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Jersey Number 25
Austin Parks
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- 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)
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Thursday, March 12
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