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Purdue Men's Basketball Recruiting

Austin Parkinson

       Class of                      2000
       School                        Northwestern HS, IN
       Height and Weight             6'0  175lbs
       Position                      Point Guard
       98-99 Ratings                 #167 (HS), TOP150 (ATH)
                                     Top100 (BG)
       97-98 Ratings                 Top50 (RUSA), #111 (HS)
       Academically Eligible         3.8 GPA, 1080 SAT
       Status                        Signed with Purdue
       AAU team                      Bloomington Red (1999)
                                     Spiece North 17 (1998)


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Player Summary

Austin Parkinson is a talented point guard with a strong basketball background who plays for Northwestern High. His father, Bruce Parkinson, played for Purdue from 73-77 and still holds the Purdue records for the most assists in a game (18), most assists in one season (207), most assists for a career (690), most steals in one game (7)...and most turnovers for his career (430). Austin is highly regarded as one of the top prospects in the nation, let alone the state of Indiana. Austin's freshman year showed a glimpse of what could be a great high school career. He finished the season averaging 13.8 points per game for an 18-4 Northwestern squad, while showing a good grasp of the basic point guard fundamentals. In his freshman year, his strengths included his passing and ballhandling abilities, and his overall poise. Weaknesses, which he has plenty of time to work on, include his shooting, consistency and defensive awareness (he does have very quick hands though). At this point, Austin isn't worried about college, but Purdue and Kentucky look to be early considerations. Not only did his father play at Purdue, his grandfather was a star at Kentucky. A Northwestern record for assists (14) in a game was broken by Austin as a freshman in 1/97. The following year as a sophomore, he broke his own assists record with 16. School assist records were also set for his freshman (154) and sophomore (189) seasons. His career high in scoring is 29 points on 1/23/99 against Oak Hill.

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NEW! 2-17-00...Northwestern's two top scorers sat most of the fourth quarter as Northwestern rolled to a 90-43 win over Eastern. Austin had a game-high 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting, plus added seven assists. Northwestern's record now stands at 13-4. The recent Indiana High School poll still has the team at No. 5. Game Summary: [Kokomo Tribune] 2-14-00...Hot on the heels of a 15 assist performance in the Peru game, Austin dished out 16 assists against Lewis Cass on Monday in a winning effort, 71-46. Austin also scored 21 points, adding six steals and four rebounds. Game Summary: [Kokomo Tribune] 2-12-00...Northwestern withstood an end of game offensive rush by Peru to beat the Tigers 77-73. For a game summary and scouting report, take this link to my writeup. [Game Summary] 01-28-00...Austin Parkinson had arguably the best game of his high school career in a 83-60 win over North Miami. The senior all-state guard hit for a career-high 30 points, adding six rebounds and six steals. But don't think he was a ball hog during the game. He also finished with an incredible 11 assists. Game recap: [Kokomo Tribune] 01-14-00...Northwestern made a nice run but was unable to slip past Taylor in the first round of the Howard County Tournament. Taylor held on for the 52-51 win, despite a blast of offense in the second half by Austin Parkinson. Parkinson scored 21 of Northwestern's 26 second half points, finishing with 27. For a game summary, including some comments on Parkinson's run with 3 minutes to go, check out this Kokomo Tribune article. 12-18-99...Parkinson showed flashes of the player he was becoming at the end of last season, with a crushing 86-33 win over Pioneer. Austin finished with 23 points for the game, but was headed for 60 after a stellar first quarter. In the first eight minutes alone, Parkinson had 15 points, four assists and four steals. 12-12-99...Austin's 26 points against Tipton on Saturday night made him the all-time leading scorer in Northwestern basketball history. The previous record was set at 1,289. Parkinson is currently at 1,304 points for his career...and counting. 12-11-99...Austin hit for a game high 22 points and seven boards as Class 2A #5 Northwestern defeated MIC conference foe Taylor, 62-48. Purdue's own Gene Keady was onhand for the game. For a game summary, check out this link to the Kokomo Tribune. 12-03-99...Austin got back into his rhythm and led Northwestern to a 69-41 win over Western. Parkinson's defense was key to holding Western's Adam Foust to xx points. Foust hit for 28 last week against Kokomo, and scored 23 in Western's upset of #2 Northwestern last season. "Parkinson is just an excellent player and his team feeds off him," Western coach Andy Weaver said. "He’s a point guard who creates a lot for his teammates and at the same time, he can create his own offense. He’s deserving of all the ink he gets." For a game summary, check out this link to the Kokomo Tribune. 11-27-99...The coaching staff knew at the beginning of the season that Northwestern would not be the same team they were last year. Three new players will take some time to work into the fold at 6'4, 6'4 and 6'6. And as the comment below points out, small schools sometimes don't have the luxury of having single-sport stars. So, the team also has to slowly work the football players into the fold. "We didn’t play great, but we played better and I’m happy with our effort. It’s going to take time to get our football players and everybody in sync, but we’re getting there. After Gaylor hit those four shots in the third Parkinson asked to guard him, and his defense was key." - Coach Yeakel ... Kokomo Tribune. 11-13-99...Parkinson has officially signed his Letter of Intent to play basketball for Purdue. For a picture of the moment, click here. From left to right is Bruce Parkinson, Austin, Jane Parkinson and Coach Jim Yeakel (photo may be blurred at the bottom). "Austin is from what you would call a blue blood basketball family that really enjoys the game," Keady said. "He enjoys watching other teams play, he studies the game and is probably the best passing guard we’ve ever signed here in my 20 years as head coach. We’re delighted to have his type of basketball expertise at Purdue, and we hope he can develop into a great player like his father was." Congratulations to Austin and family! 9-19-99...Here's an article from the Kokomo Tribune, including some good quotes from Northwestern head coach Jim Yeakel. 9-16-99...Austin Parkinson has verbally committed to Purdue. According to Al Remaly, assistant coach at Northwestern, the Northwestern coaching staff was notified last night. Austin told Coach Keady last night he would attend Purdue following during a home visit. Austin kept even his own coaches guessing throughout the recruiting process, wavering between Purdue and Ball State. Austin has developed a close relationship and a lot of respect for Ball State head coach Ray McCallum. But in the end, Purdue was the choice. While just now making the decision official, Parkinson was overheard last week telling a Northwestern teacher, "I am going to Purdue". Parkinson has been the most entensively covered prospect on this page, and his player profile currently stands as the largest player profile on the Boiler Recruiting site. Congratulations to Austin, and welcome to Purdue. Check in from time to time for scouting and game reports, as we will continue covering Austin until August of 2000. 9-2-99...Parkinson seems to be down to three choices coming into home visits. Ball State and Purdue have led for a while now, but Miami of Ohio has made up some ground lately. He recently visited Miami of Ohio and was impressed with the campus. Austin is reportedly getting a little tired of all the recruiting, and looks to make a decision soon. A few months ago we thought he might decide before the fall basketball season starts, but now the decision may come earlier than that. We had heard of the official visit to Purdue on September 17th, but now know some more from a report today on Insiders Report. IR is reporting Parkinson will add a home visit from Ray McCallum and Ball State on September 9th. There are also plans for an official visit to Purdue on September 24th. There should be no question that Keady is very interested in adding Austin to the 2000 recruiting class. Keady jumped a plane out of Puerto Rico last month to fly out to the west coast to see Austin play with Bloomington Red. 7-3-99...Bloomington Red coach Bob Pryor will take his team to nationals this month after winning the Indiana AAU senior-to-be championship last weekend. Parkinson is expected to continue to play a critical role on the team, as indicated by Pryor who dropped us a note recently to talk about Austin's role..."He is what every good team needs: a smart guard that knows when to go and knows when to slow. Austin is also one of those rare players that communicates with the coaching staff and other players during the game. Aside from that he is really talented -- he obviously handles the ball very well but is much underated as both a scorer and a shooter and as a defensive player. For the most part when we play against really good competition , Austin has to have significant minutes on the court for us to be successful. This past weekend we struggled without him until the championship game when we played very well. Austin was resting a foot injury received in the JR/SR All-Star game last Wednesday. As testimony to the type of player he is, he led the team in cheers from the bench and even had suggestions for the coaching staff on how to play certain players. I told Austin immediately following the state championship game that for Bloomington Red to win a national championship we need him back." Purdue is still among the favorites for Austin, but he will likely take a bunch of visits this fall. Ball State is a strong contender, as he has a good relationship and a lot of respect for Ray McCallum. Also in the mix are Texas, Miami of Ohio and others. 