A talented swingman with range who is a perfect fit for Florida’s up-tempo style of play…Underrated passing skills for someone 6-9, solid in transition and gets up and down the floor fluidly…A solid three-point option…Earned SEC All-Freshman honors in 2007-08…Part of a state championship program at Lake Howell with Nick Calathes…A highly-decorated player, he was the MVP of the 2007 Senior Showdown, A Jordan All-American and a nominee for both the McDonald’s and Parade All-American squads while in high school…AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008-09: Won Orange Bowl Classic MVP honors… Led all Gators in scoring with 15.0 points per game in the exhibition season while pulling down 10 rebounds and recording a team-high 12 field goals ... Shot 3-of-6 from the field and poured in eight points along with four rebounds against Toledo ... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and tied a career-high in blocked shots (two) in the win over Bradley ... Hit a career-best 5-of-6 shots from the charity stripe against Southern Utah ... Had a team-high nine rebounds vs. Syracuse in Kansas City ... Scored five points and collected four rebounds in the win over Washington ... Hit a perfect 3-of-3 from behind the arc and was 7-of-9 from the field to accumulate a season-high 17 points in Florida’s win over UMKC in Orlando ... Made his first three three-point shots and finished with 15 points in the win over FAMU ... Scored eight points on 4-of-7 shooting and pulled down four rebounds at FSU ... Pulled down seven rebounds in 16 minutes in the win versus FGCU ... Chipped in three points and grabbed three rebounds in 23 minutes of play in the win over UCF ... Scored 14 points, pulled down seven boards and dished out five assists in the win against Georgia Southern ... Led the Gators in scoring with 17 points and tied a career-high in three-pointers made with four in the win against Winthrop ... Tallied eight points and collected six rebounds while tying career-high in steals with three in the victory against Stetson ... Scored eight points and tied with a team-high five rebounds in the win over N.C. State ... Tallied nine points and pulled down eight boards in the victory against Longwood ... Scored 12 points and had three rebounds in the win vs. Ole Miss ... Grabbed six rebounds and scored four points in the win over Auburn ... Poured in 10 points and pulled down four rebounds in the victory against Arkansas ... Was the Gators’ second leading scorer with 14 points (5-of-6) and fell just shy of a double-double with nine boards against South Carolina ... Had a career-best afternoon, hitting 10-of-11 shots from the field, sinking a career high 7-of-8 treys, to lead the Gators in scoring with a new career high 27 points in the win over Vanderbilt ... Additionally grabbed eight boards, dished out four assists and came up with a steal against the Commodores ... Tallied 12 points and four rebounds in the win over Georgia ... Was Florida’s second leading scorer with 15 points (6-of-10), nine rebounds and an assist against Tennessee on the road ... Collected his first ever double-double in the win at home vs. South Carolina, tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds ... Tallied six rebounds and two points in the road game vs. Kentucky ... Scored 11 points (5-of-10)and grabbed three boards on the road versus Georgia ...Notched nine points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals in the Gators’ win over Alabama ... Led the team with five rebounds and chipped in nine points in the Gators’ home victory over Vanderbilt ... Was one of four Gators who scored in double figures against LSU, scoring 12 points and collecting four rebounds ... Led the team in rebounds with 9 and scored 13 points in the home contest against Tennessee ... Picked up two steals, five rebounds and two assists, while chipping in two points against Mississippi State on the road ... Was a perfect 2-of-2 from the free-throw line in the home victory versus Kentucky ... Scored five points and grabbed five rebounds in the win over Arkansas in the first round of the SEC tournament ... Grabbed three rebounds, dished out one assist and blocked an AU shot against the Tigers in the second round of the league tournament in Tampa ... Pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds and finished with 17 points in route to his second-career double-double in the NIT opening-round victory over Jacksonville ... Scored seven points and tied a season high with five assists in the second-round NIT win against Miami ... Pulled down five rebounds in the season finale versus Penn State…AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007-08: Was UF’s top scorer off the bench, averaging 8.1 points per game, while playing 20.7 minutes per game…Knocked down 35 three-pointers and scored in double-figures 12 times, including a career-high 22 points against North Carolina Central University…An SEC All-Freshman selection…Averaged 15.5 points per game in two exhibition games, shooting 4-of-9 (.444) from beyond the arc ... Shot 2-of-4 in the season-opener against North Dakota State, with both buckets coming from beyond the arc ... Scored 15 points while shooting 5-of-7 from the field and handing out six assists against Tennessee Tech ... Led the Gators with 22 points off the bench, shooting 8-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc, against North Carolina Central ... Tallied seven points, to go along with four rebounds and two assists, in the win over Rutgers ... Snagged seven rebounds,  while scoring 13 points and swatting his first two career blocks, in the win over North Florida ... Scored in double figures for the second straight game with 10 against Florida State ... Had a layup and a free throw for three points against Stetson, while also adding five rebounds and two assists ... Posted 10 points and six rebounds in the win over Vermont ... Scored 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-4 from the charity stripe, in the Jacksonville contest ... Scored eight points, with a block and four rebounds, in the win over FAMU ... Tallied six points, while recording an assist and a rebound, against Georgia Southern ... Added 10 points in the win over CSU ...  Matched a career mark for rebounds with eight at Ohio State, to go along with six points, two assists and a block ... Scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, to go along with eight rebounds and a pair of assists and steals, against Temple ... Connected on both of his attempts from long distance against High Point, finishing the night with six points, three boards and a pair of assists ... Scored two points, collected three rebounds and recorded two assists in a dozen minutes in the road win over Alabama ... Tied his career high with two blocks and added two boards in 12 minutes of work against Auburn ... Ripped off 15 points in 23 minutes against Mississippi in Oxford ... Turned in an all-around performance in the home win over Kentucky, recording six points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in a career-best 29 minutes ... Added five points and three rebounds to the win at South Carolina ... Tallied four points, including a thunderous dunk right before halftime, with five rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes in the home defeat of Vanderbilt ... Turned in six points and three rebounds against Arkansas in Fayetteville ...Had three points and two rebounds in 12 minutes of action at Tennessee ... Exploded for 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while also grabbing six rebounds, in the home defeat of Georgia ... Chipped in four points and two rebounds versus LSU ... Had four points and collected five rebounds in 19 minutes of action at Vanderbilt ... Scored three points and snagged one rebound in 14 minutes versus South Carolina ... Provided a solid nine points on 3-of-4 shooting in 15 minutes of playing time at Georgia ... Chipped in eight points with six boards and one block off the bench against Mississippi State ... Grabbed three boards with three assists and four points off the bench versus Tennessee ... Picked up six rebounds and three points in 23 minutes off the bench at Kentucky ... Erupted for 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc against Alabama in the SEC Tournament ... Scored five points and pulled down a half-dozen rebounds in the victory over San Diego State in the first round of the MasterCard NIT ... Went for six points, six boards and two steals in the home win over Creighton in the second round of the NIT ... Helped UF clinch an NIT quarterfinal victory at Arizona State with 15 points and three rebounds in 26 minutes ... Finished 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and provided a crucial 3-pointer at the 2:32 mark that put the game out of reach ... Provided nine points and three rebounds in a season-high 30 minutes against UMass in NIT semifinal… PREP: Averaged 21.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game for Lake Howell, helping the Silver Hawks to a 31-3 mark and the 5A state championship…Lake Howell made the Final Four in each of his three years on the varsity level…He was the MVP of the 5A state championships,  a Jordan All-American, an All-Conference selection and a First Team 5A All-State selection his senior year…Played in the 2007 Senior Showcase in Orlando and earned MVP honors after scoring 30 points, grabbing 10 boards and dishing out seven assists…Scored 11 points (5-7 from the floor) had 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 16 minutes in the Jordan All-American game at Madison Square Garden…Left Lake Howell as the second-leading rebounder in school history and had 19 double-doubles…Hit seven three-pointers in one game…In the summer of 2006 he saw his stock sore sky high when he was the leading scorer at the Peach Jam, averaging 26.0 points per game and helping his squad to the Final Four.

