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Revision as of 08:57, 15 November 2003 by JeanetteMartin (talk | contribs) (player's bio)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Tony Parker (born May 17, 1982) is an NBA basketball player, with the San Antonio Spurs. Parker is French.
When Parker played against the Los Angeles Clippers on November 30 of 2001, he became the first French born player ever to play on an NBA game, and also the youngest members of the Spurs in history, with 19 years, 6 months and 13 days of age.
Parker, a starting point guard on the team, then helped his team win the 2003 NBA championship, when the Spurs defeated the New Jersey Nets four games to two in the NBA Finals. He has scored a career high of 32 points in a game twice.
As of 2003, Parker has scored 2,000 career points in the NBA, for an average of 12.4 points per game, 771 assists for an average of 4.8 per game, and 264 rebounds, for 2.6 rebounds per game.