Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: Two-year returning starter and three-year letterman....Team 2018-19 MVP....2019 Frankie Award for Male Athlete of the Year....2019 PBC All-Tournament Team....PBC Player of the Week three times (Jan. 28, 2019, Jan. 14, 2019, and Nov. 12, 2018)....Career Totals entering the 2018-19 season: 741 points and 273 rebounds in 78 games....2018 Peach Belt Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team....2017-18 All-Conference (third team)....Started all 30 games in 2017-18 on an NCAA Tournament team....PBC Rankings: 6th in steals, 7th in minutes per game, 13th in scoring, 15th in assists, 18th in FT%, 22nd in rebounding, and 23rd in 3FG%....25 games scoring in double figures with four 20-point outings....Two double-doubles....Career-high 26 points vs Shaw (11-21-17)....Recorded more assists (70) and more steals (48) than had turnovers (47)....Started final 14 contest of 2016-17 campaign....Averaged 16.6 ppg over last 13 contests of sophomore year....Shot 35.1% from beyond the arc....Scored in double figures 12 times with six 20-point games.....Hit 76.9 % of his free throws....PBC rankings: 22nd in free throw percentage and 25th in steals....2015-16: Shot 48.6 percent from the field as a freshman....Ranked 37th in Peach Belt for assists-to-turnovers ratio (1.3)....Started 10 contests....Scoring and rebounding numbers were higher in PBC games....Season-high 9 points vs Columbus State (1-2-16)....Local product....Good defender....Versatile athlete.....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2018-19.

PERSONAL:

• Born Brandon Anthony Parker in Sumter, S.C.
• Graduate of Sumter High School, where he played for coaches JoJo English, Jeff Schaffer, and coach Jefferson
• As a senior in 2015, helped Sumter to a 20-7 record and its first state championship in 30 years
• Scored team-high 18 points in state title contest
• 2015 South Carolina AAAA Player of the Year
• WLTX TV-19 Bojangles Player of the Week (end of the 2014-15 season)
• Also helped the Gamecocks to a pair of AAAA Lower State championship game appearances
• 3-year varsity letterman
• Nickname is Bpark

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A doctor 
• Favorite Superhero: Hulk
• Favorite Athlete: Kevin Durant
• Favorite Sports Team: Kevin Durant Fan
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Above the Rim and Martin 
• Favorite Food: Soul Food
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Going to my hometown of Wilmington, Del.
• Your Motivation Music: Lil Baby, Meek Mill, Gunna, NBA Youngboy, Jair, King VMA, Drake
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Fried Chicken Wednesday 
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Tennis
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Being a great leader, winning the conference tournament, and making a run in the NCAA tournament  
• Interesting Notes: No.1 2k and Fortnite gamer in the Nation !