Jabari Parker, the Chicago high school player of Mormon faith who selected Duke over a plethora of colleges, was named the Morgan Wootten Male Player of the Year during a news conference Monday at the Ronald McDonald House. “It’s a big-time (honor),” Parker said of the award. “I always dreamed about being amongst the ranks [...]
Jabari Parker Gets Hate Messages For Choosing Duke
December 21, 2012 | Posted by
Jabari Parker has been called unflattering names for signing with Duke, an indication of how the Blue Devils are perceived in the black community. As a guest on ESPN Radio in Chicago a day after choosing Duke over Michigan State, the No. 2-ranked player in the country said it was a tough choice, but he [...]
Jabari Parker Commits to Duke Over Four Other Schools
December 20, 2012 | Posted by
Jabari Parker announced Thursday during a press conference at Chicago’s Simeon Career Academy that he would be committing to the Duke Blue Devils for collegiate basketball next season. Parker, the nation’s No. 2 senior, chose the Blue Devils over Michigan State, Florida, Stanford and BYU. The 6-foot-8 forward considered many factors in his decision, but ultimately [...]
Jabari Parker Receives Advice From Isiah Thomas As Decision Nears
December 12, 2012 | Posted by
Jabari Parker, the No. 2-rated high school senior in the country, received some pretty influential advice from from former NBA great Isiah Thomas last week as he gets ready to announce his collegiate decision on Dec. 20. Thomas understands the pressure that Parker is dealing with because he was a former Chicago high school star and [...]
Jabari Parker Narrows His List Down To 5
October 6, 2012 | Posted by
Jabari Parker, considered the top high school player in the country in many circles, still has not made a college choice, but he did cut down his prospects to five: BYU, Duke, Stanford, Florida and Michigan State. “He thought about it and looked at the programs. That’s the five he had,” Simeon coach Robert Smith [...]
Jabari Parker, No. 1 Prep Basketball Player, Making Colleges Wait
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
Colleges will wait for Jabari Parker to make up his mind about where he wants to go to school, and the No. 1-ranked high school basketball player in the country just might make them wait. In fact, the Chicago Simeon Career Academy forward could wait to commit until the spring if he can’t decide on [...]
Jabari Parker, No. 1 High School Player, Narrows List to 10
July 12, 2012 | Posted by
Simeon forward Jabari Paker, the Class of 2013 high school basketball star whom Sports Illustrated recently labled the top prep talent since LeBron James, released a list of 10 colleges he was considering over Twitter on Wednesday night, and somewhat surprisingly the list did not include his home state Illinois. The Chicago native, who is [...]
Jabari Parker Says He’s No LeBron James
June 15, 2012 | Posted by
Jabari Parker of Chicago, is 6-foot-8, immensely talented, has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, been featured on national television programs and is considered by many the best high school basketball player in the country. For Parker, that’s where the comparison to LeBron James begin and end. “That’s a little bit too extreme for me,” [...]