6-25-99...The Indiana Senior Stars swept the 1999 series with the Junior All-Stars on Wednesday with a 130-117 victory. Parkinson hit only one of four shots from the floor finishing with two points, but added a game high seven assists and three steals. (stats below) 6-18-99...Austin scored 9 points and dished 4 assists Wednesday, but it wasn't enough for the Junior All-Stars to overtake the Seniors, 127-113. While Austin hit the only perimeter shot he attempted, the rest of the Juniors would only be a combined 4-15 from that range. However, the Seniors exploited the perimeter, taking 22 more shots from that range and hitting 34-percent of them. Austin showed his usual court savvy especially when connecting with fellow Bloomington Red teammate Jared Jeffries. The Junior All-Star team will again face the Senior team next Wednesday night at Connersville High. (stats below) Recent speculation that Austin has verbally committed to the Boilers is untrue. Austin is still looking at his options, but does have Purdue high on his list. He has been told by the coaching staff they would like him to come in and play behind Carson Cunningham for one year, then increase his playing time when Cunningham graduates after Austin's freshman year. Bruce and Austin recently took a trip to see Rick Mount for help with Austin's shooting. Mount spent a couple of hours with Austin. Now with the help of a Shoot-A-Way (a shooting aid designed to increase your arch on the ball, plus automatically returns balls to the shooter), Austin is taking an additional 3,000 perimeter shots per week. 4-28-99...Parkinson will be playing this weekend for Bloomington Red AAU at the Spiece tournament at Purdue. He will be playing on the same team with several other Purdue prospects including John Hamilton, Sean Kline, Chris Thomas and others. Following is a list of Bloomington Red's games during pool play. FRI 8:30pm vs. Columbus Basketball Club (Co-Rec #14) SAT 9:30am vs. Team Kansas Strykers (Co-Rec #13) SAT 2:00pm vs. The Challenge (Co-Rec #14) 4-12-99...Looking back at Austin's stats for his junior year, his third as a varsity player, he continues to improve in most statistical areas. His per game scoring average grew to 20.7 this year, up 5 points from last season as he was expected to take more of a scoring role. Although his assists were down from last season, so were his turnovers. His assist-to-turnover ratio widened to 2.4 to 1. Austin also led Northwestern in rebounds per game with a 6.3 per game average (60 offensive, 92 defensive). For the rest of his stats, look at the bottom of this page in the "stats" section. Parkinson has begun practice for the Bloomington Red seniors AAU aquad, and will be touring this summer along with former Spiece teammate John Hamilton, also on Bloomington Red. As far as schools, Indiana State has turned up the heat and reportedly are the heaviest to recruit him lately. Purdue and Ball State are also still heavily involved. Parkinson will likely be a fall signee and would also like to get his decision made by the start of high school ball next fall. 4-3-99...For the third year in a row, Parkinson was named to the Kokomo Tribune's All-Area First Team. Coach Yeakel commented to the Tribune..."There’s a couple of things which indicate how good Austin Parkinson is. He has a standing offer to play college basketball at Purdue and he’s going back for another year at the prestigious Nike camp this summer. Once again, he will be one of 150 top players in the nation invited to the camp. I just sent out his flyer to all the coaches in the state promoting him as a Indiana Mr. Basketball candidate for 2000." Parkinson will also be one of six core members of the Junior All-Star team along with Brett Buscher and John Hamilton. 3-12-99...Northwestern's season ended with a nine point loss to Maconaquah this past weekend at the Marion Regionals, 76-67. Although Northwestern has steadily improved their game over the course of the year, they only did one point better in March than a 10 point loss to Maconaquah back in December. For the last game summary of the hihg school season... "Northwestern fell short of defending last year's regional championship as they lost to the Maconaquah Braves. This was the second loss of the season to the Braves. The Tigers finish the season at 21-3. Maconaquah's tall front line proved to be Northwestern's undoing as the battle of the boards was a total massacre. The Tiger's lost that battle 40-28 and that pretty much wrote the story of this game. Austin Parkinson finished with 29 points for the game, 19 of those in the second half. Dustin Smith, the other half of the dynamic duo closed out his high school career with with 19 points. Smitty fouled out of this game with 53 seconds to go. On another note, in the first game I was able to catch a glimpse of sophomore Sean Kline from Huntington North. He surely looks like the "Real Deal" to me. Keep your eye on this guy." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 3-6-99...Northwestern moves on next week to the Marion Regional. Game summaries from Northwestern's repeat as Cass Sectional champs... "Northwestern 80 Eastern 53...In a game that was over before it started, Northwestern humiliated the Eastern Comets, 80-53, and defended their Lewis Cass Sectional championship. Northwestern scored the first 23 points of the game and coasted the rest of the way for the easy victory. The Tigers led 26-7 after one quarter, 42-20 at the half and 64-39 at the end of the third quarter. The Tiger bench got most of the playing time in this game. Northwestern was led in scoring by Austin Parkinson's 25 points. The Tiger defense forced the overmatched Comets into 25 turnovers and had constant pressure on the ball to force their guards into poor decisions. Northwestern continues on the tourney trail next Friday night at the Marion Regional. They will face Maconaquah. The Braves are the last team to beat Northwestern, back on December 18th. This will be the Tigers chance to avenge one of their two regular season losses." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) "Northwestern 45 Taylor 44...For the third time this year, Northwestern beat the Taylor Titans. This was by far the toughest game of the three as Taylor came out in a very determined mood and challenged the Tigers from start to finish. In the end, the game came down to the Tiger's having a superior backcourt and the ability to hit a few, very few, outside shots. As was known going in, Taylor had the bigger, stronger game underneath, but their backcourt, while very good, could not compare to Northwestern's. I cannot remember Taylor hitting a single basket from the outside as Austin Parkinson and Dustin Smith kept constant pressure on the ball. Taylor led at the end of the first quarter, 14-9 but by half-time the Tiger's were up by 2 points, 26-24. The second half was just as close as Northwestern was ahead, 36-34 at the end of three quarters. In the fourth, and deciding quarter, Northwestern finally wiggled free for a 4 point lead about half way through the quarter and then Parkinson was able to knock the ball away from Taylor guard, Brad Collins and right into the waiting hands of Dustin Smith. Smith drove to the other end of the floor for an uncontested lay-up and a 6 point lead. From that point on, the handwriting was on the wall as Northwestern held the ball and made Taylor come out of their zone defense and foul the Tigers. Northwestern was led in scoring by the 14 points each of Andrew Rosborough and Dustin Smith. Austin Parkinson finished with 12 points and 7 rebounds. That means the rest of the team only scored 5 points, a problem that must be solved if the Tigers plan on going very far in this tournament. Northwestern will play the Eastern Comets on Friday night for the sectional championship as Eastern pulled out a close win, 73-71 over the Pioneer Panthers in the final game on Thursday. Northwestern beat the Comets, 82-47 just 2 weeks ago, so it would appear that they will be able to control their own destiny. Over-confidence would appear to be their biggest challenge." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) "Northwestern opened their defense of the Lewis Cass Sectional with a 68-48 victory. This was a very sloppy game with way too many turnovers by both teams. The Tigers looked like a team that hadn't played a game for a while....which they hadn't. Now Northwestern will play again on Thursday against a very good Taylor Titan team. While the Tigers have beaten Taylor twice this year, this will be a very difficult game and Northwestern will have to play much better than tonight's game. In the Cass game Northwestern was led by the 25 points of Austin Parkinson. He was the glue that held the team together tonight as everyone else seemed to be have a sub par performance. The only other player in double figures for Northwestern was Ian Blankenburger, with 10 points." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 2-24-99...Northwestern finishes off the regular season in style... "In a real surprise, Northwestern thumped the 11 rated 3A Mississinewa Indians 70-46. It was no surprise that the Tigers won but the margin of victory, playing on the Indians home floor was more than Northwestern could have ever hoped for. This was the final regular season game for Northwestern. They finished the season 18-2 and on a 14 game winning streak. The 4th rated class 2A Tigers were all over Mississinewa from the opening whistle to the final gun. Dustin Smith, playing with a bad case of the flu, finished with 22 points. He may have been sick but he didn’t play like he was. Austin Parkinson, while having a little letdown in his shooting, only 15 points, still managed to pull down 9 rebounds, steal the ball 5 times and pass out 5 assists. As usual, stats cannot begin to tell the whole story about Austin’s game. While this team started the season way behind last year’s, they have slowly developed into a quality team that may have very well surpassed that fine senior dominated team of 1997-1998. Bringing up Nathan Gibson from the JV has done nothing but add the final piece to a quality team. Nathan had 9 points and 5 boards after playing 2 quarters of the JV game. Time will tell more about this team as we begin the tourney next Tuesday, March 2nd against the Lewis Cass Kings, on their home court. Cass gave the Tigers all they wanted for three quarters just last week." