Mike Parker was a two-time All-MAC player who scored 1,057 points in his three years on the men's basketball team. His highlights included 30 points each against Arizona State and Indiana during the 1974 Conference Commissioner's Association (CCA) Tournament. He also had 18 points and seven rebounds in a three-point loss to Marquette that year. Parker, the team captain in 1973-74, scored 15.1 points and earned first-team All-MAC honors as a senior. As a junior, Parker scored 14.2 points and earned second-team All-MAC honors. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.6 points. During his three years on the team, the Rockets went 53-26 and were MAC co-champs in 1971-72, finishing in second place the other two years.