Originally Posted by
PhillyFlyers
Duke beat Kentucky. Period.
You think Wiggins is better? List Wiggins' accomplishments, awards, and honors.
Parker's includes... As a Freshman..
ESPN HS National Freshman of the year.
MaxPreps.com first team 2010-11 Boys Basketball Sophomore All-American Team selection.
Won the IHSA Class 4A state championship as a freshman.
As A Sophomore...
Won the IHSA Class 4A state championship with a 30–2 record.
Chicago Sun-Times listed him as a Class 4A All-State first-team selection with Ryan Boatright, Tracy Abrams, David Sobolewski and Frank Kaminsky.
Earned the ESPN HS 2011 Sophomore of the year.
The Chicago Sun-Times selected him as an all-Public League selection along with Blackshear, Anthony Davis, Mycheal Henry and D. J. Tolliver.
Chicago Sun-Times listed him as a Class 4A All-State first-team selection with Ryan Boatright, Tracy Abrams, David Sobolewski and Frank Kaminsky.
The 12-man Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A/4A boys' all-state first team included these five and Wayne Blackshear, Johnny Hill, Mike Shaw, Nnanna Egwu, Sam Thompson, and Mycheal Henry.
MaxPreps.com first team 2010-11 Boys Basketball Sophomore All-American Team selection.
Junior Year....
Won FIBA U16 Gold.
Earned Tournament MVP honors in the Nike Global Challenge.
Pre-season first team All-State selection by ESPN.
HighSchoolHoop.com, states that Parker was the number one high school basketball player in the country, regardless of class.
Won the Public League championship by defeating 53–49.
The Chicago Sun-Times named him to the Class 4A All-State first team along with Okafor, Keith Carter, Darius Paul and Fred Van Vleet.
He was also a first team (unanimous) All-State selection by the along with Van Vleet, Carter, Taylor, and Malcolm Hill.
The Chicago Tribune named him first team All-State along with Carter, Aaron Simpson, Taylor, and Van Vleet.
Earned recognition as the Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year on March 1.
Was also recognized as the best player in the city by ESPNChicago.com who honored him as their 2011–2012 Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
On March 22, Parker was named the 2012 Illinois boys' basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.
Became the first non-senior honoree in the 32-year history of Illinois Mr. Basketball, which is awarded by the Chicago Tribune in conjunction with the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.
On April 12, he was announced as the winner of the National Boys' Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.
He was selected as a first team ESPN HS boys' high school basketball All-American along with Kyle Anderson, Marcus Smart, Shabazz Muhammad and Nerlens Noel by ESPN HS.
He was also a first team All-USA selection by USA Today with the same four players.
SLAM Magazine selected him to its first team along with Anderson, Muhammad, Noel and Isaiah Austin.
In June, he was named the The Tribune/WGN-Ch. 9 Preps Plus Athlete of the Year by the Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV as the best high school athlete across all sports in the city of Chicago.
Senior Year...
One of 10 USA Today preseason All-USA selections.
On December 20th, 2012 he chose to play for Duke University.
If you think Wiggins is better than that then you need to prove it.