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 2-22-99...Here are a few comments about Parkinson from a few coaches who have had to coach against him, from old Kokomo Tribune articles... Maconaquah's Rick Clark..."He changes everything that you do, especially on defense. I don't believe that you can play man (defense) because you cannot stop him one-on-one. I suppose some teams could play man and help out with double teams but when we played them this season, we started out in man and I had three kids in foul trouble in the first quarter. A lot of kids can score, but he makes the players around him better. I think if you went out and played on a court in the city somewhere, his team - no matter who was on his team - would always win." Tri-Central's Dave Driggs..."Obviously, Austin is the best player we've seen this season. The key to stopping him - which we have not come close to doing is stopping his penetration and keeping him off the free-throw line. But, that's awfully tough to do because he's such a great penetrator." Taylor's Jeff Fisher..."The thing that makes Austin so valuable is that if Northwestern has the lead going into the fourth quarter, he makes it virtually impossible to comeback against them because he's not going to make turnovers. He's going to hit his freethrows and he's going to break down your pressure and find the open man. When you play Northwestern, you had better have the lead going into the fourth quarter or you're going to have an awfully hard time coming back. He has very quick hands and he's a very intelligent defensive player. So, that makes him a very dangerous defensive weapon. In the past our game plan to limit his defensive effectiveness was to have the player he was not guarding bring the ball up the floor as the primary ballhandler. He's as good as anybody in terms of putting pressure on the ball." 2-21-99...The Kokomo Tribune has a very nice article on Austin on their website. Look out Bruce, Austin's got his eye on your Purdue assists records. Checking in on his season statistics through 17 games, he has scored 353 points for a 20.8 per game average. He is shooting 129 of 242 from the floor (.533), 12 of 33 from the perimeter (.364) and 117 of 209 from two-point range (.560). From the line, Austin is hitting 83 of 105 (.760) and is averaging 6.0 rebounds per contest (42 offensive, 60 defensive). Austin also leads the team in assists (97) and steals (72), playing close to 27 minutes a game. 2-20-99...Three down and one to go. A blowout win over Eastern sets up a final regular season game next week on the road... "In a clash with cross county rivals, Northwestern mauled Eastern 82-47. It was a total blowout from the start as the Tigers led 24-4 by the end of the first quarter and 43-20 at half-time. The starters saw very limited action in the second half as the subs coasted to an easy victory. Dustin Smith and Andrew Rosborough led he Tigers in scoring with 16 each. Austin Parkinson chipped in with 13 points. Matt Alexander came off the bench score 11. This was the third game this week for Northwestern and their third victory. The Tigers take to the hardwood again on Tuesday, February 23 against the Mississinewa Indians in Gas City. The Indians are a 3A school and are ranked at number 11." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 2-18-99...Continuing to run the gauntlet, this being the second of four games over the next week, Northwestern pulled out a 76-65 victory over Lewis Cass... "The Northwestern Tigers continued their winning ways with another hard fought victory over the Lewis Cass Kings. Just like their game two nights ago, the Tigers came out very flat on defense and allowed the Kings to stay in the game much longer than they should have. The score at the end of the first quarter was 22-18 Cass. At half-time Cass still held on for the lead 36-35. The Tigers finally gained the lead in the 3rd quarter 55-51 and then coasted to the final 11 point victory. This game almost looked like a taped replay of the Clinton Central game. 28 points by Austin Parkinson led the way for Northwestern, followed by 19 points by Austin's backcourt mate, Dustin Smith. Also playing a good game again was sophomore Nathan Gibson who had 9 points and 9 rebounds off the bench." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 2-16-99...Parkinson scores 27 points in 72-61 win over Clinton Central... "The Northwestern Tigers pulled out a hard fought victory over the Clinton Central Bulldogs, 72-61. The game was tied at the end of the first quarter 18-18 and at half-time 34-34. By the end of three, the Tigers had pulled ahead 52-48 and then slipped on out of the gym with the final 11 point margin. Northwestern was led by the 27 points of Austin Parkinson and the 17 of Dustin Smith. Also in double figures and playing a nice game was Ian Blankenburger with 15 points." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) After the tough win against Peru on Friday, the mental toughness of Northwestern will be tested this week, as they play Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the next two games being on the road. 2-13-99...Northwestern proved last night they can complete with the state's best, upsetting Class 3A #3 Peru 85-78. In front of a crowd close to 40% Peru fans in Northwestern's home gym, Northwestern maintained a lead for most of the game, holding Peru to under 80 points for only the second time this season. Here are a few scouting reports... "In a hotly contested game the Northwestern Tigers defeated the Peru Tigers, 85 to 78. On a night that saw the roads outside the gym get so slick that they looked like sheets of glass, the host Tigers from Northwestern handed the visiting Tigers only their second loss of the season. Northwestern led almost every stop along the way and held a seven point lead throughout. At stop number one the score was 20-14 Northwestern. At half-time that difference was maintained, 50-43. At the end of three quarters, Northwestern had moved out to a 9 point advantage, 69-58. Once again Austin Parkinson led the way with 23 points and his constant steady play. Dustin Smith followed with 19, Nathan Gibson played a very heady game and finished with 16 needed points from the bench. To round out the double scoring for Northwestern, Andrew Rosborough finished with 12." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) "I got to catch the Northwestern game last night. I see what all the fuss is about now with Austin. He is the juice that makes the team go. That is not taking away anything from the rest of the team. Without them, Parkinson would just look like a one man show. The guys around him know what Parkinson is going to do with the ball. Half of his passes would have bounced right off my nose if I had been out there playing. They know how to take the pass and what to do with it. Most passes are scoring opportunities and they recognize this. Northwestern doesn't have a big inside game, but their forwards and guards penetrate well. I think if an opponent's post players could maintain good position and be willing to take a hard charge you could decrease their scoring in the paint. Peru just looked to be on the ropes most of the game. The Jones kid was the offense in the third quarter, which seemed to be a waste of the rest of the offense. The Jones kid is very solid, but needed some help. Some of the other kids needed to step up instead of Jones. I was able to see Chad Austin in high school and completely agree with the guy who said Jones reminds him of Chad. Jones and Parkinson both looked the same height, with Jones having much broader shoulders. He should gain weight well." (scouting report by anonymous) Due to those above mentioned icy roads, the normal short drive from Lafayette took two hours, driving around pile-ups on SR26 and I-65. By the time I got there, it was at the end of the second quarter, Northwestern with a comfortable seven point lead. The second half quickly made Northwestern uncomfortable, as Peru momentarily took a 53-52 lead with a flurry of activity including aggressive play and a stolen inbounds pass. Parkinson told his team to calm down, and it seemed to work. Peru's fullcourt pressure was easily handled by Parkinson. He possesses both the ability to dribble or pass out of the trap, and also to burn down the court before the trap can set up. Austin Parkinson would score the next 10 points on a mixture of moves...an open three, a slash to the basket and elevating for a short jumper, and a jumper off the dribble just inside the perimeter close to the top of the key. Peru's Brandon Jones entered the ballgame with 1:56 remaining in the third quarter with Northwestern leading 63-53. The teams would trade baskets until the end of the quarter, Northwestern up 69-58. The beginning of the fourth quarter saw Northwestern score early, then Peru turn up the pressure. Jones had two straight steals, the first taken in by Jones for a layup and the second Jones missed a pull-up three. Parkinson got the defensive assignment on Jones at that point, while Peru switched Jones and a couple other players on Parkinson, including 6'2 senior Nathan Curtis. Until the 2:00 mark of the final quarter, Parkinson and Jones would make a living at the line. Parkinson was 3 for 4 and Jones 5 for 6. The final two minutes saw Peru making a rush and Northwestern defending its 80-74 lead. Northwestern killed 30 seconds of the clock by spreading its players and running Parkinson in between. Parkinson would finally be caught with 1:30 left, hitting both freethrows. Jones, who frequently brought the ball up the floor in the second half, drew the double team and had the ball stolen. Peru stole the ball right back and Josh Ulery was fouled on the shot. Ulery made both, again bringing the margin back to six. Parkinson would then be called for a travel, Northwestern ahead 82-76. The next two plays would prove how Parkinson tends to be in the right place at the right time. On the Peru inbound, Northwestern knocked it loose and it ended up in Parkinson's hands, who was quickly fouled. Austin missed both freethrows. At the other end, Peru missed with the rebound tipped back down the court to an all alone Parkinson who hustled in for the layup. One more Northwestern freethrow and a Peru field goal put us at the final score of 85-78. I've seen Austin play a lot over the past couple years, but one thing really struck me last night as I watched the game. He is hard to defend. His dribbling skills have continued to improve. He can short dribble the ball 6 inches off the floor through heavy traffic in the lane, has great timing in the open court on the dribble, and has a deadly pass off the dribble that wastes no momentum. Defenders have a tough time because he can easily drive around them. His cuts around defensive players are very sharp, keeping them from gaining any momentum. He also keeps himself very low, around the upper thigh to waist range. Defenders will try to lead with their waists to cut him off, but he's so low that a slight hip movement from the defender frequently draws a foul. Austin got two calls last night just because he was low enough to get knocked off his dribble by a defender simply trying to move. And he does it without hooking. Very well balanced. 2-6-99...Northwestern knew Rochester was a much improved team and they found out on Saturday, holding off the Zebras 63-56. Here's more info... "Northwestern rushed off to a 17 to 1 first quarter lead and then held off the rush of the Zebra's for the rest of the game to post the final 7 point victory. This was a game that saw Austin Parkinson score his 1000th point. He scored the golden basket with 3:30 remaining in the second quarter. This is a very rare feat for a junior, but the real amazing part of this story is the Austin doesn't even look to score. He would much rather feed an open team mate than score the basket. This is what makes him a true point guard. In a game that saw very balanced scoring, Parkinson led the way with 15 points, follow by Dustin Smith and Andrew Rosborough with 13 apiece. Once again, sophomore Nathan Gibson came off the bench to score 10 points and get some needed rebounds. Gibson, up from the junior varsity has given this team a needed lift in the past few games." (scouting report by Jerry Burtcher) 2-3-99...Delphi falls to Northwestern 89-62. Parkinson leads the team in rebounds and steals. Here's the summary of the Deplhi game... "Delphi realized very early in this game that they were over matched. The half time score was 48-32 even after Northwestern had already dipped heavy and often into the bench. The final score is no reflection of the way the Tigers dominated the Oracles. In limited action, Austin Parkinson finished with 26 points, several thefts and 8 rebounds. As usual, he forced Delphi into many errors and mental mistakes. Andrew Rosborough got back on track with 21 points and Dustin Smith totaled 17." