Candace Parker Wiki, Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Family, Career, Net Worth, Facts

Candace Parker Bio, Age & Family

How old is Candace Parker? Her birthday is on April 19, 1986. She is 34-years old. She holds American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. Her mother name is Sara and father named Larry Parker in St. Louis, Missouri. She has siblings as well. She has two older brothers: former NBA basketball player Anthony Parker and Marcus Parker, who is a doctor. The Parker family were also huge Chicago Bulls fans. As of her educational qualifications, she attended Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois in 2004.

Candace Parker Height & Weight

How tall is Candace Parker? She stands on a height of 6 ft 4 in tall. She weighs around 79 Kg or 175 lbs. Her figure stats are 34-26-35 inches. She wears a bra cup size of 33 C. In addition, she is a fitness freak as well. Her family loved basketball and she began playing at an early age.

Candace Parker Husband

Who is the husband of Candace Parker? Parker married Shelden Williams, who played college basketball at Duke University and also played in the NBA. She has a daughter named Lailaa Nicole Williams. Later, the couple get divorced. In November 2016, the couple split up after eight years of marriage when Williams filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences”. They had been living separately for three months prior to the divorce. TMZ reported in April 2018 that the former couple had sold their home and split the profits from the sale, and that Parker agreed to a one-time payment of $400,000 as opposed to ongoing spousal support for Williams upon finalizing the divorce, as well as their mutual agreement to joint legal and physical custody of their daughter, with neither parent receiving child support payments from the other.

Candace Parker Career & Net Worth

Career Timeline: She named Parker to its 100 World’s Most Beautiful people list by People. From 2010 to 2015, Parker played for UMMC Ekaterinburg of the Russian League. Parker signed with the Xinjiang Magic Deer of the Chinese League for the 2017-18 WNBA off-season. How much is the net worth of Candace Parker? In 2013, with her husband she purchased a 7,000-square-foot home in Encino, Los Angeles, for $3.56 million. Her net worth is estimated around $10 million, as in 2020. She had signed long-term endorsement deals with Adidas and Gatorade as well.

Facts about Candace Parker

• Parker grew up adoring the Chicago Bulls and was a Michael Jordan fan.
• Her all-time favorite player is Ron Harper.
• She also serves as a studio analyst for CBS Sports NCAA men’s tournament coverage and NBA on TNT.
• She has an immense fan following under her Instagram account.
• She made history with a stat line of 21 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks in a 77-75 overtime victory against the Seattle Storm, making her the first player in WNBA history to achieve such a stat line.
• She compiled a record of 100 wins and 10 losses and averaged 19.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game.
• Parker mainly plays the forward position. In college she was listed on Tennessee’s roster as a forward, center and guard.
• Parker was the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game.
• She set both milestones as a redshirt freshman on March 19, 2006.
• Parker became the second player to dunk in a WNBA game on June 22, 2008.
• Her Instagram bio reads as, “To whom much is given much is expected.”