2017 Commit: SF Eric Parrish

[akronzips71]

So a true D1 player goes to JUCO so he won't need to sit out a year. Dumb, just dumb.

[Valpo Zip]

My guess is Eric did not get any offer that excited him enough to sit out a year. 

[Blue & Gold]

He's got so much potential.  I was sorry to see him go.

[Captain Kangaroo]

1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said:

He's got so much potential.  I was sorry to see him go.

I agree. Good decision for him to go JUCO. I assume he'll have a great season, and probably find a nice mid-tier D1 program for his final 2 seasons. 

 

My money is on Houston.

[LZIp]

There's probably more to the story (whichever you subscribe to) than Groce pushing him out/he not wanting to be here if he is going JUCO. He is good enough to land at a decent place. Has to be grades or something else off the court.

[clarkwgriswold]

Maybe he just always wanted to live in Bossier City, Louisiana.  It is the gateway to Shreveport you know.

[1981 grad]

I hated to lose an athletic guy that showed some potential as a frosh.  It seems like a big step down from Akron.  I wonder if he regrets his decision to leave.   

[Captain Kangaroo]

Complete speculation - some decent program said they were booked scholarship-wise for 2018-19, and told him they'd sign him for 2019-20 if he  played JUCO ball for a year.

 

Or - he had mediocre interest due to his limited body of work, and thought he could improve his 2019-20 stock by putting up some gaudy JUCO numbers.

 

Wherever he went he'd need to sit out a year, so I'm sure playing any level of basketball was more appealing than sitting on the end of a bench in street clothes watching the other guys have all the fun.

[ZIPS96]

Parrish heading to Nevada.  That’s a step or two up from us.

[Blue & Gold]

1 hour ago, ZIPS96 said:

Nevada... That’s a step or two up from us.

 

Not for long 

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 hour ago, ZIPS96 said:

Parrish heading to Nevada.  That’s a step or two up from us.

 

Sticking true to their Transfer U nickname. 

 

Pretty good landing spot for Parrish. It's unfortunate it didn't work out here, but I think it's ultimately for the best. 

[Illini Zip]

33 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

 

Not for long 

 

[Captain Kangaroo]

On 6/6/2018 at 8:46 AM, Captain Kangaroo said:

My money is on Houston.

Damn. There goes my kid's college fund.

[Z.I.P.]

On 10/17/2018 at 7:22 AM, ZIPS96 said:

Parrish heading to Nevada.  That’s a step or two up from us.

I have to say, I'm shocked!  What I saw of Parrish last season, he was a decent MAC level player, but not close to having the maturity athletically to compete at a top 10 school.  I guess my only explanation is this:  Musselman!

[zippyfan34]

Parrish Player of the Month in Louisiana

[zippyfan34]

And he leaves Nevada before playing a minute

[LZIp]

25 minutes ago, zippyfan34 said:

And he leaves Nevada before playing a minute

Nevada lived by the transfer, now they are dying from it. Wonder what is going on with Parrish...he is well traveled for sure.

[Let'sGoZips94]

49 minutes ago, zippyfan34 said:

And he leaves Nevada before playing a minute

 

Outstanding comments from Alford. Very respectable. 

[zippy5]

Musselman recruited him there and left before he ever played for him. Maybe just wasn't going to fit in in Alford's scheme