 FIBA World Championship for Junior Men and the 2005 FIBA U-21 World Championship. In 2008, Vassallo joined the senior team, playing at the 2008 Centrobasket, FIBA Americas Championship 2009 and 2010 FIBA World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Holland (basketball)</span> American Puerto Rican basketball player

John Michael Joseph Holland is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. A small forward, he played college basketball for the Boston Terriers and represents the Puerto Rican national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Gaines (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Frank Brandon Gaines is an American professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Zachary Darnell Graham is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Mineros de Zacatecas of the Mexican League. He played college basketball at Mississippi for four years. He was undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft.

Kleon Penn is a British Virgin Islander-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He is currently the league’s all-time leader in blocks. He played college basketball for H. Lavity Stoutt Community College and McNeese State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ismael Romero</span> Cuban basketball player

Ismael Romero Fernández is a Cuban-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), and the Puerto Rican national team. Romero formerly represented the Cuban national team. He played college basketball for Universidad del Turabo from Puerto Rico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Swing</span> American basketball player

Jordan Tyler Swing is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Western Kentucky and UAB before playing professionally in the NBA G League, Australia, Spain, Belgium, Israel, and Ukraine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carmelo Betancourt</span> Puerto Rican-American basketball player

Carmelo Betancourt Carbonell is a Puerto Rican-American basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He has earlier played for the Gallitos de Rio Piedras of the Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria (LAI), and the Akron Zips during his college basketball career.

Alvin Cruz is a professional basketball player who played for the Niagara University men's university basketball team from 2001 to 2005. He is currently playing in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional for the Grises de Humacao. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cruz played with the Puerto Rico U21 National Team-01 and Puerto Rico National Team-05 as well as in several different professional teams overseas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Devon Collier</span> Puerto-Rican-American basketball player

Devon Collier is a Puerto Rican basketball player for the Capitanes de Arecibo in the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team.

Christopher Gerard Brady is a Puerto Rican-American basketball player for Cariduros de Fajardo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team.

George Conditt IV is a professional basketball player who last played for the Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones and represents the Puerto Rican national basketball team in FIBA basketball competitions.

Emmanuel “Emmy” Andújar is an American-Puerto Rican basketball for Cariduros de Fajardo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents Puerto Rico internationally. Earlier, Andújar played college basketball for the Manhattan Jaspers.

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, Towson, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  4. ↑ "Los Grises de Humacao adquieren al delantero Timajh Parker-Rivera | Baloncesto | elvocero.com". 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. ↑ Eurobasket. "Timajh Parker-Rivera Player Profile, Grises de Humacao, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.