# Joel Parra

Joel Parra López (born 4 April 2000) is a Spanish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He has also represented the Spain national team. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.02 m), Parra can play both as a small forward and a power forward.

## Early life and youth career

Joel Parra started playing basketball in the youth ranks of Joventut de Badalona, which he joined at only four years old. Parra would also play for Arenys Bàsquet in the Liga EBA during his youth career.

## Professional career

Parra made his debut in Liga ACB for Joventut in 2017, in a 86–74 defeat against Unicaja Málaga. Parra would also play in the LEB Oro during a loan spell at CB Prat in the 2018-19 season. He would become a first-team Joventut player in the 2019-20 season, achieving an important role for the team during the following seasons. Parra would be named ACB Best Young Player of the 2021-22 season, also making the All-ACB Best Young Players Team that same season. Playing for the Catalans, he would reach the semi-finals of the EuroCup in the 2022-23 season. Parra would terminate his contract with Joventut at the end of the 2022-23 season, after six seasons with the Badalona-based club.
On 11 July 2023, Parra would sign a four-year contract with Joventut's traditional rivals, FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and Euroleague.

## National team career

Parra has played in several international tournaments with the youth ranks of the Spanish national team, winning the U16 European Championship in 2016.
He was selected to the senior Spanish team for the 2022 EuroBasket in Germany, in which Spain were crowned champions in a final against France.
Parra has also played for the Catalan national team in an exhibition game in July 2023.

## Career statistics
### EuroLeague

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2023–24 | Barcelona | 26 | 1 | 13.0 | .484 | .272 | .692 | 2.1 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Career | Career | 26 | 1 | 13.0 | .484 | .272 | .692 | 2.1 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 2.9 | 2.7 |

### EuroCup

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2019–20 | Joventut | 16 | 3 | 10.9 | .478 | .285 | 1.000 | 2.3 | .3 | .1 | — | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 2020–21 | Joventut | 18 | 4 | 14.4 | .593 | .181 | .800 | 2.6 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| 2021–22 | Joventut | 18 | 15 | 23.7 | .591 | .317 | .760 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .6 | .1 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| 2022–23 | Joventut | 21 | 16 | 26.2 | .595 | .493 | .854 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .5 | .0 | 12.8 | 14.4 |
| Career | Career | 73 | 38 | 19.2 | .583 | .392 | .822 | 3.5 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 7.7 | 8.9 |

### Domestic leagues

| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2017–18 | Joventut | ACB | 1 | 3 | — | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018–19 | Joventut | ACB | 11 | 1.8 | .556 | .000 | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 2019–20 | Joventut | ACB | 22 | 8.7 | .400 | .227 | .625 | 1.1 | .1 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |
| 2020–21 | Joventut | ACB | 39 | 13.8 | .539 | .378 | .767 | 2.8 | .2 | .4 | .1 | 3.7 |
| 2021–22 | Joventut | ACB | 41 | 24.2 | .536 | .369 | .831 | 4.4 | .9 | .9 | .2 | 8.6 |
| 2022–23 | Joventut | ACB | 40 | 26.3 | .551 | .308 | .823 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .4 | .2 | 9.6 |
| 2023–24 | Barcelona | ACB | 36 | 17.5 | .578 | .340 | .735 | 3.2 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 6.4 |

## Awards and accomplishments
### Individual

* ACB Best Young Player (2022)
* All-ACB Best Young Players Team (2022)

### Spanish junior national team

* 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship: Gold
* 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship: Silver
* 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship: Silver

### Spanish national team

* 2022 EuroBasket: Gold