LDS Jabari Parker Thriving in First Year at Duke (+Video)

Jabari Parker's college basketball career is off to a solid start. Six games into the season, Parker, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is leading the No. 6 Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding, with 23.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-8 freshman forward has also helped the team to a 5-1 record, with the one loss coming to No. 2-ranked Kansas.

In grading the nation's top freshman, USA Today's Nicole Auerbach awarded Parker an "A."

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