Continental Basketball Association Parks was chosen in the third round by the
Atlanta Hawks in the
1984 NBA draft, the 58th player of 228 chosen in the draft. Wearing his trademark no. 22, Parks played for the Hawks in the NBA pre-season but was cut before the regular campaign started. He also played parts of four seasons in the
Continental Basketball Association, appearing in 83 games for the
Pensacola Tornados,
Mississippi Jets,
Rockford Lightning and
Rochester Renegade between 1985 and 1994. He was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1986.
Philippines Parks began a career overseas in France in 1986 and in 1987, then played in the Philippines where he would become a legend. He made his PBA debut with
San Miguel Beer in 1987. He saw action the following year for
Formula Shell until 1999. He finished his 12-year PBA career with nearly 9,000 points, over 3,000 rebounds and more than 1,000 assists in 220 games. In 1989 alone, he averaged 52.6 points in 23 games with a high of 72. Parks won a PBA record of seven
Best Import awards and led his teams (San Miguel and Shell) to three PBA championships. While in the Philippines, Parks also appeared in several Filipino movies. Parks involved in bringing Aspac to final since 1994 and dedicated two titles in 1995 and 1996. Parks sweetly closed his stint in Indonesia in 1997, when Aspac defeated
Indonesia Muda with 112–99. Parks made 12 3-point shots to break the previous record set by
Pelita Jaya's Aprijadi who made 10. Parks dominated the Indonesian league. ==Coaching record==