Charlie Parker (born December 24, 1948) is an American

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coach, currently the head coach for

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in FIBA Asia.

Coaching career

Parker is currently head coach for Taiwan's national basketball team. Parker was an assistant coach for the

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from 2006–2010. His previous coaching position was at the

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, where he was an assistant coach for ten seasons (1996–2005). Prior to that, he coached the

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. Parker was head coach at Wayne State from 1982 to 1988. Prior to that, he coached at

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and his alma mater,

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Head coaching record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Charlie 1948 births Living people American men's basketball coaches Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball coaches Bowling Green State University alumni Dallas Mavericks assistant coaches Findlay Oilers men's basketball players Gunma Crane Thunders coaches New Orleans Hornets assistant coaches USC Trojans men's basketball coaches Wayne State Warriors men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team coaches