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 2-2-99...Bruce and Austin flew out to make an unofficial visit to the University of Texas on Sunday. 1-31-99...Northwestern improves to 10-2 following a 61-44 win over North Miami... "In a basketball game that at times looked more like a football game, the Northwestern Tigers proved to be too much for the North Miami Warriors. The Tigers pulled away from a 29-18 half-time to lead by 19 at the 3rd quarter buzzer. The 4th quarter was used by the bench as Northwestern prepares for a very busy three weeks as they make up 3 snow games plus play their usual busy schedule. Austin Parkinson played his normal floor game and scored 15 points to lead the team to victory, but Coach Yeakel has to be really pleased with his bench tonight as he got 20 points off the pines. Matt Alexander lead the bench brigade with 10 points but was followed closely by Sophomore Nathan Gibson with 8 points and a ton of rebounds. Ian Blankenburger helped the cause with 14 points in a very fine game." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 1-30-99...Northwestern wins 76-60 over Carroll. Here's the summary... "Northwestern moved their record to 9-2 with a victory over the Carroll Cougars. Four of the starters for the Tigers wound up in double figures with Austin Parkinson leading the way with 20 points. He does so much more for a team that score points. The pressure defense, the steals, the assists, the knowledge of the game. An all around player. Parkinson got a great deal of support from his backcourt running mate, Dustin Smith, with 14 points. Smitty is a senior and like Parkinson, has a great understanding of the game. Their savvy of the game alone helps this team overcome a lot of their problems. One of the starters, Mark Fernandez, did not play last evening as there is a question about his eligibility. It is not known at this time how that will effect the rest of the Tiger season. Northwestern travels to North Miami tonight to play one of their many make up games. (report by Jerry Burtcher and Randy Gibson) 1-26-99...The recruiting of Austin Parkinson continues to heat up. Coaches continue to scout games, witnessing what one source called three of Austin's best games just this past week. During the Howard County Tournament, a Butler assistant was in the crowd along with an unidentified person from Purdue. Purdue is said to be aggressively recruiting Parkinson now, as Frank Kendrick watched Saturday's win over Oak Hill. Valpo is now hitting Parkinson hard, and he is said to be receiving daily letters from Wake Forest and Wyoming. Austin plans to take some visits in the spring, and is not marking anyone off his list as of yet. (NOTE: Originally Oklahoma was listed but was replaced by Wyoming). 1-24-99...A game summary from Northwestern's 78-64 win over Oak Hill... "Behind the 29 point performance of Austin Parkinson, Northwestern carved away at the Oak Hill Golden Eagles like a turkey on a Thanksgiving platter. The Tigers played their usual all out pressing defense and slowly wore down the Eagles. Northwestern only led 51-50 at the end of three quarters but pulled ahead in the final quarter for the 14 point victory. After Parkinson's 29 points, Dustin Smith chipped in with 18 and Andrew Rosoborugh 14. My stats had Parkinson with 7 steals tonight. That comes on the heals of the Taylor game when he had 9 thefts. Northwestern's game with Cass that was to be played Friday night was postponed due to high water and fog. That game is rescheduled for February 17 at 8:00 P.M. Their next scheduled game is this Friday night January, 29th at home against Carroll. Then on Saturday, January 30th the Tigers have their first of many makeup games, this one will be at North Miami." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 1-21-99...Northwestern won its third straight Howard County Tourney championship on Wednesday, beating Taylor 51-43. A summary of the game, plus some info on when to catch the games that were snowed out earlier this month... "In a repeat performance Northwestern beat Taylor to claim their third straight Howard County Championship. Like a broken record, once again the Tigers were paced by the fine floor play and scoring of Austin Parkinson. He lead everyone with 27 points while Dustin Smith helped out with 12. Taylor is a much taller team than the Tigers and they were able to keep Northwestern in deep foul trouble all evening. But just like the first game, Taylor could not handle the outside pressure of Northwestern's guards. The Tiger guards forced Taylor into 22 turnovers and countless hurry up shots. Northwestern's next game is Friday against an improving Cass Kingteam. The game will be in the Cass gym in Walton Indiana. The three make up games that were missed during the recent snow storm have been rescheduled. The game at North Miami was moved to Saturday, January 30 at 8:00 P.M. Another away game at Delphi is scheduled for Ground Hog day, Tuesday, February 2, again at 8:00 P.M. The home game with Clinton Central was moved to Monday, February 15th at 8:00 P.M." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 1-20-99...Game summary from the Northwestern's 77-48 win over Western in the Howard County Tournament... "After exactly a one month layoff due to the weather, Northwestern hit the hardwood like they had never missed a game. They avenged one of their early season losses with a big time 29 point victory. Led, as usual by the points, passing and leadership of Austin Parkinson, the Tigers got off to a 16 point halftime lead and never looked back. Austin totaled 22 points but he could go scoreless and still make an impact on any game this team would play. As I've stated in the space before, he is a true point guard. He would gladly give up a shot to pass the ball to a teammate for a layup. Any player would be happy to play with him because he is constantly looking to get the ball to them. It makes for great team play. Other top scorers for Northwestern tonight were Dustin Smith with 16, Ian Blankenburger with 9 and Mark Fernandes, who also chipped in 9 points had his best all around game. Northwestern's next game is Thursday night, January 20, when they play for the tournament championship against a very good Taylor team. A team Northwestern beat earlier in the year. Three games that were postponed during this latest snow storm will be made up at a later time." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 12-29-98...Two phrases seem to be coming up a lot from the coaches trying to sign Austin Parkinson..."true point guard" and "we don't care if he scores". Most coaches are looking at Austin's scoring ability as icing on an already perfect cake, which makes Parkinson a hot prospect at the point. Ball State has been pushing hard lately, as head coach Ray McCallum showed up to watch a Northwestern practice last week. 12-20-98...Game summary from the Northwestern's 68-41 win against Pioneer... "In a game that was over long before the first quarter buzzer sounded, the Northwestern Tigers moved their record to 5-2 by dismantling the visitors from Royal Center. Once again the Tigers were led by the strong performance of Austin Parkinson as he wound up with 18 points on 8 of 12 shooting, including 1 for 1 behind the three point line. With 8 assists and 4 rebounds he turned in a very solid showing. Northwestern got off to a very fast start as the score was 25-4 at the end of the first quarter and 45-14 by halftime. The second half gave the coaches a chance to see more of their bench. The Tigers will not be back in action until January 2, when they travel to North Miami." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) A comment from Peru Tribune reporter Christopher Feaver... "Parkinson is averaging 16.6 points per game. But it is his ball control, passing and especially the defensive pressure he puts on opposing guards that makes him so tough." 12-19-98...Game summary from the Northwestern's 61-71 loss to Maconaquah... "Austin Parkinson 25 points 11 rebounds and 4 assists Dustin Smith 18 points Andrew Rosborough 13 points Remaining team: 5 points Northwestern gave a perfect example of the need for basketball to be a team sport. The Tigers are struggling to find support for it's three main players but are finding the battle to be overwhelming. There can be no doubt that they ran into some home cooking on the floor but last year's more experienced and toughened players would have figured out a way to overcome that. They would have figured out some way to pull this game out of the fire. But not this year. Until Northwestern finds some way to gain some depth and toughness, they will not win the challenging games that remain this season. Parkinson is one of the best players in the state but he can not do it all, even with a double double. The rest of the cast must step it up. The Tigers hit the hardwood again Saturday night as the Pioneer Panthers pay a visit." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 12-13-98...A nice article for the Indy Star's Mike Beas on Austin. 12-13-98...Game summary from the Northwestern's 69-50 win over Tipton... "Northwestern once again was led by the fine floor play of Austin Parkinson as they easily spanked the Tipton Blue Devils by 19 points to go 4-1 on the season. The Tigers led 18-14 at the end of the first quarter and increased that lead to 43-24 by the half. Parkinson and Dustin Smith shared scoring honors with 16 each. They were followed closely by the 15 points of Mark Fernandes. For Fernandes this was easily his best scoring night as he continued to cut to the basket and his teammates kept feeding him. My book showed Parkinson with 4 steals 4 assists and 4 rebounds. the leadership of both guards, Parkinson and Smith was a major difference in this game. Northwestern plays again next Friday, December 18th at Maconaquah. The last time these two teams met was in the Class 2A regional last year where Northwestern won, pulling away. Maconaquah beat the Tigers in the regular season last year and this is always a hotly contested conference game." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) 12-12-98...Assistant coach Frank Kendrick was seen out on the road Thursday watching practices at Northwestern and Marion. 