Barry Parkhill (born May 11, 1951) is a retired American professional

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player from

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who was selected by the

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in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1973 NBA draft but elected to play in the

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(ABA) instead. A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard-forward from the

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, Parkhill played in three ABA seasons for two different teams. He played for the

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and the

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. In 2001, Parkhill was inducted into the

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Playing career

High school

Parkhill attended and played basketball for State College High School in

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. He is among the all-time scoring leaders and broke the 1,000 point barrier during his senior year.

College

Parkhill was named the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and the

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for the 1971–72 season when he averaged 21.6 points per game and led the Cavaliers to their second postseason appearance in school history. His number 40 was retired at the end of his senior season. In 2002, Parkhill was named to the

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as one of the 50 greatest players in

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history.

Professional

In his ABA career, Parkhill played in 173 games and scored a total of 970 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1975 season with the Virginia Squires appearing in 78 games and scoring 607 points.

Regular season

Playoffs

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Post playing career

Coaching

* 1977–1978 –

, Graduate Assistant Coach (under

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) * 1978–1983 – Assistant Coach, William & Mary (under brother

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) * 1984–1987 –

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, William & Mary (Record: 43-68, .387) * 1989–1990 – Head Coach,

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(Record: 9-18, .333) * 1990–1992 – Assistant Coach,

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Administration

* 1992–1994 – Associate Director of Regional Development, University of Virginia Office of Development * 1995–1998 – Director of Alumni Development, University of Virginia Alumni Association / Director of Capital Projects for Athletics * 1999–present – University of Virginia Associate Director of Athletics for Development

References

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