Terence Jonathan "T. J." Parker (born May 16, 1984) is a French-American former professional

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player and a current professional

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. Currently, he is the

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of the French basketball team,

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Early life

Parker attended

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, in

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, where he played both high school basketball and

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Playing career

College career

Parker played

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, with the

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, from 2002 to 2005.

Professional career

In 2005, after playing

in Illinois, Parker came back to France, and he suited up for the

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club. On November 19, 2006, he scored a career-high 23 points, on 7-for-11 shooting from 3-point range, in an 83–77 win over Pau-Orthez. In 2007, he joined the

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club

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. In 2009, he moved to the French Pro A League club

. After playing in the French 3rd Division with

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, Parker retired from playing pro

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basketball in 2010, due to knee issues.

National team career

Parker was a member of the French Under-18 and Under-20 junior national teams. He played with France's Under-18 junior national team at the

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. Parker also trained with the senior French national team in 2006.

Coaching career

After his short playing career, Parker decided to become an assistant

with the French club

, in 2013. In January 2018, he became the club's

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head coach, after J. D. Jackson was fired from the position. After that, Parker was once again an assistant coach with the club, working under the team's

at the time,

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. On June 17, 2020, Parker was promoted, and he became the team's new head coach.Tony Parker announces his brother promotion to ASVEL head coach position.
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Personal life

T. J. Parker's father Tony Parker Sr., is a former professional basketball player. His mother, Pamela Firestone, is

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. Parker's great-uncle Jan Wienese, is an Olympic gold medalist in rowing. T. J. Parker is the younger brother of

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, who is the

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of the French basketball club

, and a former basketball player of the

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clubs the

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and the

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. His younger brother Pierre, is a former professional basketball player.

References

External links

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