Staff Directory
Parham, Paris
Paris Parham
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Phone:
- (773) 325-7521
Paris Parham joined the DePaul basketball staff in May 2021 as an assistant coach after spending the previous four seasons at UW-Milwaukee. He remained on head coach Chris Holtmann's staff in 2024-25, helping DePaul to an 11 win increase from the previous season.
In his first season at DePaul in 2021-22, he helped the Blue Demons to a strong finish to the season that saw 15 wins. The 15 victories are the highest total for a first-year staff at DePaul since the 2002-03 season. The Blue Demons closed the regular season by winning three of their final four games that included victories over Georgetown, St. John’s and Marquette.
Individually, Javon Freeman-Liberty was named second team All-BIG EAST and led the league in scoring throughout the season. The Chicago native was a three-time BIG EAST Player of the Week and picked up the conference’s Weekly Honor Roll recognition three other times. Yor Anei (49 blocked shots) and Nick Ongenda (52 blocked shots) became the first duo in program history to each record at least 40 blocked shots in a season.
Parham, a Chicago native, has been in collegiate coaching for nearly two decades that includes previous stops for five seasons each at Illinois and Illinois State. Prior to his four seasons at Milwaukee, he spent five years as an assistant coach at Illinois. While a member of John Groce's Fighting Illini staff, the squad averaged 19 victories per year and made postseason appearances three times, winning nearly 100 games (95-75).
Parham arrived at Illinois after five years as an assistant at Illinois State. The Redbirds won 104 games during Parham's tenure on former head coach Tim Jankovich's staff. In his five seasons, Illinois State recorded four 20-plus win seasons in five years that included four NIT appearances and three trips to the Missouri Valley Tournament championship game.
Prior to his time at Illinois State, Parham spent three years in Chicago, serving one season as head coach at Morgan Park (2007) and two seasons as head coach at Philliips Academy (2005-06). He was the Chicago Public League's Red-Central Coach of the Year in 2005 after leading Phillips to an undefeated conference record. During this time, Parham also coached with the AAU program Full Package and assisted at the Chicago Bulls Training Academy.
Prior to his coaching stops at the high school level, Parham served for three seasons as an assistant coach at Maryland-Eastern Shore (2002-04). He entered the coaching ranks at his alma mater, Minnesota State (formerly Mankato State), serving as a graduate assistant (1996) before spending five seasons as an assistant coach (1997-2001).
Parham's collegiate playing career included two years each at Lincoln College (1992-93) and Minnesota State (1994-95). At Lincoln, Parham was a two-year team captain and set the school's single-season assist record. Parham completed his career at Minnesota State with 556 points in 54 games (10.3 ppg). He led the team in assists in consecutive years, with his 5.2 average ranking eighth on the Mavericks' all-time single season assists list. He also still holds the school record for career steals average at 1.9 spg. Parham earned All-North Central Conference (NCC) honorable mention honors as a senior in 1995 and also was named the league's co-most improved player.
Parham earned two degrees from Minnesota State, a bachelor's in business administration in 1995 and a master's in education administration in 2000. He and his wife, Keisha, have two sons, Paris Jr. and Kai.
Parham Career Timeline:
2021-Pres.: DePaul Assistant Coach
2017-2021: Milwaukee Assistant Coach
2012-2017: Illinois Assistant Coach
2007-2012: Illinois State Assistant Coach
2007: Morgan Park High Head Coach
2005-06: Phillips Academy Head Coach
2002-05: Maryland-Eastern Shore Assistant Coach
1997-2001: Minnesota State Assistant Coach
1996: Minnesota State Graduate Assistant
In his first season at DePaul in 2021-22, he helped the Blue Demons to a strong finish to the season that saw 15 wins. The 15 victories are the highest total for a first-year staff at DePaul since the 2002-03 season. The Blue Demons closed the regular season by winning three of their final four games that included victories over Georgetown, St. John’s and Marquette.
Individually, Javon Freeman-Liberty was named second team All-BIG EAST and led the league in scoring throughout the season. The Chicago native was a three-time BIG EAST Player of the Week and picked up the conference’s Weekly Honor Roll recognition three other times. Yor Anei (49 blocked shots) and Nick Ongenda (52 blocked shots) became the first duo in program history to each record at least 40 blocked shots in a season.
Parham, a Chicago native, has been in collegiate coaching for nearly two decades that includes previous stops for five seasons each at Illinois and Illinois State. Prior to his four seasons at Milwaukee, he spent five years as an assistant coach at Illinois. While a member of John Groce's Fighting Illini staff, the squad averaged 19 victories per year and made postseason appearances three times, winning nearly 100 games (95-75).
Parham arrived at Illinois after five years as an assistant at Illinois State. The Redbirds won 104 games during Parham's tenure on former head coach Tim Jankovich's staff. In his five seasons, Illinois State recorded four 20-plus win seasons in five years that included four NIT appearances and three trips to the Missouri Valley Tournament championship game.
Prior to his time at Illinois State, Parham spent three years in Chicago, serving one season as head coach at Morgan Park (2007) and two seasons as head coach at Philliips Academy (2005-06). He was the Chicago Public League's Red-Central Coach of the Year in 2005 after leading Phillips to an undefeated conference record. During this time, Parham also coached with the AAU program Full Package and assisted at the Chicago Bulls Training Academy.
Prior to his coaching stops at the high school level, Parham served for three seasons as an assistant coach at Maryland-Eastern Shore (2002-04). He entered the coaching ranks at his alma mater, Minnesota State (formerly Mankato State), serving as a graduate assistant (1996) before spending five seasons as an assistant coach (1997-2001).
Parham's collegiate playing career included two years each at Lincoln College (1992-93) and Minnesota State (1994-95). At Lincoln, Parham was a two-year team captain and set the school's single-season assist record. Parham completed his career at Minnesota State with 556 points in 54 games (10.3 ppg). He led the team in assists in consecutive years, with his 5.2 average ranking eighth on the Mavericks' all-time single season assists list. He also still holds the school record for career steals average at 1.9 spg. Parham earned All-North Central Conference (NCC) honorable mention honors as a senior in 1995 and also was named the league's co-most improved player.
Parham earned two degrees from Minnesota State, a bachelor's in business administration in 1995 and a master's in education administration in 2000. He and his wife, Keisha, have two sons, Paris Jr. and Kai.
Parham Career Timeline:
2021-Pres.: DePaul Assistant Coach
2017-2021: Milwaukee Assistant Coach
2012-2017: Illinois Assistant Coach
2007-2012: Illinois State Assistant Coach
2007: Morgan Park High Head Coach
2005-06: Phillips Academy Head Coach
2002-05: Maryland-Eastern Shore Assistant Coach
1997-2001: Minnesota State Assistant Coach
1996: Minnesota State Graduate Assistant
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