Education
Pargo attended Chicago"s Paul Robeson High School.
Pargo attended Chicago"s Paul Robeson High School.
Standing at 6 ft 2 in (188 m), he plays at the point guard position. He is the brother of Jannero Pargo, who is currently active in the National Basketball Association.
He played college basketball for Gonzaga University"s Gonzaga Bulldogs. The following year, he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine for the 2009 March Madness issue.
He also played in the Orlando Pro Summer League for the Orlando Magic"s summer league squad.
He did not secure a contract, however. In his first professional year, Pargo played for Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Super League, averaging 14.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.7 turnovers per game.
He was a home crowd favorite because of his electrifying dunks over bigger defenders. On August 26, 2010, Pargo replaced Mikhail Torrance, who was suffering from a heart condition, signing a one-year contract with Euroleague giants Maccabi Tel Aviv.
After a promising start, he emerged as one of the team"s main players, especially after Doron Perkins" season-ending injury.
He helped Maccabi to reach the Euroleague finals, earning an All-Euroleague Second Team selection in the process. His team lost in the Euroleague finals to Panathinaikos, by a score of 78-70. On May 24, 2011, Pargo signed a new two-year contract extension with Maccabi.
However, he broke the contract, and on December 10, 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the National Basketball Association"s Memphis Grizzlies, with his successful Euroleague season not having gone unnoticed.
On July 25, 2012, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with a 2014 second round draft pick, in exchange for Doctorate. J. Kennedy. On January 22, 2013, Pargo was waived by the Cavaliers.
On February 7, 2013, Pargo was signed to a ten-day contract by the Philadelphia 76ers. On February 18, 2013, Pargo was signed by the 76ers for the rest of the 2012-2013 season.
He was waived on April 1, 2013, when the team signed Justin Holiday.
In June 2013, he signed a two-year contract worth $5.2 million Netto income (€4 million) with the Russian club CSKA Moscow. On July 24, 2014, Pargo and CSKA Moscow reached an agreement to part ways. Later that day, Pargo signed a two-year deal with his former club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
On July 4, 2015, he left Maccabi and signed with the Chinese club Zhejiang Lions.
After going undrafted in the 2009 National Basketball Association draft, Pargo participated in the 2009 Las Vegas National Basketball Association Summer League, as a member of the Detroit Pistons" summer league squad, alongside former Gonzaga teammate Austin Daye. In 2010, Pargo participated in the Orlando Pro Summer League for the Charlotte Bobcats, and then later in the Las Vegas National Basketball Association Summer League, as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves.