Parrish Casebier facts for kids
Personal information | |
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Born | Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
July 18, 1972
High school | South Spencer (Rockport, Indiana) |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Evansville (1990–1993) |
NBA Draft | 1993 / Undrafted |
Pro career | 1993–2006 |
Career history | |
2005–2006 | Lincoln Thunder |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Parrish Jason Casebier (born July 18, 1972) is an American former basketball player and convicted .... He is known for his standout college career at University of Evansville, where he was named Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year in 1992.
Early life and college career
Casebier was born in Owensboro, Kentucky and was adopted at the age of two years, moving to Rockport, Indiana. He attended South Spencer High School and committed to play college basketball at Evansville from 1990 to 1993 for coach Jim Crews. Although undersized for a power forward at 6'4", Casebier's strength and energy made him successful on the court. He started three years at Evansville, scoring 1,535 points (20.2 points per game). He made the Midwestern City Conference (now the Horizon League) All-Newcomer team as a freshman and was first team all-conference for his junior and senior seasons. Casebier's best season came as a sophomore in 1991–92, as he averaged 24.4 points per game, led the Purple Aces to regular-season and tournament championships and was named MCC Player of the Year.
Professional career
Following his junior year, Casebier declared his eligibility for the 1993 NBA draft. Considered undersized for his position, he went undrafted, but was invited to the Philadelphia 76ers training camp. However, he never played in the NBA. Instead, he played internationally in Argentina, England, Turkey and Venezuela. He also played minor league basketball in Lincoln, Nebraska for the Lincoln Thunder of the American Basketball Association.