Rodricka Parker earns NAIA honor
Published 10:05 am Friday, April 5, 2024
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Former 疯客直播 High girls’ basketball standout Rodericka Parker was named a scholar-athlete by the NAIA on Monday.
Parker, who has a 3.7 grade point average, averaged nine points and five assists a game for Tougaloo College.聽
鈥淚 feel good about Tougaloo because it鈥檚 a laid-back private HBCU,鈥 Parker said. 鈥淚t feels like home there, I鈥檓 always safe.鈥
A two-time 疯客直播 Times-Journal girls’ basketball player of the year, Parker said she excels as a student-athlete.聽
鈥淪ometimes it can get tough being loaded with work and having practice sometimes twice a day, but it鈥檚 my everyday life. And I鈥檝e gotten used to it,鈥 Parker said.