12-11-98...Game summary from the Northwestern's 60-42 win over Taylor... "In a game that had been speculated on since last year, the Tigers, led by Austin Parkinson, took control and handed the Taylor Titans their first loss of the season. After last week's loss to Western, it appeared that Parkinson made up his mind that he would not allow that to happen again. He scored a double double with 20 points and 16 rebounds. He was all over the floor, causing havoc on defense and passing out assists on offense. Simply put, he was "the man" in this game. Northwestern got solid play from Andrew Rosborough, with 17 points and the whole team turned in a solid defensive effort. Kyle Kelly came off the bench to play his best game of the year. The Tigers get right back at it Saturday night when they head for Tipton to play the Blue Devils. Tipton appears to be in a rebuilding year and this might be a chance for Northwestern to get a little deeper into their bench. Then again, it could be a nail biter down to the final buzzer." (game summary by Jerry Burtcher) Another observer noted that Parkinson could have easily had a triple double in the game. He finished with 6 assists, with 4 missed layups during the evening that would have ended up assists for Parkinson. 12-10-98...A preview of tonight's Northwestern/Taylor game from the Kokomo Tribune, including some comments on Parkinson's play from Taylor coach Jeff Fisher. 12-5-98...Game summary from the Northwestern vs Western game... "Western beat a cold shooting Northwestern team tonight, 64-61. The Tigers started off in normal fashion, leading 23-15 after the first stop but from there the bottom fell out. In quarters 2 and 3 they only scored 5 points in each. At the end of the third quarter, the Western Panthers were feasting on a 45- 33 lead. Northwestern came back with 28 points in the final quarter but had dug the hole too deep. They came up 3 points shy when a last second shot by Dustin Smith overshot the rim and bounced to the floor. Smith and Parkinson both suffered through an extremely cold shooting night as did many of the Tigers. Some of this was their own fault and some brought on by an air tight zone defense put up by Western. Tiger scoring was led by 22 points for Andrew Rosborough, 14 by Smith, including 4 treys and Parkinson came in with 11 hard earned points." (scouting report by Jerry Burtcher) 12-4-98...Add two more names to the list of colleges chasing Parkinson. Sources say both UCONN and Texas have been making big pushes for Parkinson's attention. Purdue remains at the top, with Wisconsin, UCONN, Texas, LSU, Wake Forest, and Ball State right up there. 11-27-98...Game summary from the Northwestern vs Tri-Central game... "Northwestern goes 2-0 on the 1998-99 season by beating Tri-Central of Tipton County 62-57. After being down 31-28 at half-time Northwestern once again put on a strong press to start the 3rd quarter and took a lead early in the 2nd half. A lead that they would never relinquish, but a lead that never felt completely safe. Austin Parkinson didn't have a great scoring night with (unofficially)12 points on 3 baskets and 6 free throws, but as usual he was the general on the floor and a demon playing defense. Unofficially Andrew Rosborough had 27 points for the Tigers while throwing them in from all over the floor. He is a 6'3" fighter who's style is to go after every rebound and ball that hits the floor. The Tiger's next game will be at home against Western on Friday, December 4th. The Panthers are a rebuilding team that might prove quite a match for Northwestern as they gave 4A Kokomo all they could handle last Wednesday before losing by 2 points." (report by Jerry Burtcher) 11-27-98...Game summary from the Northwestern vs Elwood game... "In Wednesday night's opening game, Northwestern looked shaky at times and the depth is going to be weak until they are able to get some playing time for the bench. Austin Parkinson looked like Austin Parkinson. He played a very good defensive game and led both teams in scoring with 24 points. When Northwestern found their team in a hole at half time, the 3rd quarter became Parkinson time. The Tigers tightened down their press and before you could say Austin, the Tigers had taken the lead. A lead that they would not relinquish. This was not an easy victory for Northwestern. Elwood is a 3A school and they had a lot of height that gave the Tigers fits. Most noticeable for the Panthers was 6' 6" Brad Cogill. Northwestern's next game will be Saturday November 28 at Tri Central near the town of Sharpsville. Tri Central won their first game over Eastern of Howard County and their size and experience will present a special challenge for the Junior laden Tiger team." (scouting report by Jerry Burtcher) 11-19-98...Here's a look at the Varsity and Junior Varsity rosters for the 98-99 Northwestern Tigers... Varsity Roster NUMBER NAME HT WT GRADE 11 Austin Parkinson 6'0" 175 11 15 Kyle Kelly 5'9" 150 12 23 Dustin Smith 6'0" 160 12 24 Cory Kurtz 6'0" 150 11 30 Mark Fernandes 6'4" 165 12 33 Andrew Rosborough 6'3" 170 11 34 Andy Hardie 5'9" 150 11 40 Matt Alexander 6'0" 155 11 42 Robert Morgan 5'11" 175 11 44 Kyle Hardie 5'11" 170 11 52 Wayne Lehto 6'3" 210 11 54 Ian Blankenberger 6'4" 210 11 Junior Varsity Roster NUMBER NAME HT WT GRADE 20 Brandon Busch 6'2" 155 10 22 Kevin Hall 6'1" 155 10 24 Jeff Trueblood 6'0" 170 10 30 Robert Morgan 5'11" 175 11 32 Michael Dougherty 5'11" 145 10 40 Kiel McDonald 5'10" 164 10 42 Nathan Gibson 6'3" 180 10 44 Wayne Lehto 6'3" 210 11 50 Brian Groome 6'3" 182 10 52 Steve Allison 6'5" 163 10 54 Ryan England 6'4" 165 10 11-13-98...A preview of the 98-99 Northwestern HS Tigers... "Three players return from a team that finished the season last year at 20-4. They were in the final four of Class 2A and lost in the championship game to eventual state champ Alexandria. This year's team will be lead by talented point guard Austin Parkinson. Austin led last year's team in assists with 189 and steals with 99. He averaged 3.3 rebounds a game and 15.5 points per game. Joining Austin in the backcourt is sharpshooting guard Dustin Smith. Dustin was one of the areas most accurate shooters last year hitting 50% of his three point shots. He averaged 9.7 points per game and is expected to be a major threat this year. Andrew Rosborough is the only post player who returns. Andrew scored 4.3 points per game last year and averaged 3 rebounds per game. He is the Brian Cardinal of the area because of his constant hustle and tenacity. New comers to the varsity this year are Matt Alexander, Andy Hardie, Kyle Hardie, Mark Fernandes, Kyle Kelly, and Ian Blankenberger. Last years JV team ended 16-4 so many of these players are expected to make major contributions this year. This year's team will rely heavily on team speed. They are not blessed with much height but their aggressive defense should give many of their opponents' fits. It would not be unusual to see 4 guards on the floor at one time. This should lead to some tenacious defense and a very fast paced game." (scouting report by Pete) 10-19-98...Austin was again in attendance for another Mackey Magic this weekend. As this article by Jeff Washburn indicates, he is a long way from making a choice and plans to visit take a couple of visits next fall before deciding. UCONN and Wake Forest are two schools that will likely get visits. 9-17-98...After being the first Howard County player to ever get an invitation to the Nike All-American Camp, playing in front of 500 college coaches can do wonders for your list of choices. The camp featured 209 seniors, juniors and sophs from across the nation. Purdue and Kentucky are still in the hunt, plus Wisconsin, Ball State, Miami of Ohio, Texas and Georgia. For an update on Parkinson's recruitment, check out this Purdue Exponent article from Brian Neubert. 7-4-98...A new article on Parkinson from the Indianapolis Star. 7-1-98...Peegs from the IU Basketball Recruiting Site attended the Indiana AAU State Tournament last weekend, and has this scouting report on Austin Parkinson. 7-1-98...Austin Parkinson has been invited to participate in the Nike Camp to be held next week in Indianapolis. 5-5-98...Click here for an article from the Journal and Courier on the recruitment of Austin Parkinson. 5-3-98...Austin played this weekend for Spiece Gym Rats North at the Spiece Run N Slam tournament. On the sidelines during the late game on Friday was Bruce Parkinson, which gave me an opportunity to dispel some rumors about Austin. Rumor #1 - There have been some rumors floating around on the internet about John Hamilton and Austin Parkinson not liking each other, and that John Hamilton was going to play for No Excuses AAU this summer because of it. The rumor is false. In fact Bruce Parkinson is very good friends with John Hamilton Senior, and Austin recently spent the night at John's house. This particular rumor has never been mentioned on this page, but has made the rounds of the forums and discussion groups. Rumor #2 - The Parkinson's are moving to Noblesville, or Austin is transferring to play basketball at Noblesville. You hear many versions of this story. Bruce has been looking at housing in the Noblesville area...the family called Noblesville to get information on the school system...all generally putting Parkinson and Noblesville together. Bruce was very surprised to hear about this rumor when it was floating around a couple of months ago and was rather bewildered how Noblesville came into the picture. From Bruce's mouth...the family is not transferring to Noblesville. And before we start another rumor, the family isn't moving to Marion anytime soon either...or transferring to Kokomo. I forget the third school that was mentioned, but you could add that school to the list too. Bruce does like the Marion program, but respect for a coach and team at another school should not be confused with a will to pack up the family and move. So, let's consider all this moving business dead. Rumor #3 - Austin is a "lock" for Purdue/Kentucky because of the fact his father/grandfather played ball there. Although Purdue and Kentucky are being considered because the family respects both programs, Parkinson is far from making a choice of schools, or even limiting those choices. Although we have never said this on this page, it's rather funny that just this past Friday night after the first round of 6:00PM games at the Spiece Tournament, a rather "popular" (maybe in his own mind) recruiting "guru" that peddles a magazine was telling me Austin and Randolph were "locks" for Purdue. A "source" told him. I guess the source should go tell Austin where he is going to go then, because he certainly doesn't know. Bruce said Austin is still wide open and looking at other programs he might want to consider. One thing that can be said is that Austin will be looking at schools that run. Bruce said schools like Purdue, Kentucky and even Michigan would fit that description. They are looking forward to adding to Austin's list of choices at this point, not subtracting. One thing that will figure into the Purdue equation will be if Purdue signs a point guard from the current junior class. Rumor #4 - Since Bruce Parkinson went to Purdue, he will steer Austin in that direction. Well, you can sort of read Rumor #4 and get and answer for this one too. Austin will make the final decision and Bruce (and I'm sure his grandfather too) will be there to help him out. But when it comes down to the decision, it is Austin's choice. Rumor #5 - Last summer, Austin, Vincent Hart and Kenny Lowe were talking about how they would like to go to