Candace Parson

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Candace Parson
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Hometown:
    Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Position:
    C
  • Year:
    Sr
  • High School:
    Dillard
  • Major:
    Sports Administration
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    10.9
  • fg %
    47.2
  • 3pt %
    45.0
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    6.2
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

In 2014-15 (Senior): Candace started all 29 games for the Golden Eagles in the 2014-15 season … she played a team-high average of 31.4 minutes per game … led the team in rebounding at 6.2 per game … averaged a career-best 10.9 points per game … led the team with 40 blocks on the season … scored a career-high 25 points against MTSU (12/28) … recorded a career-high four assists against Morgan State (12/21) … swiped a career-best four steals against Tennessee State (1/21), and then tallied a career-best three blocks against TSU in the second meeting (2/12) … played a career-high 39 minutes against TSU (1/21) … given the John P. Hendrix Leadership Award … also honored with the team Most Valuable Player award.

In 2013-14 (Junior): Candace started in 29 games and saw action in 30 of them during the 2013-14 season…scored five double-doubles throughout the year … had 17 double-digit scoring efforts on the season, including a career-high of 20 points against Tennessee State (2/3) … snagged a career-high of 14 rebounds versus Memphis (12/14) … had three steals against Marquette (11/29) … totaled 10 assists in the season … ended with averages of 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

In 2012-13 (Sophomore): Candace saw action in 30 of the 31 games for the Golden Eagles during the 2012-13 season … averaged 1.7 points and 2.1 rebounds.

In 2011-12 (R-Freshman): Candace made four starts in TTU’s first six games before getting sidelined with an injury … averaged 7.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and tallied at least 10 points in three straight games, including a then career-high 13 points against Tennessee Wesleyan (11/21) … shot 43.6 percent from the field … named to the TTU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

In 2010-11 (Freshman): Candace saw action in six games before suffering a season-ending knee injury … posted seven points and six rebounds against Middle Tennessee (12/1) … named to the TTU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

High School: A 6-foot-2 post player from Dillard High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Parson played for Hall of Fame head coach Marcia Pinder and helped her team to three consecutive county championships … named an all-tournament team selection during Dillard’s county championship … also played for Team Breakdown, one of the top traveling teams in the country.

Personal: Candace is the daughter of Wendy Parson … born April 14, 1992 … full name Candace Marie Parson … majoring in sports administration.




Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 16
Games started 29 16
Minutes 910 516
Minutes per game 31.4 32.3
FG 127-269 68-155
FG Pct 47.2 43.9
3PT 9-20 8-16
3PT Pct 45.0 50.0
FT 52-78 27-46
FT Pct 66.7 58.7
Off rebounds 62 34
Def rebounds 117 71
Total rebounds 179 105
Rebounds per game 6.2 6.6
Personal fouls 89 52
Disqualifications 5 5
Assists 29 18
Turnovers 64 36
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.5
Steals 39 22
Blocks 40 22
Points 315 171
Points per game 10.9 10.7
Points per 40 min 13.8 13.3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 7 Jacksonville State L, 70-54
Feb 12 Tennessee State L, 66-57
Feb 14 at Jacksonville State L, 67-58
Feb 21 Belmont L, 64-62
Feb 23 at Morehead State L, 90-82
Feb 28 at Eastern Kentucky W, 84-71
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 6 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-46 1 20 6-7 85.7 1-1 100.0 4-6 66.7 17
Nov 14 at Florida International W, 73-56 1 32 4-6 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 9
Nov 18 at Wake Forest L, 89-62 1 21 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 7
Nov 22 at Valparaiso L, 79-61 1 25 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Nov 25 at Mercer L, 73-67 1 32 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 29 Georgia L, 74-51 1 23 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 at Southern Miss L, 80-58 1 26 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 16
Dec 6 at Clemson L, 76-61 1 38 4-9 44.4 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 12
Dec 13 at Georgia State L, 72-60 1 35 6-13 46.2 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 18
Dec 16 South Alabama W, 70-66 1 25 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Dec 18 at Lipscomb L, 72-53 1 35 8-12 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 17
Dec 20 vs. North Carolina A&T L, 54-49 1 38 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 11
Dec 21 vs. Morgan State W, 62-56 1 35 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 12
Dec 28 Middle Tennessee L, 98-76 1 29 9-11 81.8 0-0 - 7-9 77.8 25
Jan 1 at Eastern Illinois L, 67-59 1 33 4-9 44.4 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 12
Jan 3 at SIUE L, 83-69 1 37 9-14 64.3 2-2 100.0 4-4 100.0 24
Jan 8 Murray State W, 74-69 1 33 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 5
Jan 10 Austin Peay W, 75-71 1 37 6-12 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 16
Jan 15 UT Martin L, 79-59 1 36 7-13 53.8 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 17
Jan 17 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-66 1 25 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 6
Jan 21 at Tennessee State L, 67-64 1 39 5-9 55.6 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 12
Jan 24 Eastern Kentucky L, 97-93 1 15 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 26 Morehead State L, 64-54 1 31 0-6 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 31 at Belmont L, 59-53 1 32 5-14 35.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 7 Jacksonville State L, 70-54 1 32 2-11 18.2 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 6
Feb 12 Tennessee State L, 66-57 1 37 7-12 58.3 1-2 50.0 5-11 45.5 20
Feb 14 at Jacksonville State L, 67-58 1 38 5-9 55.6 1-2 50.0 1-4 25.0 12
Feb 21 Belmont L, 64-62 1 29 3-14 21.4 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 7
Feb 23 at Morehead State L, 90-82 1 29 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 14
Feb 28 at Eastern Kentucky W, 84-71 1 33 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 7
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 6 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-46 1 20 3 3 6 0 1 1 0
Nov 14 at Florida International W, 73-56 1 32 3 9 12 0 2 3 2
Nov 18 at Wake Forest L, 89-62 1 21 2 2 4 0 2 1 1
Nov 22 at Valparaiso L, 79-61 1 25 0 1 1 0 2 0 1
Nov 25 at Mercer L, 73-67 1 32 0 3 3 2 2 0 0
Nov 29 Georgia L, 74-51 1 23 0 0 0 2 1 1 3
Dec 3 at Southern Miss L, 80-58 1 26 1 5 6 0 1 2 0
Dec 6 at Clemson L, 76-61 1 38 2 6 8 0 5 1 1
