Ashley Timothy Parham (born March 18, 1983) is an American professional

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player for Cóndores de Cundinamarca of the

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. At the college level, he played for

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and the

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. Since going pro, Parham has played with teams in countries such as Canada, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, the United States, and Taiwan.

Early life and high school

Parham grew up on the south side of

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, an area known for its toughness. He played basketball at the high school level at Hillcrest High School in

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in a suburban part of the city. Parham did not make the team as a sophomore, but attracted attention from head coach Tom Cappell next year after conditioning and growing three inches in the summer. In the 1999–2000 season, his team, led by future

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players Odartey Blankson and Armon Gates, was ranked sixth in the United States. At Hillcrest, with whom he spent his entire high school career, Parham lost only seven games.

Collegiate career

For his freshman year, Parham represented

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. The team was ranked sixth-best JUCO team in the nation. Parham helped them defeat the No. 1 team, Southeastern Community College in Iowa. He finished the season averaging 7.1 points and 6.3 rebounds, shooting .540 from the floor. Parham then attended the

and played

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with the

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for his final three seasons. As a sophomore, he averaged 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds, ranking second on the team in field goal percentage, making half of his shot attempts. In his junior season, Parham started in all but one of the Hawks' 28 games. Averaging 11.4 points and a

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-high 8.6 rebounds by the end of the year, he led recorded a league-high 9

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. Following the season, he was an early entrant into the

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, but withdrew his name before the event. In his senior year, Parham started in all 29 games and averaged 14.0 points and 10.3 rebounds in 32.4 minutes per game, earning all-MEAC honors to cap his collegiate career. He was also named to The Black College All-Star Classic.

Professional career

In 2006, Parham took part in the

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Pro

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with the Chicago Bulls. On November 2, he was selected by the Bakersfield Jam with the 11th pick in the 5th round of the 2006 NBA Development League Draft. He also played at the

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Vet camp that same year. In October, he played with Polpak Świecie of the

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(PLK). He recorded 2 points and 9 rebounds in his only appearance with the team. He was not signed due to an injury. In January 2007, Parham signed with

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of the

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in Germany. In 10 games, he averaged 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds, shooting .448 on two-point field goals. For his next season, he was acquired by Puento Alto C.D. in Chile. After four games, he averaged 7.5 points per game. In September, he moved to Lobos de la UAC, a

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-based team that played in Mexico's Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played 27 games with the team and finished his stint there averaging 17.6 points and 10.8 rebounds. Parham ended the season by playing one game for

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, however. In January 2008, he signed with UBC Uberlândia of the

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(NBB), but moved to the Peruvian club Regatas Lima after appearing in three contests. A starter, Parham averaged 20.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.3 blocks with his new team. In March, he inked with

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of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto, the top league in Venezuela. He remained in the country but changed leagues when he was signed by Duros de Lara in August 2008. In October, he signed a contract with Akçakoca Poyraz G.S.K. of the

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, for whom he averaged 13.6 points and 10.5 rebounds. In 2009, Parham joined

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, and he averaged 18.3 points and 13.1 rebounds. That summer, he competed with Team Athens in the Eurobasket Summer League (ESL) in his hometown of Chicago and was named Best Low Post Player and earned all-league honors. He appeared in the Pre-Vet camp for the

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's Chicago Bulls and was subsequently picked by the

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with the first pick in the 8th round of the 2009 NBA D-League draft. 2013-2014 Season was with the Halifax Rainmen in which he averaged 11 pts and 11 rebs per game (Led NBL) Also finished 3rd in blocks and 6th in Scoring. All Time leading rebounder in NBL history with 429 rebounds. Started in the All-Star game, and was named Canada's "Center of the Year". Won a championship with the Windsor Express the very next season. NBA Summer League in 2015 with the LA Clippers. On February 23, 2018 Parham was inducted into the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2018. Tim is now a Developer for top video game NBA 2K as he's worked on 8 games thus far including the newest edition, NBA 2K23.

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