the same school together. Well, this one was true according to Bruce. The players really enjoy playing together, but any sort of a "package deal" should not be assumed. They are always talked about, but rarely materialize. Rumor #6 - Or maybe Speculation #6. In a recent interview with the Terre Haute Tribune, Frank Kendrick was talking about Maynard Lewis' role on the Purdue team next year. "In our system, the 1 (point) doesn't score," says Frank Kendrick. "If you want to be a scorer and the 1, you shouldn't come here. The 1's job is to get the ball to the 2 and the other scorers. Are you going to saddle a player like Maynard Lewis with that? We want him to put the ball in the hole." Some fans were very surprised that Frank would say that, mainly because they saw Lewis as a point guard. But in Lewis' case, and pointed out by Frank, he is a much better scorer than a floor leader/assists man. THAT is why Lewis will be playing at the 2 because that is what kind of player he is. He was recruited as a 2-guard, and will play at the 2-guard position. Austin is a point guard. A good point guard needs to have the ball in his hands setting up the offense. It takes a certain kind of player to play the point, a smart player with strong leadership abilities. Once the point guard sets the offense in motion, the particular play may call for the point guard to get the shot. The play may also fall apart due to lack of experience or attention, or the good defense of your opponent. In this case, the point guard needs to be able to hit the open shot and create offensive. It is not that you can't have a scorer at the point, but rather you can't have THE scorer at the point. When I questioned Bruce Parkinson if he had seen the quote, he said he hadn't. But he did say that Austin loves to run the offense and understands the job of point guard. If you need him to score, he will. And since Bruce and Austin have been to Purdue on may occassions, it would be silly to assume they somehow don't understand the way Purdue runs their offense. 4-30-98...Parkinson will be playing in Mackey Arena this weekend along with his AAU team "Spiece North". Spiece's early games are on FRI 6:00P Court 2 (IAF), FRI 9:00P Court 10 (Co-Rec) and SAT 2:00P Court 3 (IAF). The interesting matchup comes during the Saturday game, when Spiece takes on No Excuses, a team featuring Jason Gardner, Brody Boyd, John Stewart, Gavin Groninger, Krunti Hester and other top Indiana talent. 3-29-98...He was the only freshman on the Kokomo Tribune All-Area team last year, and he is the only sophomore on the All-Area team this year. Parkinson finished the season averaging 15.2 points and 8 assists. "What makes Austin so special is his outstanding open-court play," said head coach Jim Yeakel. "He sees the entire floor very well." 3-21-98...Northwestern fell to Alexandria in the Fort Wayne finals 84-72. A game summary and some additional comments on the game..."From my perspective (I listened to the game on the radio), the difference in the game was Alexandria's physical play with a dominating inside presence - both scoring and rebounding. Alexandria played like a "big school" due mainly to its big school schedule. This plays into what I've been saying all year that if you want to win championships you have to play a competitive schedule. Alexandria was able to stop Northwestern's scoring opportunities by implementing a box-and-one defense that hampered Parkinson's ability to penetrate and dish off. Without an outside shooter to open up Alexandria's defense (see the next paragraph) Northwestern was forced into taking a lot of bad shots (26-58 for the game) while Alexandria was able to punch it inside for easier shots (25-40)." "Northwestern was hampered in its game against Alexandria by the loss of its leading 3 point shooter, Dustin Smith, who broke his ankle in three places in the afternoon win over Heritage. Smith was also one of the better 3-point shooters in the state at 50% (56 - 112). Smith broke his ankle in 3 places when he inadvertently stepped on another player's foot. Ironically, after laying sprawled out on the floor, Smith hopped up on one foot and stripped Heritage's Brad Wyss, forcing a turnover. Probably one of the most heroic plays of the tournament. Smith had surgery Saturday night at Ft. Wayne's Parkview Hospital to repair his shattered ankle." (game summary by Gary Jewell) What made the coaching ploy by Alexandria interesting was that the team had not practiced the defense all year. Alexandria head coach Garth Cone ran a 1-2-2 zone the first game of the day, then scrapped it to favor a box-and-1 focused on Parkinson. Cone also decided to put a forward on Parkinson instead of one of the teams guards. The team went over the defense verbally before the game and stuck with the defense for all but a couple of minutes of the game. Northwestern hit only 29 percent in the first quarter, compared to Alexandria's 89 percent building a 15-4 lead. Alexandria went on to shoot 64 percent for the game from the field and 28 of 30 from the line. Alexandria also outrebounded Northwestern 35-10 for the game. Northwestern got no closer than 9 points, but managed to force 19 turnovers in the game. Alexandria coach, Garth Cone on Parkinson - "He has great vision and is just an outstanding player. When Smith went down, it made it a lot easier to prepare for them." 3-21-98...Northwestern cruised to a first round semistate win over Heritage, using their speed and defense to run to a 62-47 win. Heritage didn't help their cause much by only shooting 39 percent from the field and 31 percent from the line. Heritage ended the season 15-9. Northwestern shot 80 percent from the line and used that shooting to score 12 points on freethrows alone in the final quarter of play. Austin finished with 25 points. Northwestern moves on to play Alexandria in tonights final game. 3-8-98...Northwestern cruised to the Lewis Cass sectional title by defeating Pioneer 58-48. Northwestern (20-3) now moves on to the Lewis Cass regional next Friday, where MIC foe #11 Maconaquah (20-3) awaits. According to the Sagarin ratings released March 8th, Maconaquah (82.30) is favored by just over one point against Northwestern (80.96). Since Northwestern played their sectional games also at Lewis Cass, they might be considered to have a little bit of a home-court advantage which should make the game rather even. Earlier this season right before Christmas, Maconaquah defeated Northwestern by one in OT. Austin scored 11 points in the win against Pioneer, also forcing 2 Pioneer tournovers (stats below). A report from the game... " 1st Quarter -- Parkinson scores team's first 4 points then figures in 9 of teams 13 points in the quarter. 4 points, 2 assists, 3 steals. Best play of the game -- no look pass to teammate for layup on 3 on 1 fast break. 3rd Quarter -- Parkinson hits driving one hander from right side of lane as horn sounds to give Northwestern 43 - 37 lead." (scouting report by Gary Jewell) 2-20-98...Northwestern won a share of the Mid-Indiana Conference championship on Wednesday with an 89-66 win over Eastern. Austin finished the game with a triple-double (stats below). "Austin keeps playing better and better as the season goes along," said Coach Yeakel. "He's been great the second half of the season. When you have a point guard like him, he creates openings for everybody else and they get good shots. I'm awful glad to have him on my side." 2-17-98...Rumors circulating in a few circles say this may be Austin Parkinson's last year at Northwestern High. Noblesville has been heard as a possible new destination for the family. Stay tuned. 2-12-98...The Purdue coaches are keeping close tabs on Austin. Bruce Weber was reported to be at the Carroll game last week, and Frank Kendrick stopped by to talk to Coach Yeakel last week too. Rumor has it that Bruce Parkinson and son travelled down to watch a Kentucky practice recently, and some say the Kendrick visit was in response to that. Meanwhile on Tuesday, Northwestern lost for only the second time this season to Peru, 94-79. Austin hit for 26 points, as the more physical Peru team dominated what size Northwestern had. Peru outrebounded Northwestern 47-23. 2-6-98...While Pike High school's stay at number one was less than a week, Northwestern continues to hold on to the top spot. In their latest victory over Rochester, Rochester coach Scott Newcomb had nothing but praise for 2A's #1 team. "Northwestern is strong at every position," said Newcomb. "They just play hard all the time, at both ends of the court." His praise extended to Northwestern's floor leader, calling him a "dynamite guard". "There's no doubt he makes them go," said Newcomb of Parkinson. "He made a couple of passes that our guys had no idea where the ball was or where it was heading. We knew he was good, but he's the best we've seen by far. He does a lot of great things and makes everybody around him better. To me, that is a sign of a truly great player." Parkinson finished with a double-double, 19 points and 11 assists. 12 of his points and two assists came in the first quarter. 1-28-98...In the 34 year history of the Kokomo Tribune's All-Area Boys Basketball teams, only two players have been named to the team as freshmen. The first was Tri-Central's Bret Bailey and the second was Northwestern's Austin Parkinson. Parkinson is also the first freshman starter Northwestern coach Jim Yeakel has had. "Austin has played at an upper level for so long that it was just a matter of getting him," Coach Yeakel told the Kokomo Tribune. 1-24-98...Take this link to a lengthy scouting report on Parkinson from the Oak Hill game, written by Rufus. 1-17-98...A similar game statistically for Austin in Northwestern's 80-38 win over Eastern in the Howard County Tournament finals. He again forced three turnovers, but had 8 assists to 2 turnovers this time around. "Outcome of game was never in doubt. Northwestern jumped out to a 20 - 11 1st quarter lead. Parkinson scored 4 points and collected 3 assists in the quarter. Eastern tried to play tight zone and use its height advantage to control game early, however Northwestern was able to knock down jumpers early to free up the middle and force Eastern into man-to-man defense." (scouting report by Gary Jewell) 1-16-98...In the first round of the Howard County tournament, Northwestern defeated host Taylor 65-64. Austin scored only 8 points, but finished with an 8-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio and forced three Taylor turnovers. His four assists and two steals in the first quarter led to 10 of Northwestern's first 16 points. Scouting the game..."Very rugged game. Sloppy at times. Like in the Clinton Central game last week, Taylor played a tight 2-3 zone that prevented Parkinson's penetration. Northwestern coach Jim Yeakel commented after the game that he felt the offense had too much east- west movement and not enough movement toward the basket." (scouting report by Gary Jewell) 1-10-98...Scouting report from the 1/10 Clinton Central game... "What an ugly , defense-dominated game. Northwestern wins, 55 - 49. CC plays tight 2-3 zone defense to limit Parkinson's penetration. 