George Parker returns to the Seattle Pacific staff for his 18th season as an assistant. A former collegian and pro, Parker originally joined former ABA teammate Claude Terry's staff in 1986.
Parker previously was a graduate assistant and volunteer assistant to Terry Holland at Virginia from 1979-83. He graduated from Saint Martin's College in Lacey, Washington, in 1971. The Saints' No. 9 career scorer, he was drafted by the Portland TrailBlazers of the NBA that year. Following a hitch in the army, he resumed playing with Baltimore of the ABA in 1975. Most recently he coached the Shorecrest High School girls' team for three seasons.
Parker is a research chemist for Boeing. He and his wife Margaret have a grown son, Bryan, and daughter, Maureen, and live in Lake Forest Park.