Timajh Parker-Rivera (born February 9, 1994) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for

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of the

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(BSN). He played college basketball at

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. He was selected by

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with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 BSN draft. He currently represents the Puerto Rican National Team.

Early life

Parker-Rivera was rated by

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as the second-best player in Connecticut for the 2012 high school class. He won two consecutive state championships, and earned two all-state selections. He was named MVP in 2010 after averaging 17.2 points per game and 10.1 rebounds per game and was invited to the Reebok All-American camp in 2011.

College career

(2012-2013) As a freshman, Parker-Rivera averaged 2.8 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game in 15.3 minutes per game. As a sophomore he started all 36 games, averaging 6.2 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game. As a junior, he started 31 of 32 games, offering a senior a chance to start on Senior Night. He averaged 7.1 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game. As a senior, he started all 33 games. He averaged 6.7 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game, along with 1.2 blocks per game. He was named to the

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All-Defensive team. During his senior season, Parker-Rivera became the all-time program leader in victories (75) and games played (132). He is also sixth all-time in blocked shots (128) and seventh in rebounding (687).

Professional career

As a rookie with Fajardo, Parker-Rivera played in five games, and averaged 6.6 points per game and 9.6 rebounds per game in 27 minutes per game. The following year, the team was relocated to Carolina under the same management. In his second season he played in 30 games and averaged 10.8 points per game and 9.3 rebounds per game in 29 minutes per game. In the off-season, he was traded to

for the first overall pick in the 2022 BSN draft, which became

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. In November 2022, Parker-Rivera was on the roster of Burundian club

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in the

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National Team career

He has represented Puerto Rico internationally. In the pre-trials for the

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, Parker-Rivera was selected for the team in Serbia. He averaged 1.5 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game in 16.9 minutes per game. In the 2022

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qualifiers, Parker-Rivera played all three games, averaging 16.3 minutes per game. He contributed 2.7 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker-Rivera, Timajh 1994 births Living people Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Towson Tigers men's basketball players Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players People from Milford, Connecticut Sportspeople from New Haven County, Connecticut Basketball players from Connecticut Grises de Humacao players Huracanes de Tampico players Halcones de Ciudad Obregón players Leñadores de Durango players Laguneros de La Comarca players Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball) players Caciques de Humacao players Astros de Jalisco players Urunani BBC players