2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
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Hewitt, Parrish
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Jersey Number 4
Parrish Hewitt
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Douglass HS
- High School:
- Douglass HS
Bio
2018-19: Started in 10 of the first 18 games before missing the final 13 contests with a season-ending injury…Averaged 6.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists over 23.6 minutes per outing…Was near-perfect from the free throw line, swishing 19 of his 21 attempts for a 90.5 percent clip…Notched six double-figure scoring performances, including a season-best 15 points at Bowling Green on Dec. 30...Recorded season-highs in field goals made (five), three-point field goals made (three), assists (four) and steals (two) as part of a 13-point performance against UNC Asheville on Dec. 1…Made multiple three-pointers in seven games…Logged a career-high 41 minutes at Eastern Illinois on Jan. 3, going 5-for-5 from the charity stripe while narrowly missing out on a double-double (nine points, season-best seven rebounds)…Equaled a season-high with seven rebounds at ETSU on Dec. 8...Was responsible for three multi-steal outings.
2017-18: Showed immense potential as a true freshman, seeing playing time in 29 contests while cracking the starting lineup four times...Was responsible for averages of 4.7 points and 1.8 rebounds over 13.4 minutes per game...Scored in double-figures six times, including his career-best game against UC Clermont on Dec. 10...In that game, he went off for career-highs in points (29), field goals made (12), field goals attempted (17), three-point field goals made (five), assists (six), steals (four), blocks (three) and minutes played (37) while also chipping in six rebounds...That performance marked the first time a Skyhawk freshman had scored at least 29 points since all-time leading scorer Myles Taylor accomplished the feat at Kennesaw State on Feb. 4, 2012...Also notched 17 points on a perfect shooting night (6-of-6, 1-for-1 from three-point range, 4-of-4 from the free throw line) in the road win at Arkansas State on Dec. 5...Led the team in scoring with 16 points at Eastern Illinois on Jan. 18...Tallied 15 points to go along with career-highs of nine rebounds and a 5-of-6 performance from the charity stripe in the OVC road win at Southeast Missouri on Feb. 24...Was named adidas OVC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 11.
BEFORE UTM: Was one of the best players in Memphis and in the state of Tennessee at Douglass High School, playing for head coach Greg Williams…Was one of three finalists for the Tennessee AA Mr. Basketball Award…Helped lead the Red Devils to a 23-6 record and the first SCIAA Class AA county championship for Douglass since the school reopened in 2008…Ranked as the fourth-best prep player in the state of Tennessee by 247Sports.com…Led the city of Memphis in scoring at 25.3 points per game on his way to all-state honors as a senior…Dialed up eight 30-plus point games, including the highest-scoring game in Shelby County in over two years with 50 points against Craigmont on Jan. 13…Also recorded big scoring games against Trezevant (36), Kingsbury (35), Raleigh-Egypt (35), South Pike (33), Westwood (33), Haywood (32) and Washington (30)…Played at Melrose High School before transferring to Douglass for his senior season…Was a Memphis Commercial Appeal “Best of the Preps” honoree in Class AAA as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 10, 1999…Son of Parrish Burton and Katrina Hewitt…Has two siblings, Antonio Hewitt and Tiffany Burton…Majoring in health and human performance.
2017-18: Showed immense potential as a true freshman, seeing playing time in 29 contests while cracking the starting lineup four times...Was responsible for averages of 4.7 points and 1.8 rebounds over 13.4 minutes per game...Scored in double-figures six times, including his career-best game against UC Clermont on Dec. 10...In that game, he went off for career-highs in points (29), field goals made (12), field goals attempted (17), three-point field goals made (five), assists (six), steals (four), blocks (three) and minutes played (37) while also chipping in six rebounds...That performance marked the first time a Skyhawk freshman had scored at least 29 points since all-time leading scorer Myles Taylor accomplished the feat at Kennesaw State on Feb. 4, 2012...Also notched 17 points on a perfect shooting night (6-of-6, 1-for-1 from three-point range, 4-of-4 from the free throw line) in the road win at Arkansas State on Dec. 5...Led the team in scoring with 16 points at Eastern Illinois on Jan. 18...Tallied 15 points to go along with career-highs of nine rebounds and a 5-of-6 performance from the charity stripe in the OVC road win at Southeast Missouri on Feb. 24...Was named adidas OVC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 11.
BEFORE UTM: Was one of the best players in Memphis and in the state of Tennessee at Douglass High School, playing for head coach Greg Williams…Was one of three finalists for the Tennessee AA Mr. Basketball Award…Helped lead the Red Devils to a 23-6 record and the first SCIAA Class AA county championship for Douglass since the school reopened in 2008…Ranked as the fourth-best prep player in the state of Tennessee by 247Sports.com…Led the city of Memphis in scoring at 25.3 points per game on his way to all-state honors as a senior…Dialed up eight 30-plus point games, including the highest-scoring game in Shelby County in over two years with 50 points against Craigmont on Jan. 13…Also recorded big scoring games against Trezevant (36), Kingsbury (35), Raleigh-Egypt (35), South Pike (33), Westwood (33), Haywood (32) and Washington (30)…Played at Melrose High School before transferring to Douglass for his senior season…Was a Memphis Commercial Appeal “Best of the Preps” honoree in Class AAA as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 10, 1999…Son of Parrish Burton and Katrina Hewitt…Has two siblings, Antonio Hewitt and Tiffany Burton…Majoring in health and human performance.
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