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Jersey Number 25
Austin Parks
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Marys, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Marys Memorial
- Prev School:
- Ohio State
As a Junior at Toledo (2025-26)
Averaged career-high 10.7 ppg and ranked second on team with career-best 5.6 rpg...Started all 34 games, averaging 25.1 mpg...Ranked fourth in MAC with team-high 61.7 FG% and sixth with 1.3 bpg...Scored in double digits on 21 occasions...Tallied MAC-season high 17 points vs. Kent State (Feb. 3) and at Western Michigan (Feb. 11)...Registered a career-high five blocks vs. Bowling Green (Jan. 24) and Ball State (Jan. 31) and notched four or more blocks on four occasions...Recorded three double-doubles, including 11 points and career-high tying 11 rebounds at Ohio (Feb. 28)...Tallied 13 points and seven boards in career-high 32 minutes in MAC Championship game vs. Akron (Mar. 14)...Scored 17 points (7-7 FG) and grabbed seven rebounds in 26 minutes vs. Detroit Mercy (Nov. 15)...Tallied 15 points and team-high five rebounds vs. Belmont (Nov. 25)...Scored 14 points in 28 minutes at Wright State (Nov. 11).
As a Sophomore at Ohio State (2024-25)
Appeared in 15 games and averaged 8.3 minutes per game…Averaged 1.3 ppg and 0.9 rpg…Shot 53.3% (8-of-15) from the floor…Tallied season-high six points and grabbed season-best four boards in 16 minutes vs. Rutgers (Dec. 7)...Played career-high 18 minutes at Maryland (Dec. 4) and finished with three rebounds, two assists and a block…Scored three points and dished out two assists vs. Campbell (Nov. 22)…Scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting in nine minutes vs. Pitt (11/29).
As a Freshman at Ohio State (2023-24)
Appeared in nine contests…Scored only basket vs. No. 2 Purdue (Feb. 18)…Scored his first collegiate point with a free throw vs. New Orleans (Dec. 21).
High School (St. Marys Memorial)
Ranked as ESPN four-star prospect and Top-10 ranked center nationally…Set 13 school records at St. Marys, including career points (1,528), career rebounds (645), points in a game (45) and career wins (71)…Averaged 22.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.2 apg and 1.8 bpg to earn first team all-state honors as senior…All-Northwest Ohio Division II Player of the Year…Became only second player in St. Marys history to play in Ohio/Kentucky All-Star Game…Team reached regional final during his junior year.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 27 vs. Central State (12/1/25)
Rebounds: 11 (2x, last @Ohio (2/28/26)
Assists: 4 (4x, last vs. UMass (3/13/26)
Steals: 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (2/21/26)
Blocks: 5 (2x, last vs. Ball State (1/31/26)
Field Goals: 10 vs. Central State (12/1/25)
FG Att.: 12 vs. Northern Illinois (2/24/26)
3PTFGs: 1 (3x, last @Ohio (2/28/26)
3PTFG Att.: 2 vs. Belmont (11/26/25)
Free Throws: 7 vs. Central State (12/1/25)
FT Att.: 8 vs. Central State (12/1/25)
Minutes: 32 vs. Akron (3/14/26)
Averaged career-high 10.7 ppg and ranked second on team with career-best 5.6 rpg...Started all 34 games, averaging 25.1 mpg...Ranked fourth in MAC with team-high 61.7 FG% and sixth with 1.3 bpg...Scored in double digits on 21 occasions...Tallied MAC-season high 17 points vs. Kent State (Feb. 3) and at Western Michigan (Feb. 11)...Registered a career-high five blocks vs. Bowling Green (Jan. 24) and Ball State (Jan. 31) and notched four or more blocks on four occasions...Recorded three double-doubles, including 11 points and career-high tying 11 rebounds at Ohio (Feb. 28)...Tallied 13 points and seven boards in career-high 32 minutes in MAC Championship game vs. Akron (Mar. 14)...Scored 17 points (7-7 FG) and grabbed seven rebounds in 26 minutes vs. Detroit Mercy (Nov. 15)...Tallied 15 points and team-high five rebounds vs. Belmont (Nov. 25)...Scored 14 points in 28 minutes at Wright State (Nov. 11).
As a Sophomore at Ohio State (2024-25)
Appeared in 15 games and averaged 8.3 minutes per game…Averaged 1.3 ppg and 0.9 rpg…Shot 53.3% (8-of-15) from the floor…Tallied season-high six points and grabbed season-best four boards in 16 minutes vs. Rutgers (Dec. 7)...Played career-high 18 minutes at Maryland (Dec. 4) and finished with three rebounds, two assists and a block…Scored three points and dished out two assists vs. Campbell (Nov. 22)…Scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting in nine minutes vs. Pitt (11/29).
As a Freshman at Ohio State (2023-24)
Appeared in nine contests…Scored only basket vs. No. 2 Purdue (Feb. 18)…Scored his first collegiate point with a free throw vs. New Orleans (Dec. 21).
High School (St. Marys Memorial)
Ranked as ESPN four-star prospect and Top-10 ranked center nationally…Set 13 school records at St. Marys, including career points (1,528), career rebounds (645), points in a game (45) and career wins (71)…Averaged 22.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.2 apg and 1.8 bpg to earn first team all-state honors as senior…All-Northwest Ohio Division II Player of the Year…Became only second player in St. Marys history to play in Ohio/Kentucky All-Star Game…Team reached regional final during his junior year.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 27 vs. Central State (12/1/25)
Rebounds: 11 (2x, last @Ohio (2/28/26)
Assists: 4 (4x, last vs. UMass (3/13/26)
Steals: 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (2/21/26)
Blocks: 5 (2x, last vs. Ball State (1/31/26)
Field Goals: 10 vs. Central State (12/1/25)
FG Att.: 12 vs. Northern Illinois (2/24/26)
3PTFGs: 1 (3x, last @Ohio (2/28/26)
3PTFG Att.: 2 vs. Belmont (11/26/25)
Free Throws: 7 vs. Central State (12/1/25)
FT Att.: 8 vs. Central State (12/1/25)
Minutes: 32 vs. Akron (3/14/26)
Toledo Men's Basketball vs Akron Post Game Press Conference
Sunday, March 15
Toledo Men's Basketball vs UMass Post Game Press Conference
Friday, March 13
Toledo Men's Basketball vs BGSU Post Game Press Conference
Thursday, March 12
Toledo Men's Basketball vs Buffalo Post Game Press Conference
Friday, March 06
