Artsiom Parakhouski (born October 6, 1987) is a Belarusian professional

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player for

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of the PLK. Standing at , he plays at the

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position. He finished his American college career in 2010 with the

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Highlanders, located in

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. He led

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Division I in

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in 2009–10 at 13.4 per game. He was named the

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in 2009 and 2010, becoming the fifth multiple player of the year winner in

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history.

Early life

Born and raised in

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by parents who both coached national Belarusian team sports, Parakhouski grew up playing

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(soccer) until age 16. He was forced to switch to basketball, a sport he had never even played, when his body grew too large for any realistic football aspirations. Parakhouski was spotted by Ali Ton, then a

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men's basketball assistant coach, at the Junior European Championships. Seeing his potential, Ton persuaded Parkhouski to first attend a

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in the United States before enrolling at a major university to progress in basketball and to simultaneously learn English. At

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, Parakhouski struggled to grasp the language, admitting "It was hard for me. The first five-to-six months I couldn't speak at all. I couldn't understand anyone around me. I was basically in a jungle with nobody." When Ton became an assistant coach at

, Parakhouski followed him. Under the guidance of head coach

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he developed into a

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(NBA) center prospect following his 2009–10 senior season but was ultimately never drafted.

College career

Parakhouski spent his first two seasons of his NCAA eligibility at College of Southern Idaho, where in 63 games played he averaged 10.1 points and 6.4 rebounds on 60.1% shooting. Parakhouski then spent his final two college seasons as a Radford Highlander. As a junior in 2008–09, Parakhouski averaged 16.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks on 53.7% shooting. He led Radford to win the Big South Conference tournament by scoring 26 points and grabbing 18 rebounds in the championship game. After gaining an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament as the 16th seed, he then scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against the #1-seed and eventual national champion

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and former National Player of the Year

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. In March 2009 he was named the Big South Player of the Year. Parakhouski repeated as the conference player of the year his senior season in 2009–10. He averaged 13.4 rebounds in 31 games played, which led the nation in rebounds per game. He also scored 21.4 points and block 2.1 shots per game. Parakhouski ended his two-year career at Radford having scored 1,195 points, grabbed 783 rebounds and blocked 115 shots. He was the two-time conference player of the year and was also a two-time First Team All Big South selection.

Professional career

Parakhouski did not get selected in the

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; however, he played for the

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in the 2010 Orlando Pro Summer League. On August 20, 2010, he signed with

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and won the

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championship. On June 24, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with the Russian team

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. In 2014–15 season, Nizhny Novgorod ended the competition in the

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after being eliminated by

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with 3–0 in the semifinal series. On July 5, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the option of another year with UNICS. On March 27, 2017, Parakhouski recorded a double-double with a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 15-of-17 from the field, in a 95–83 win over

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. On August 27, 2017, he signed a 1+1 year deal with the Israeli team

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. On January 5, 2018, Parakhouski recorded a season-high 16 points, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, along with eight rebounds and two steals in an 81–93 loss to

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. Parakhouski won the 2017 Israeli League Cup and the 2018 Israeli League Championship titles with Maccabi. On December 19, 2018, he signed with Rytas Vilnius of the

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for the rest of the season. On February 17, 2019, Parakhouski won the 2019 King Mindaugas Cup Finals after scoring 14 points in a 70-67 win over Žalgiris. He was subsequently named the

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. On August 7, 2019, he signed with Partizan NIS Belgrade of the

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and EuroCup. On November 20, 2019, he parted ways with Partizan after appearing in 12 games. On January 12, 2020, he signed with

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of the French

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for the rest of the season. On December 30, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

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. On July 22, 2021, he has signed with

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of the

. On August 13, 2022, he has signed with

of the PLK.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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References

External links

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at tblstat.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Parakhouski, Artsiom 1987 births Living people ABA League players Basketball players from Minsk BC Budivelnyk players BC Rytas players BC Nizhny Novgorod players BC UNICS players Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Belarusian expatriates in the United States Belarusian men's basketball players BK VEF Rīga players Centers (basketball) Eskişehir Basket players Expatriate basketball people in Serbia KK Partizan players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Radford Highlanders men's basketball players Śląsk Wrocław basketball players Southern Idaho Golden Eagles men's basketball players