Parker
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Genesis Parker Season 2017-18

PositionG
Height5-8
ClassSophomore
HometownBristow, Va.
Previous SchoolVirginia Tech
Sophomore Season: Played in 21 games, averaging 3.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per contest ... Scored in double figures twice including one 30-point effort ... Saw her first action as a Bearcat at Xavier (12/10) ... Scored her first points as a Bearcat vs. Bowling Green (12/21) ... Knocked down  a 3-pointer vs. No. 22 USF (1/3) ... Grabbed a team-high-tying six rebounds at Tulsa (1/6) ... Totaled six points and two steals at Houston (1/10) ... Tallied a team-best 17 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists vs. Temple (1/13) ... Scored five points vs. Tulane (2/10). 

Prior to UC: Played in each of Virginia Tech’s first five games of 2016-17, averaging 2.0 points per game and scoring a season-best seven points in the season opener against UNC Asheville.

High School: A four-star recruit, ranked 62nd overall in the class of 2016 and 18th among guards by ESPN HoopGurlz … Named USA Today Second Team All-Virginia following her senior campaign as well as to the VHSL 1st-team 6A All-State team for the second consecutive season ... Helped team to the North Virginia 6A title in 2014 and was named to the All-Tournament team … Team was the VHSL State 6A Runner-Up in 2014 … Was the Region 6A Conference 8 Honorable Mention in 2014 and followed up with Most Valuable Player honors in 2015 … Earned Washington Post Honorable Mention in 2014 and was an All-Metropolitan Player in 2015 … Named the 2014 Tina Thomas She Got Game Most Valuable Player … Was the Beast of the East Bracket Most Valuable Player and the Art Turner Memorial Tip Off Showcase Player of the Game.

Personal: Majoring in bioscience ... Graduated high school cum laude ... Leads bible study for senior citizens.