Barry Parkhill

Barry Parkhill

Personal information
Born	(1951-05-10) May 10, 1951 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	State College (State College, Pennsylvania)
College	Virginia (1970–1973)
NBA draft	1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1973–1976
Position	Shooting guard
Number	40
Career history
As player:
1973–1975	Virginia Squires
1975–1976	Spirits of St. Louis
As coach:
1977–1978	Virginia (grad. assistant)
1978–1983	William & Mary (assistant)
1983–1987	William & Mary
1989–1990	Saint Michael's
1990–1992	Navy (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1972) Third-team All-American – NABC (1973) ACC Player of the Year (1972) ACC Athlete of the Year (1972) First-team All-ACC (1972) 2× Second-team All-ACC (1971, 1973)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Barry Parkhill (born May 11, 1951) is a retired American professional basketball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1973 NBA Draft but elected to play in the American Basketball Association instead. A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard-forward from the University of Virginia, Parkhill played in three ABA seasons for two different teams. He played for the Virginia Squires and the Spirits of St. Louis.

In 2001, Parkhill was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Playing career

High school

Parkhill attended and played basketball for State College High School in State College, Pennsylvania. He is among the all-time scoring leaders and broke the 1,000 point barrier during his senior year.^[1]

College

Parkhill was named the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and the ACC Athlete of the Year for the 1971–72 season when he averaged 21.6 points per game and led the Cavaliers to their second postseason appearance in school history.^[2] His number 40 was retired at the end of his senior season. In 2002, Parkhill was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

Professional

In his ABA career, Parkhill played in 173 games and scored a total of 970 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1975 season with the Virginia Squires appearing in 78 games and scoring 607 points.

Post playing career

Coaching

• 1977–1978 – University of Virginia, Graduate Assistant Coach (under Terry Holland)
• 1978–1983 – Assistant Coach, William & Mary (under brother Bruce Parkhill)
• 1984–1987 – Head Coach, William & Mary (Record: 43-68, .387)^[5]
• 1989–1990 – Head Coach, Saint Michael's College (Record: 9-18, .333)^[6]
• 1990–1992 – Assistant Coach, Navy

Administration

• 1992–1994 – Associate Director of Regional Development, University of Virginia Office of Development
• 1995–1998 – Director of Alumni Development, University of Virginia Alumni Association / Director of Capital Projects for Athletics
• 1999–present – University of Virginia Associate Director of Athletics for Development

References