Dec 13 at Georgia State L, 72-60 1 35 8 2 10 1 1 2 1
Dec 16 South Alabama W, 70-66 1 25 3 2 5 0 2 1 1
Dec 18 at Lipscomb L, 72-53 1 35 1 7 8 1 2 0 2
Dec 20 vs. North Carolina A&T L, 54-49 1 38 2 2 4 0 3 3 1
Dec 21 vs. Morgan State W, 62-56 1 35 3 3 6 4 3 3 3
Dec 28 Middle Tennessee L, 98-76 1 29 3 4 7 1 2 0 2
Jan 1 at Eastern Illinois L, 67-59 1 33 2 4 6 1 1 3 1
Jan 3 at SIUE L, 83-69 1 37 1 5 6 1 3 1 0
Jan 8 Murray State W, 74-69 1 33 1 2 3 1 2 1 1
Jan 10 Austin Peay W, 75-71 1 37 2 7 9 3 1 2 3
Jan 15 UT Martin L, 79-59 1 36 4 5 9 1 1 0 3
Jan 17 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-66 1 25 2 1 3 1 3 3 1
Jan 21 at Tennessee State L, 67-64 1 39 3 6 9 1 3 4 1
Jan 24 Eastern Kentucky L, 97-93 1 15 1 2 3 0 3 1 1
Jan 26 Morehead State L, 64-54 1 31 3 4 7 0 5 1 2
Jan 31 at Belmont L, 59-53 1 32 0 6 6 0 1 0 3
Feb 7 Jacksonville State L, 70-54 1 32 3 1 4 1 1 1 1
Feb 12 Tennessee State L, 66-57 1 37 5 8 13 1 5 1 3
Feb 14 at Jacksonville State L, 67-58 1 38 1 7 8 1 2 1 0
Feb 21 Belmont L, 64-62 1 29 3 7 10 1 1 1 1
Feb 23 at Morehead State L, 90-82 1 29 0 1 1 3 0 1 0
Feb 28 at Eastern Kentucky W, 84-71 1 33 3 5 8 2 4 1 1
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 6 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-46 1 2 0 0.0
Nov 14 at Florida International W, 73-56 1 2 0 0.0
Nov 18 at Wake Forest L, 89-62 1 3 0 0.0
Nov 22 at Valparaiso L, 79-61 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 25 at Mercer L, 73-67 1 3 0 1.0
Nov 29 Georgia L, 74-51 1 3 0 2.0
Dec 3 at Southern Miss L, 80-58 1 2 0 0.0
Dec 6 at Clemson L, 76-61 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 13 at Georgia State L, 72-60 1 4 - 1.0
Dec 16 South Alabama W, 70-66 1 4 0 0.0
Dec 18 at Lipscomb L, 72-53 1 4 - 0.5
Dec 20 vs. North Carolina A&T L, 54-49 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 21 vs. Morgan State W, 62-56 1 2 0 1.3
Dec 28 Middle Tennessee L, 98-76 1 4 0 0.5
Jan 1 at Eastern Illinois L, 67-59 1 5 1 1.0
Jan 3 at SIUE L, 83-69 1 0 - 0.3
Jan 8 Murray State W, 74-69 1 3 0 0.5
Jan 10 Austin Peay W, 75-71 1 2 0 3.0
Jan 15 UT Martin L, 79-59 1 3 0 1.0
Jan 17 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-66 1 5 1 0.3
Jan 21 at Tennessee State L, 67-64 1 2 - 0.3
Jan 24 Eastern Kentucky L, 97-93 1 5 1 0.0
Jan 26 Morehead State L, 64-54 1 3 0 0.0
Jan 31 at Belmont L, 59-53 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 7 Jacksonville State L, 70-54 1 2 0 1.0
Feb 12 Tennessee State L, 66-57 1 3 0 0.2
Feb 14 at Jacksonville State L, 67-58 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 21 Belmont L, 64-62 1 5 1 1.0
Feb 23 at Morehead State L, 90-82 1 5 1 -
Feb 28 at Eastern Kentucky W, 84-71 1 3 - 0.5
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2011-12 6 21.5 2.8-6.5 0.0-0.0 1.7-3.0 7.3
2012-13 30 6.5 0.7-1.8 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.6 1.7
2013-14 29 26.0 4.3-8.6 0.0-0.0 1.8-3.1 10.4
2014-15 29 31.4 4.4-9.3 0.3-0.7 1.8-2.7 10.9
2015-16 9 25.2 2.4-7.0 0.0-0.3 2.1-2.9 7.0
Total 103 21.5 3.0-6.5 0.1-0.2 1.4-2.2 7.5
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2011-12 6 4 129 17-39 43.6 0-0 - 10-18 55.6 44
2012-13 30 5 196 20-54 37.0 0-0 - 10-18 55.6 50
2013-14 29 28 753 125-249 50.2 0-1 0.0 53-91 58.2 303
2014-15 29 29 910 127-269 47.2 9-20 45.0 52-78 66.7 315
2015-16 9 7 227 22-63 34.9 0-3 0.0 19-26 73.1 63
Total 103 73 2215 311-674 46.1 9-24 37.5 144-231 62.3 775
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2011-12 6 129 21.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2012-13 30 196 6.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2013-14 29 753 26.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2014-15 29 910 31.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2015-16 9 227 25.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 103 2215 21.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2011-12 6 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.0 1.3 0.7 0.7
2012-13 30 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.3
2013-14 29 2.8 3.7 6.4 0.3 2.1 0.8 0.7
2014-15 29 2.1 4.0 6.2 1.0 2.2 1.3 1.4
