(2023) F/C Austin Parks to Ohio State

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,756]

A BIG “yes, please!”

Ohio State if they want him. Without a doubt.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

Follow-up from Alex Lasley on Park's announcing his top 5 yesterday.

https://indiana.rivals.com/news/2023-big-man-austin-parks-names-top-five-schools?fbclid=IwAR2PlabH9_QakTur4yiws99xu84Ps0oUz7ptldI5_Jw__KObPYbU37gkA6s

[rcbowla 6,972]

Ohio State if they want him. Without a doubt.


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I'd have to agree

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

Another post-announcement story.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-2023-center-austin-parks-names-top-5-2024-forward-william-jobe-to-visit/?fbclid=IwAR3k1iPdWliSyc6LPaQgpcYr4sT3Dvk89OQh_qUTMXwq7oRH9-VT28lO11Q

[RaceToTheTop 24,785]

2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Another post-announcement story.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-2023-center-austin-parks-names-top-5-2024-forward-william-jobe-to-visit/?fbclid=IwAR3k1iPdWliSyc6LPaQgpcYr4sT3Dvk89OQh_qUTMXwq7oRH9-VT28lO11Q

Looking at those two pictures, I think Parks could literally eat Jobe.  Not necessarily on the basketball court, but physically eat him in one or two bites.

[rayl456 441]

20 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Ohio State if they want him. Without a doubt.


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Very likely... but who knows.  So much can happen in one year.   

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

St. Mary's opened its season with a 58 - 24 win over New Knoxville.  Parks led all scorers with 19.

[Hoosierfanyuh 2,127]

He was at the OSU game last night p

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

Parks' high school is 3-0 but finding any post-game info has been next to impossible.  Their latest win was Saturday over New Bremen 58 - 57.  Parks 26 pts. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

St. Mary's beaten by Defiance 48 - 35.  This from the local paper:  

St. Marys especially struggled with a lack of rebounding and committed a number of turnovers, which hindered any chance at a comeback like the one they made against New Bremen.

Evan Angstmann had eight points, and Jace Turner scored seven for St. Marys. Center Austin Parks was held to just one field goal and two free throws on the night.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

Watched a stream of the Defiance game and Defiance played some fantastic defense and there were very few second chance scoring opportunities for St. Mary's.  Parks was allowed to roam when he got 12' from the basket but when he got inside, there was a Defiance defender who stuck to him like a fly on roadkill and if he got the ball down low, he was immediately doubleteamed.  He was 1-5 FG and 2-2 FT; 6 reb; 2 asst; 2 TO; 2 blk.  He did miss 3 bunnies.  He's got a good frame and if you are the St. Mary's football coach would love to have him as your tight end. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

St. Mary's 56-46 over Parkway.  I had Parks with 15 pts. on 6-8 FG; 3-4 FT; 5 reb; 3 asst; 3 stl; 2 blk; 1 TO.  Parkway doubleteamed him almost every time he touched the ball and he drew a number of fouls.  He also demonstrated he's not afraid to get floor burns on a couple of occasions when the ball was lose on the floor.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

Yesterday St. Mary's lost 48-41 to Marion Local.  Parks with 25 pts. on 8-15 FG; 0  3s; 9-10 FT; 8 reb; 0 asst; 1 stl; 1 blk; 3 TO.  I don't believe that any of his FG attempts were taken more than 4' from the basket.  He's certainly not afraid of contact and bulled his way to the basket multiple times.  I was surprised he didn't pick up some offensive fouls with his aggressiveness.  

St. Mary's has a YouTube site (Rider Nation Station) that looks like it streams most of its home games so if you're interested---

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99MvN8lMQ32pe3ozi_k5iA/videos?app=desktop

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

On Dec. 3, St. Mary's overwhelmed St. Henry 56-22 and Parks only played approx. 17 minutes scoring 18 pts. on 8-11 FG; 0-1 on 3s; 2-5 FT; 2 reb; 0 asst; 0 stl; 1 blk; 0 TO.

On Dec. 17, St. Mary's defeated Wapakoneta 52-36 and Parks scored 12 pts. on 5-8 FG; 2-3 FT; 5 reb; 3 asst; 0 stl; 3 blk; 2 TO.

For a frame of reference, St. Mary's enrollment would make it a 3A school in Indiana.  Have yet to watch a game where Parks was matched with a player of similar height, weight and skillset to see how he can perform.  He rarely dribbles but does have nice left or right spin moves along the baseline.  He's listed as 6'9" and 240 lbs.  St. Mary's has 2 other kids I'd guess around 6'4" who both rebound very well.   

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

St. Mary's (5-3) beaten 57-54 by Spencerville.  Parks with 22 pts in the loss.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,495]

Earlier today St. Mary's lost to Versailles 47-37.  Parks played the entire game finishing with 16 pts; 10 reb; 4 asst; 2 stl; 1 blk; 2 TO.  He was just 4-10 FG and all 10 shots came within 4' of the basket.  He's very much one dimensional on the offensive end.  He did hit 8-11 FT.  Today's game was the first I've seen where he was guarded by a defender of equal height.  Parks had more bulk but his defender was quicker and really disrupted Parks' shooting.  I don't  think I've ever seen him take more than one dribble with the ball.  

[Hoosierfanyuh 2,127]

Feel like we havent heard much about him. Feels like an OSU lean?

[Stuhoo 79,278]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Feel like we havent heard much about him. Feels like an OSU lean?

Feels like there’s an outside chance he could pop the week after the Minny game? He’s already made trips to his top schools. Might have seen what he needs to see by now. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,756]

Feels like there’s an outside chance he could pop the week after the Minny game? He’s already made trips to his top schools. Might have seen what he needs to see by now. 

Does OSU want him? Is he Brunk 2.0?


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https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-2023-center-austin-parks-narrows-to-three-visiting-indiana-sunday/?fbclid=IwAR2zodXwOk_L8Zh8wUOLH4KmyePvSF51t_OEHR6rZs2JTEphPjv1sS9-gGg