Cheyenne Parker

Cheyenne Parker (born August 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Cheyenne Parker
Parker in 2019
No. 32 – Chicago Sky
PositionPower forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-08-22) August 22, 1992
Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthwest Guilford
(High Point, North Carolina)
College
WNBA draft2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–presentChicago Sky
2015–2017Henan Phoenix
2017–2018Wisla Can Pack
2018–2019Bucheon KEB Hana Bank
2019–presentSichuan Blue Whales
Stats at WNBA.com

Early life

Parker was born and raised in Queens, New York and grew up in a single mother home. Later on in life, she and her mother moved to High Point, North Carolina to help accommodate her with more basketball opportunities. She enrolled at Southwest Guilford High School and played for the girls' basketball team.[1]

College career

After graduating from Southwest Guilford High School, Parker enrolled at High Point University. She played for the women's basketball team from 2010 to 2013. However, upon her senior season she was dismissed by the team due to a failed drug test, it was for marijuana. Due to the violation she had to sit out the entire 2013-14 college season. In 2014, Parker transferred to Middle Tennessee State University, where she put up college career-high numbers in scoring and shooting percentage.[1]

College statistics
Parker with the Sky in 2015

Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 High Point 30 234 41.8 9.1 64.7 8.0 0.7 1.1 2.5 7.8
2011-12 High Point 33 430 50.0 - 63.5 12.2 0.8 2.1 3.7 13.0
2012-13 High Point 30 536 49.1 - 65.2 13.2 1.9 2.3 4.4 17.9
2014-15 Middle Tennessee 22 409 58.8 33.3 67.6 11.0 1.7 1.3 4.0 18.6
Career 115 1609 50.2 65.2 11.1 1.2 1.7 3.6 14.0

Professional career

WNBA

Parker was drafted 5th overall in the 2015 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. In her rookie season, Parker played 30 games off the bench, averaging 2.2 points per game during the regular season. The Sky had finished second in the eastern conference with a 21-13 record, but were eliminated 2-1 by the Indiana Fever in the first round.

In her second season, Parker made her first career start and finished off the season with 7 starts in 25 games played, averaging 4.0 points per game. Under the league's new playoff format, the Sky finished fourth in the league with an 18-16 record, receiving a bye to the second round. They defeated the Atlanta Dream in the second round elimination game. In the semi-finals, the Sky lost 3-1 to the Los Angeles Sparks, who won the championship that year.

In the 2017 season, Parker played all games off the bench, averaging 3.0 points per game in 23 games played. The Sky missed out on the playoffs with a 12-22 record.

In 2018, Parker had a breakout season and added three-point shooting to her skill set. On June 3, 2018, she scored a career-high 20 points along with a career-high 13 rebounds in a 95-90 victory over the Las Vegas Aces.[3] On July 31, 2018, Parker tied her career-high of 20 points with a game winning putback in a 92-91 victory over the Dallas Wings.[4] Parker finished off the season averaging career-highs in every statistical category while playing 34 games with 5 starts. The Sky finished 13-21, missing out on the playoffs for the second year in a row.

In 2019, Parker re-signed with the Sky to a 2-year contract.[5] Parker would continue to be weapon off the bench for the Sky in the 2019 season. On June 24, 2019, Parker scored a new career-high 22 points in a 93-75 win over the Connecticut Sun.[6] Later on in the season, Parker tied her career-high of 22 points in a 93-85 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.[7] For the first time since 2016, the Sky would make it back to the playoffs finishing as the number 4 seed with a 20-14 record. By the end of the season, Parker would average new career-highs in blocks and free throw shooting. In the first round elimination game, they defeated the Phoenix Mercury 105-76 to advance. In the second round elimination game, the Sky were defeated by the Las Vegas Aces 93-92 in heartbreaking fashion, as Dearica Hamby made a late game three-pointer from half-court to put the Aces up by one with 4 seconds left.

Overseas

From 2015 to 2017, Parker played a couple off-seasons in China for Henan Phoenix.[8][9] In the 2017-18 WNBA off-season, Parker played in Poland for Wisla Can Pack.[10] In 2018, Parker signed with Bucheon KEB Hana Bank of the South Korean League for the 2018-19 off-season.[11] In 2019, Parker signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese League for the 2019-20 off-season.[12]

WNBA career statistics

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Chicago 3009.3.400.000.3852.50.20.20.72.2
2016 Chicago 25712.6.506.000.5313.20.20.40.24.0
2017 Chicago 23012.4.464.000.6393.40.60.30.63.8
2018 Chicago 34519.7.531.316.7135.80.70.51.010.0
2019 Chicago 34019.7.459.278.8425.80.90.71.28.8
Career 5 years, 1 team 1461215.2.484.268.6974.30.50.50.86.1

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Chicago 207.0.667.000.0001.50.00.00.02.0
2016 Chicago 509.5.333.000.5001.80.40.20.02.8
2019 Chicago 2021.8.438.000.8335.51.01.51.09.5
Career 3 years, 1 team 9011.7.419.000.6112.60.40.40.24.1
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References
  1. Cheyenne Parker: Recovering from a game-changing mistake
  2. "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. Cheyenne Parker, Jamierra Faulkner help Sky rally, beat Aces 95-90
  4. "WNBA Capsules". Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  5. Chicago Sky, Cheyenne Parker agree to a two-year deal
  6. Recap: Chicago hands Connecticut its first loss in the month of June with 93-75 win
  7. Chicago Sky fall to Minnesota Lynx as Vandersloot sets assist record
  8. Sky Overseas Update Archive 2016-17: Cheyenne Parker
  9. Sky Overseas Update Archive 2015-16: Cheyenne Parker
  10. Overseas Parker
  11. Korean League 2018-2019 Round 1
  12. WNBA Overseas Tracker: Your favorite players around the world
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