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Barry Parkhill (born May 11, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1973 NBA Draft but elected to play in the American Basketball Association instead. A 6' 4" (1.93 m) guard-forward from the University of Virginia, Parkhill played in three ABA seasons for 2 different teams. He played for the Virginia Squires and the Spirits of St. Louis.
In his ABA career, Parkhill played in 173 games and scored a total of 970 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1975 season with the Virginia Squires appearing in 78 games and scoring 607 points.
Parkhill was named the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and the ACC Athlete of the Year for the 1971-1972 season when he averaged 21.6 points per game and led the Cavaliers to their second postseason appearance in school history. His number 40 was retired at the end of his senior season. In 2002, Parkhill was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.