2015-16 9 0.8 2.7 3.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.4
Total 103 1.7 2.9 4.6 0.5 1.7 0.8 0.8
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2011-12 6 4 3 14 17 0 8 4 4
2012-13 30 5 25 38 63 3 26 10 9
2013-14 29 28 81 106 187 9 61 23 20
2014-15 29 29 62 117 179 29 64 39 40
2015-16 9 7 7 24 31 11 11 9 13
Total 103 73 178 299 477 52 170 85 86
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2011-12 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012-13 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013-14 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014-15 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015-16 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 29 31.4 4.4-9.3 0.3-0.7 1.8-2.7 10.9
Conference 16 32.3 4.2-9.7 0.5-1.0 1.7-2.9 10.7
Exhibition 1 20.0 6.0-7.0 1.0-1.0 4.0-6.0 17.0
Location
Home 11 29.7 3.5-8.5 0.4-0.8 2.0-3.0 9.3
Away 16 31.9 4.9-9.9 0.3-0.7 1.7-2.6 11.9
Neutral 2 36.5 5.0-8.5 0.0-0.0 1.5-2.0 11.5
Result
Wins 6 32.5 3.5-7.2 0.2-0.5 1.5-2.3 8.7
Losses 23 31.1 4.6-9.8 0.3-0.7 1.9-2.8 11.4
Month
November 5 26.6 2.8-6.8 0.2-0.4 0.2-0.4 6.0
December 8 32.6 5.6-10.0 0.0-0.2 3.0-3.8 14.3
January 10 31.8 4.1-9.2 0.5-1.1 1.8-2.5 10.5
February 6 33.0 4.5-10.5 0.5-0.8 1.5-3.5 11.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 29 29 910 127-269 47.2 9-20 45.0 52-78 66.7 315
Conference 16 16 516 68-155 43.9 8-16 50.0 27-46 58.7 171
Exhibition 1 1 20 6-7 85.7 1-1 100.0 4-6 66.7 17
Location
Home 11 11 327 38-94 40.4 4-9 44.4 22-33 66.7 102
Away 16 16 510 79-158 50.0 5-11 45.5 27-41 65.9 190
Neutral 2 2 73 10-17 58.8 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 23
Result
Wins 6 6 195 21-43 48.8 1-3 33.3 9-14 64.3 52
Losses 23 23 715 106-226 46.9 8-17 47.1 43-64 67.2 263
Month
November 5 5 133 14-34 41.2 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 30
December 8 8 261 45-80 56.3 0-2 0.0 24-30 80.0 114
January 10 10 318 41-92 44.6 5-11 45.5 18-25 72.0 105
February 6 6 198 27-63 42.9 3-5 60.0 9-21 42.9 66
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 29 910 31.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 16 516 32.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 20 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 11 327 29.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 44.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 16 510 31.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 73 36.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 6 195 32.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 23 715 31.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 47.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 133 26.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 8 261 32.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 10 318 31.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 6 198 33.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 60.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 29 2.1 4.0 6.2 1.0 2.2 1.3 1.4
Conference 16 2.1 4.4 6.6 1.1 2.3 1.4 1.4
Exhibition 1 3.0 3.0 6.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Location
Home 11 2.5 3.8 6.4 1.0 2.2 0.9 1.9
Away 16 1.8 4.4 6.2 0.9 2.1 1.4 0.9
Neutral 2 2.5 2.5 5.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0
Result
Wins 6 2.5 4.7 7.2 1.7 2.3 1.8 1.8
Losses 23 2.0 3.9 5.9 0.8 2.2 1.2 1.3
Month
November 5 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.8 1.8 1.0 1.4
December 8 2.9 3.9 6.8 0.9 2.4 1.5 1.4
January 10 1.9 4.2 6.1 0.9 2.3 1.6 1.6
February 6 2.5 4.8 7.3 1.5 2.2 1.0 1.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 29 29 62 117 179 29 64 39 40
Conference 16 16 34 71 105 18 36 22 22
Exhibition 1 1 3 3 6 0 1 1 0
Location
Home 11 11 28 42 70 11 24 10 21
Away 16 16 29 70 99 14 34 23 15
Neutral 2 2 5 5 10 4 6 6 4
Result
Wins 6 6 15 28 43 10 14 11 11
Losses 23 23 47 89 136 19 50 28 29
Month
November 5 5 5 15 20 4 9 5 7
December 8 8 23 31 54 7 19 12 11
January 10 10 19 42 61 9 23 16 16
February 6 6 15 29 44 9 13 6 6
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0