Jay Parker's Career Stats Through 2014-15 Season
Photo Gallery of Jay Parker
2014-15: Suffered a foot injury that required surgery after competing in a mere five games. Will apply for a medical redshirt with the NCAA.
2013-14: Saw action in 23 games with nine starts and averaged 18.5 minutes per outing ... ranked second on the team and 11th in the Horizon League in assists per game with an average of 2.7 ... more than doubled his scoring totals from the previous season as he averaged 3.7 points per outing ... scored a career-high 12 in his second start of the season at home against Milwaukee (Jan. 16) ... led UIC in assists in nine contests and tallied back-to-back career-best performances with six helpers against Cleveland State (Jan. 22) and Oakland (Jan 25) ... collected a career-high five steals versus Wright State (March 1) ... scored eight points and grabbed a career-best seven rebounds in UIC's 80-58 win at eventual league-champion Milwaukee (Feb. 25).
2012-13: Saw action in 32 games, and started two contests ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 assists per game in an average of 6.4 minutes per contest ... Played double-digit minutes in eight games, including five-straight from Jan. 9-23 ... Recorded starting assignments against Milwaukee (1/23/13) and Bradley (2/23/13) ... Scored a season-high six points twice, against Eastern Michigan (12/15/12) and Valparaiso (1/9/13) ... Dished out a season-high four assists against Milwaukee at the Pavilion ... Posted an assist/turnover ratio of 1.3 ... Shot 75.0 percent (15-20) from the free throw line.
Prep/Prior to UIC: Four-year letterwinner at Thornton High School, and played one year of junior college basketball at Highland Community College in Freeport, Ill. ... Averaged 9.0 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game in leading Highland C.C. to a 26-8 record, and the Region IV Championship ... As a senior at Thornton (2010-11), led the Wildcats to a 26-3 record, and a trip to the sectional finals ... Thornton won four-straight SICA East Conference titles during Parker's playing career ... Four-time all-conference and all-regional honoree ... Served as team captain during his final two seasons ... Led the Wildcats to a third-place finish in the IHSA State Tournament as a sophomore.
Personal: Born September 22, 1992 in Chicago ... Son of Tracey and Tony Parker ... Biggest "athletic thrill" is playing in the IHSA State Tournament ... Graduated 12th in his high school class of more than 400 students ... Father, Tony, attended UIC in the mid 70's ... Brother, Josh, was a standout guard at Dayton ... Cousin, Jabari, was selected No. 2 overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks... Currently enrolled as a Psychology major.
