Williamstown Sports Report

Class of 2017

#25

Chris Parsons

Born: January 20, 1999

 

What's on TV: ESPN

 

On my playlist: Rap

 

Favorite Flicks: Coach Carter, 42, The Blind Side, Lone Survivor

 

Trade places for a day with: Anthony Davis

 

Favorite NBA team: Denver Nuggets

 

Favorite NBA player: Anthony Davis

 

Favorite athlete in another sport: Randall Cobb

 

Hero: I have a lot of heroes to be honest

 

Game-day superstitions: Listen to music and focus on game plan

 

Favorite Foods: Chicken

 

What I'm Reading: Nothing

 

Most likely doing if not hoopin it up: Hanging with family and friends

 

Favorite Quote: "Don't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of yours."

 

Dream Date: Kate Upton

 

Life lesson learned from hoops: If you put in the work and time to get better, good things will come out of it.

 

Where I see myself in 20 years: Being successful somewhere

 

Parents: John and Nicole

 

Granted one wish, and only one, what would it be: To play either pro basketball or baseball

 

WHS teammate most likely to be President of the USA someday: Our DBI, Drew Lawrence

 

WHS teammate likely to coach the Demons someday:  Cameron Varner

 

Been called to the principal's office because a teammate has gotten you into trouble, which player would it be: Walker Angell

 

Something nobody knows about me: Nothing, I'm pretty open to everyone

 

Superpower I wish I had: I wish I had a good vertical leap

 

Chris Parsons versus Roger Harden in a hoops game today, who wins and why: Me, no doubt, cause Coach couldn't handle me

 

Scouting Report from Coach Roger Harden:

On the hardwood:  "As a basketball player, you always know what you're going to get from Chris Parsons. He is a player who is going to go out and give you 100 percent every time. He's going to battle hard. He's a great team player. He does not mind setting screens. He is full of hustle. Nobody in our program has improved more over the last year than Chris. We are thrilled with his progress. Chris is very strong down low and finishes well. He has shown many times that he can step out and hit the 3. This is his first time playing varsity, so he is young in that sense. But I think as the season goes along we'll start to see Chris feel more comfortable in what he is doing and it started to show in the second half against Grant Co. He was aggressive offensively and started taking chances. He was one of the positives that came out of that game."

 

 

Off the hardwood: "I don't know if there is a more universally liked player or student than Chris. He gets along with everybody and speaks to everybody. He is always thankful and appreciative for what you do for him. He carries himself well and is never a disciplin problem. He's a great teammate and gets along well with everyone. He is always encouraging his teammates. He's just a great player to coach and a great person to be around."