 

Chandler Parsons’ Career Statistics

 

Season GP-GS         MP     FGM-FGA    PCT. 3PT-ATT    PCT.       FT-FTA    PCT. REB  AVG.  A          TO        BS        ST        PF-DQ        TP     AV.

2007-08 36-0          744    103-218    .472 35-108     .330       52-83     .627 143  4.0   51          36        8          18        60-1         293    8.1

2008-09 36-28        937    128-278    .460 37-123     .301       39-70     .557 204  5.7   64          50        14        38        85-1         332    9.2

 

Totals 72-31  1681 231-496     .466   72-231     .312      91-153 .595   347 4.8    115  86          22        56        145-2   625            8.7   

 

 

Chandler Parsons’ SEC Statistics

 

Season GP-GS         MP     FGM-FGA    PCT. 3PT-ATT    PCT.       FT-FTA    PCT. REB  AVG.  A          TO        BS        ST        PF-DQ        TP     AV.

2007-08 16-0          299    32-81 .395 10-40 .250       20-32     .625   55 3.4 18     15      4          3          28-0     94        5.9

2008-09 16-16        436    66-135      .489 18-59       .305       18-36     .500 90    5.6   26          19        5          14        37-1         168    10.5

Totals 32-16  735 98-216 .454 28-99 .283 38-68       .559       145    4.5      44     34      9          17        65-1     262      8.2

 

 

Parsons Game Highs

Points

Season            27, vs. Vanderbilt (1/25/09)

Career 27, vs. Vanderbilt (1/25/09)

Rebounds

Season            14, vs. Jacksonville (3/18/09)

Career 14, vs. Jacksonville (3/18/09)

Field Goals

Season            10, vs. Vanderbilt (1/25/09)

Career 10, vs. Vanderbilt (1/25/09)

Field Goal Attempts

Season            14, vs. South Carolina (2/3/09)

Career 14, vs. South Carolina (2/3/09)

3-Points

Season            7, vs. Vanderbilt (1/25/09)

Career 7, vs. Vanderbilt (1/25/09)

3-Point FG Attempts

Season            8, vs. Vanderbilt (1/25/09)

Career 8, 2x, last vs. Vanderbilt (1/25/09)

Free Throws

Season            5, last vs. So. Utah (11/20/08)

Career 5, last vs. So. Utah (11/20/08)

Free Throw Attempts

Season            7, vs. Arkansas (1/17/09)

Career 7, vs. Arkansas (1/17/09)

Assists

Season            5, 2x, last vs. Miami (3/20/09)

Career 7, vs. NCCU (11/14/07)

Steals

Season            3, 2x, last vs. Alabama (2/18/09)

Career 3, 3x, last vs. Alabama (2/18/09)

Blocked Shots

Season            3, vs. South Carolina (2/3/09)

Career 3, vs. South Carolina (2/3/09))

Minutes Played

Misc. Stats                              08-09  Career

Times led UF in scoring                        2          4

Times led UF in Rebs.               12        15

Times led UF in Assists             1          2

Double figure scoring               13        25

Double figure reb. games                    3          3

Double-Doubles                                   2          2

Dunks                                      20        31

Charges Drawn                                    5          13

First off the Bench                    6          16

Scored UF's First Pts.               7          7

Three Point Plays                                 5-10     11-18

Final Three Minutes from Line  2-6       3-9