1st Quarter -- Parkinson plays 7:30 and has a hand in 8 of NW's 15 points, and has 3 steals, 2 assists, and 3 rebounds. 2nd Quarter -- Best play of the game -- catches pass with right hand on fastbreak near right side of freethrow line extended and in same motion makes perfect pass to trailer cutting down the other side of the lane to notch 2nd assist of the quarter. 3rd Quarter -- 2nd best play of the game -- As CC is playing a tight 2-3 zone that is limiting penetration, Parkinson makes bowling pass down lane, a la Iowa, to cutter for layup. 4th Quarter -- Converts 5-6 FT's to seal game. Defense -- Limited CC's leading scorer J.T. Sloggett (18.9 ppg.) to 9 points, most coming from FT line. Other -- Parkinson's 5 steals resulted in 6 points. 8 rebounds are team high." (scouting report by Gary Jewell) 12-20-97...One night after being limited to 11 points on less than 50% shooting from the field and seeing Northwestern suffer its first loss of the season, Austin improved his output on 9 of 12 shooting in an 87-44 win over Pioneer. Add to that seven assists, "most coming from no look feeds of the Magic Johnson variety" according to Kokomo Tribune sports writer Greg Ingle. Pioneer Head Coach Kelly Cooper simply said "He dribbled through us all night." 12-15-97...#1 ranked Northwestern defeated Tipton on Saturday 81-58. Tipton coach Phil Waddell (Matt's father) had a game plan that focused on containing Parkinson. "(Parkinson) did a great job with their press -- we just couldn't do anything against it," Waddell said. "We know he makes their team go and we wanted to keep the ball out of his hands more, but we didn't." Kokomo Tribune Sports Editor Dave Kitchell commented that Austin stood out among a group of players that all played very well. Austin scored 20 points in the win and finished with 7 steals. "Austin picked them clean a few times," said Northwestern coach Jim Yeakle. "I told him that was by far his best game. He ran the club, got everyone in the flow, and hit the open man. He quarter- backed this team tonight." Purdue assistant Bruce Weber was rumored to be on hand for the game. 12-9-97...Scouting report from the Northwestern vs. Western game... "Northwestern wins 78 - 69 over Western. Western lead early by as much as 7 before NW made a comeback near the end of the second quarter. NW built a 12 - 13 point lead in the 3rd and pretty much kept it there the rest of the way. Having seen Parkinson before, Western's guards weren't victimized nearly like they were last season (sort of like how Cardinal isn't getting the same calls he got last year.) Probably the best part of Austin's game tonight was his entry passing to the post players. Also, while he's not the fastest guard around, he didn't have a whole lot of trouble penetrating the lane." (scouting report by Gary Jewell) 10-19-97...Austin was on hand for Mackey Magic on October 17th. 8-5-97...Recruiting USA has just come out with its Class of 2000 rankings, and has Austin listed in a group of players ranked between #11 and #50. 6-17-97...The rumor of the summer related to Purdue focuses in on a handful of Purdue prospects thinking of playing together. It is an interesting combination. Austin and 16-under Spiece teammate Kenny Lowe have been talking about playing together in college. Lowe is a 6'2 shooting guard from Gary West. Hmmm...Vincent Hart goes to Gary West too. Now all three are entertaining the idea of playing together in college. Hart became impressed with the guard tandem when their Spiece squad defeated Hart's team last week. With both Lowe and Hart rising juniors and Austin a rising sophomore, it will be interesting to see if this package deal works out. 5-30-97...Purdue looks to be firmly in the drivers seat with Austin Parkinson early in his recruitment, and got a boost when Rick Pitino decided on May 6th to head for greener pastures. Since Pitino's departure, Austin reportedly hasn't talked much about UK. 3-10-97...Austin's junior high cross country coach remarked that Austin is a born leader (he was also the #1 runner on the team). He leads by action and attitude. 2-29-97...Parkinson can add the Kokomo Tribune All-Area team member award to his scrapbook of basketball memorabilia. He was only the second freshman ever selected to the Tribune's all-area team. The Tribune said "Parkinson lived up to his billing as an outstanding player who simply didn't play like a freshman." So, now would be a good time to assess his progress, and who better to ask than his coach. "The real difference in his game (from the beginning of the season) was threefold," Northwestern coach Jim Yeakel said. "One, his defense really improved. He had close to 100 steals and recoveries, which is great for anyone, let alone a freshman. Two, his scoring became more consistent. The second half of the season he averaged over 17 point per game. Three, his leadership abilities started to come through near the end of the season and he became more confident." Also named to the team was Purdue football recruit Kelly Kitchell of Lewis Cass H.S. Kitchell is a 6"8" F/C who averaged 20.9 PPG. After finishing the regular season with no conference wins, Kitchell led his team to a overtime win over Peru in the Sectional Championship by scoring 33 points. 2-28-97...An end of the season scouting report from the Kokomo Sectional...The Northwestern season came to an end tonight at the hands of rival #14 Kokomo, 40-56. Kokomo has won 13 of the last 14 sectional championships, but also is equal in size to all four of the other Howard County schools combined. Parkinson was named to the all sectional team. A scouting report from the tournament site..."Northwestern led the game early in the first quarter 7 - 2 in a game that was telecast in Central Indiana on Channel 40. However, Kokomo went on a 23 - 8 run through the rest of the half to lead 25 - 15 at the midway point. Northwestern closed to within 8 early in the 4th and had a chance to cut it to 6, but turned the ball over. Kokomo then scored 5 straight points on the same possession when Northwestern was unable to rebound missed free throws. The local media pretty much beat the "we are bigger and better than they are" drum in the Saturday paper. I talked to the Kokomo radio play-by- play guy before the Thursday night game about how Austin would fare against a quicker and more physical Kokomo team. He was pretty cocky in his answer saying that Austin would "get his doors blown off" by Kokomo's point guard, Michael Gaines. However, while Kokomo was much bigger physically and had many more "athletes" on the floor, Parkinson was the best player on the floor. He recorded two steals in the second half and had a third denied when Gaines, after having his pocket picked, all but tackled Parkinson on the play. The best play of the game occurred early in the 1st quarter when Parkinson drove in against Kokomo's 2-3 zone defense. Austin gave a head fake and froze two defenders, drove the baseline, and hit a lay-up that was goal tended by the Kokomo center." (scouting report by Gary Jewell) 2-23-97...Austin and Bruce Parkinson were both in attendance for the Purdue vs Michigan game. 2-1-97...Northwestern fell last night to Mississinewa 71-83. Coach Yeakel said the team was tired from playing 7 games in the last 12 days. Austin obviously wasn't, hitting for a new career high of 26 points. 4 of the last 7 games for Parkinson have included new career marks. 1-28-97...Northwestern improved to 13-1 tonight by defeating Clinton Central 78-76. The game winning shot came courtesy of a Parkinson steal and game-winning assist. His only other steal for the game he took in for the points himself. In the box score below, the Austin actually hit 4-6 from the line, but the point was waived off due to a lane violation. Here's a scouting report..."My comments...excellent passer just like Bruce. Excellent ballhandling skills. He penetrates zone defenses well and dishes off -- this will be an area in which he will excel when his shooting improves. Quick hands. While generally a good defensive player, has tendency to lose the guy he's guarding. Picked up a couple fouls tonight running over high screens. Don't know if this wasn't more the fault of his teammates for not calling them out. Picked up 3rd foul with 5 minutes left in 3rd quarter. When reinserted into lineup at start of 4th, team was still up 3. Flat shot, not much arc. Very unselfish for a high school player and was very attentive to the game even while sitting on bench." (scouting report by Gary Jewell) 1-25-97...Behind a career high and school record 16 assists from Austin Parkinson, Northwestern defeated Oak Hill High with state scoring leader Jarad Odle. Oak Hill coach Bryan Alexander on Parkinson: "Austin is an outstanding freshman point guard. There's only one bad thing about him...I'm going to have to coach against him the next three years." 1-17=97...A scouting report from the Western game..."Besides the obvious, Austin Parkinson brings other things to his team that don't show up in the box score. I've seen Parkinson play in person 3 times, once in early December and twice this week during the Howard County Tourney. Early in the season his team was "average" and prone to "let downs" when Parkinson was out. For example, after trailing Northwestern by 27 at the half, Western High made a great third quarter comeback to cut the lead to 8 while Parkinson was on the bench having a cut attended to by the team doctor. Without him on the floor his team seemed confused and leaderless. Western still ended up losing, but only by 11. Since that time, however, they have become a much better team and are now very confident in their play when Parkinson is on the bench." (scouting report by Gary Jewell) 1-12-97...Rumors have been floating around about people connected with Kokomo High trying to talk Bruce Parkinson into moving into the Kokomo school district. This wouldn't be the first time Kokomo has benefitted from county school transfers. It was reportedly so bad one year that one of the county coaches remarked that Kokomo had the state's best recruiting class that particular year. Kokomo picked up a 2-guard from Taylor high, plus gained a 6'9 Texas center. They finished state runner up that season too. 11-20-96...A Northwestern High season preview...Northwestern coach Jim Yeakel looks to improve on a 1995-96 season record of 10-11 (after a 1994-95 season that saw a string of 20 straight losses) by adding a year of experience and a point guard with a lot of potential. Look for the starting lineup to include a senior, three juniors and a freshman (Parkinson). Northwestern likes to run and press the whole game, which should allow the team to make great strides with the addition of a floor general with great passing and floor leadership. The limit to the season might be related to how fast Austin Parkinson can get in with the team and get the chemistry flowing. Look for the leading scorer to be a guard, either 6'3 junior Brett Comer or 6'2 junior guard Dewayne Ewing. The post is anchored by 6'7 senior Travis Jones.

Single Game Statistics

DATE MIN FG FGA FT FTA 3P 3PA RB A B S TO PTS ----------------------------------------------------- 02-17-00 10 13 7 24 Won 90- Eastern 43 02-14-00 4 16 6 21 Won 71- Lewis Cass 46 02-11-00 7 10 15 3 19 Won 77- Peru 74 01-28-00 6 11 6 30 Won 83- N Miami 60 01-14-00 27 Lost 51- Taylor 52 01-08-00 6 19 Won 86- Clinton Cent 57 12-18-99 7 5 23 Won 86- Pioneer 33 12-10-99 7 22 Won 62- Taylor 48 12-03-99 7 14 9 9 18 Won 69- Western 41 11-27-99 13 Won 62- Tri-Central 53 06-23-99 1 4 0 0 0 2 7 3 2 Lost 117- Senior AS 130 06-18-99 22 4 7 0 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 5 9 Lost 112- Senior AS 127 03-12-99 29 Lost 67- Maconaquah 76 03-02-99 25 Won 68- Lewis Cass 48 02-19-99 13 Won 82- Eastern 47 02-17-99 28 Won 76- Lewis Cass 65 02-15-99 27 Won 72- Clinton C 61 02-12-99 23 Won 85- Peru 78 02-05-99 15 Won 63- Rochester 56 02-02-99 1 8 5 26 Won 89- Delphi 62 01-30-99 15 Won 61- North Miami 44 01-23-99 7 29 Won 78- Oak Hill 64 01-20-99 9 27 Won 51- Taylor 43 01-18-99 22 Won 77- Western 48 12-19-98 8 12 1 1 4 8 18 Won 68- Pioneer 41 12-18-98 11 4 25 Lost 61- Maconaquah 71 12-11-98 16 6 20 Won 60- Taylor 42 12-04-98 6 11 Lost 61- Western 64 11-25-98 8 4 24 Won 70- Elwood 61 05-02-98 1 0 1 3 Lost 66- CHM 76ers 74 05-02-98 2 2 0 6 Won 70- No Excuses 60 05-01-98 3 3 2 11 Won 84- Salt Lake 74 03-21-98 5 9 4 6 1 4 15 Lost 72- Alexandria 84 03-27-98 25 Won 62- Heritage 47 03-07-98 4 10 3 4 0 1 3 6 4 11 Won 58- Pioneer 48 03-06-98 4 9 2 2 2 4 2 8 3 2 12 Won 82- Delphi 47 03-03-98 7 4 12 Won 78- Lewis Cass 56 02-18-98 5 15 10 20 Won 89- Eastern 66 02-13-98 4 7 7 10 15 Won 70- Eastbrook 52 02-10-98 26 Lost 79- Peru 94 02-06-98 11 3 19 Won 79- Rochester 58 01-24-98 3 9 2 3 1 2 9 Won 72- Oak Hill 60 01-23-98 5 10 1 2 1 1 12 Won 75- Lewis Cass 46 01-17-98 3 8 2 2 0 2 3 8 2 2 8 Won 80- Eastern 38 01-16-98 2 9 4 8 0 2 2 8 3 1 8 Won 65- Taylor 64 01-10-98 1 6 7 8 0 2 8 8 5 3 9 Won 55- Clinton Cent 49 01-09-98 5 8 10 13 1 2 21 Won 78- Delphi 69 01-03-98 7 2 7 20 Won 89- N. Miami 63 12-21-97 9 12 2 2 2 3 7 4 22 Won 87- Pioneer 44 12-20-97 5 11 0 0 1 2 11 Lost 70- Maconaquah 71 OT 12-13-97 5 10 10 12 0 2 5 3 7 20 Won 81- Tipton 58 12-12-97 3 6 6 8 1 3 13 Won 65- Taylor 61 12-05-97 5 14 3 5 1 1 5 3 1 14 Won 78- Western 69 02-28-97 6 11 4 7 2 4 2 3 18 Lost 40- #14 Kokomo 56 02-27-97 11 7 14 Won vs Western 02-01-97 9 16 9 9 26 Lost 71- Mississinewa 83 01-31-97 8 16 6 6 1 3 23 Won 77- Carroll 61 01-28-97 21 3 7 3 6 7 2 0 9 Won 78- Clinton Cent 76 01-25-97 4 8 2 4 0 0 3 16 0 6 10 Won 79- Oak Hill 59 01-24-97 7 10 4 6 3 3 3 21 Won 72- Lewis Cass 55 01-18-97 7 8 8 10 0 0 4 7 0 7 3 22 Won 92- Eastern 58 01-17-97 19 Won vs Western

Season to Date Statistics

Season thru MIN PPG FG% FT% 3P% RPG APG SPG TO RECORD RANK ------------------------------------------------------------------ 02-13-00 20.2 5.0 6.9 4.0 10-3 #5(IN) 98-99 season ~27 20.7 .518 .788 .365 6.3 6.0 4.4 2.3 21-3 #3(IN) 97-98 season 15.5 ~51% ~80% ~39% 8.0 4.0 20-4 #3(IN) 96-97 season 14.5 3.7 7.2 18-4 --

Awards and Honors

98-99 season Preseason Second Team All-State (Hoosier Basketball) All-American Honorable Mention (Street & Smith) All-Area Team selection (Kokomo Tribune) All-Mid American Conference First Team Junior All-Star Team core selection Nike All-American Camp invitee 97-98 season Preseason Third Team All-State (Hoosier Basketball) All-Area Team selection (Kokomo Tribune) Underclassman All-State team (IBCA) Underclassman All-State Third Team (Bloomington Herald) Nike All-American Camp invitee Northwestern MVP (voted by players) Top32 Workout AAU Junior Division Final 8, 9th at Nationals NIAAA Scholarship Athletic Award All Honors Team (Three sports with a Top10 class GPA) 96-97 season All-Area First Team selection (Kokomo Tribune) All-County, All-Conference and All-Sectional First Team AAU 16s State Champion, 5th at Nationals NIAAA Scholarship Athletic Award 95-96 season AAU 15s State Champion, 7th at Nationals

1999-00 Northwestern Season Schedule

Date Day Time Opponent ---- --- ---- -------------------- 11/24/99 WED 7:30P L @ Elwood 11/27/99 SAT 8:00P W Tri-Central 12/03/99 FRI 7:30P W @ Western 12/10/99 FRI 7:30P W @ Taylor 12/11/99 SAT 7:30P W Tipton 12/17/99 FRI 7:30P L 3A #9 Maconaquah 12/18/99 SAT 7:30P W @ Pioneer 01/07/00 FRI 7:30P W Delphi 01/08/00 SAT 8:00P W @ Clinton Central Howard County Tourney (@ Eastern) 01/14/00 FRI 6:00P L vs Taylor 01/15/00 SAT 6:00P W vs Western Howard County Tourney (@ Eastern) 01/22/00 SAT 8:00P @ Oak Hill (ppd by snow) 01/28/00 FRI 8:00P W @ Carroll 01/29/00 SAT 7:30P W North Miami 02/04/00 FRI 8:00P W @ Rochester 02/11/00 FRI 7:30P W @ Peru 02/14/00 MON 7:30P W Lewis Cass 02/16/00 WED 7:30P Eastern 02/22/00 TUE 7:30P Mississinewa 03/02/00 THR 7:30P @ Hamilton Heights 03/07/00 TUE 6:00P Sectional 03/10/00 FRI 6:00P Sectional 03/11/00 SAT 6:00P Sectional 03/14/00 TUE 7:30P Regional 03/18/00 SAT 10:30A Semi-State 03/25/00 SAT 12:00P State (@ Conseco Fieldhouse) * Times subject to change * * To confirm game time call Northwestern HS at 765-457-8101 *

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