Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (born August 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Parker-Tyus was born and raised in Queens, New York and grew up with both parents in the home. Later on in life, her parents divorced, she and her mother moved to High Point, North Carolina to help accommodate her with more basketball opportunities. She enrolled at Southwest Guilford High School and played for the girls' basketball team.
After graduating from Southwest Guilford High School, Parker-Tyus enrolled at High Point University. She played for the women's basketball team from 2010 to 2013. In 2014, Parker-Tyus transferred to Middle Tennessee State University, where she put up college career-high numbers in scoring and shooting percentage.
Parker-Tyus was drafted 5th overall in the 2015 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. In her rookie season, Parker-Tyus played 30 games off the bench, averaging 2.2 points per game during the regular season. The Sky had finished second in the eastern conference with a 21âÂÂ13 record, but were eliminated 2âÂÂ1 by the Indiana Fever in the first round.
In her second season, Parker-Tyus made her first career start and finished off the season with 7 starts in 25 games played, averaging 4.0 points per game. Under the league's new playoff format, the Sky finished fourth in the league with an 18âÂÂ16 record, receiving a bye to the second round. They defeated the Atlanta Dream in the second round elimination game. In the semi-finals, the Sky lost 3âÂÂ1 to the Los Angeles Sparks, who won the championship that year.
In the 2017 season, Parker-Tyus played all games off the bench, averaging 3.0 points per game in 23 games played. The Sky missed out on the playoffs with a 12âÂÂ22 record.
In 2018, Parker-Tyus had a breakout season and added three-point shooting to her skill set. On June 3, 2018, she scored a career-high 20 points along with a career-high 13 rebounds in a 95âÂÂ90 victory over the Las Vegas Aces. On July 31, 2018, Parker-Tyus tied her career-high of 20 points with a game winning putback in a 92âÂÂ91 victory over the Dallas Wings. Parker-Tyus finished off the season averaging career-highs in every statistical category while playing 34 games with 5 starts. The Sky finished 13âÂÂ21, missing out on the playoffs for the second year in a row.
In 2019, Parker-Tyus re-signed with the Sky to a 2-year contract. Parker-Tyus would continue to be weapon off the bench for the Sky in the 2019 season. On June 24, 2019, Parker-Tyus scored a new career-high 22 points in a 93âÂÂ75 win over the Connecticut Sun. Later on in the season, Parker-Tyus tied her career-high of 22 points in a 93âÂÂ85 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. For the first time since 2016, the Sky would make it back to the playoffs finishing as the number 4 seed with a 20âÂÂ14 record. By the end of the season, Parker-Tyus would average new career-highs in blocks and free throw shooting. In the first round elimination game, they defeated the Phoenix Mercury 105âÂÂ76 to advance. In the second round elimination game, the Sky were defeated by the Las Vegas Aces 93âÂÂ92 in heartbreaking fashion, as Dearica Hamby made a late game three-pointer from half-court to put the Aces up by one with 4 seconds left.
In 2020, Parker-Tyus would have the best season of her career, putting up new career-high numbers in scoring, assists, rebounds and shooting percentages. In the shortened 22-game season (played in the IMG Academy bubble due to the COVID-19 pandemic) she started in 13 of the 20 games played. On September 6, 2020, Parker-Tyus scored a new career-high 24 points along with 10 rebounds in a 86âÂÂ80 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sky would finish 12âÂÂ10 with the number 6 seed in the league, but were eliminated by the Connecticut Sun in the first round elimination game.
In 2021, Parker-Tyus signed with the Atlanta Dream.
On February 6, 2025, Parker-Tyus signed with the Las Vegas Aces.
From 2015 to 2017, Parker-Tyus played a couple off-seasons in China for Henan Phoenix. In the 2017âÂÂ18 WNBA off-season, Parker-Tyus played in Poland for Wisla Can Pack. In 2018, Parker-Tyus signed with Bucheon KEB Hana Bank of the South Korean League for the 2018âÂÂ19 off-season. In 2019, Parker-Tyus signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese League for the 2019âÂÂ20 off-season. In September 2020, Parker-Tyus signed with Basket Lattes of the French league for the 2020âÂÂ21 off-season. She played with Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Femminile in the 2022âÂÂ2023 season. In the 2023âÂÂ2024 season she played with Zhejiang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. Parker-Tyus signed with the Beijing Great Wall for the 2024âÂÂ2025 season.
Stats current through end of 2025 season
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 30 || 0 || 9.3 || .400 || .000 || .385 || 2.5 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 2.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 25 || 7 || 12.6|| .506 || .000 || .531 || 3.2 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.8 || 4.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 23 || 0 || 12.4 || .464 || .000|| .639 || 3.4 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 3.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 34 || 5 || 19.7 || .531 || .316|| .713 || 5.8 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 1.4 || 10.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 34 || 0 || 19.7 || .459 || .278 || .842 || 5.8 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 1.2 || 1.3 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 20 || 13 || 24.9 || .554 || .469 || .855 || 6.4 || 1.5 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 2.8 || 13.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021 | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 13 || 11 || 20.8 || .455 || .333 || .786 || 4.5 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 0.9 || 1.3 || 10.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022 | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 36 || 35 || 26.2|| .500 || .218 || .795 || 6.2 || 2.0 || 1.1 || 0.9 || 2.0 || 11.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023 | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 40 || 38 || 26.7 || .483 || .278 || .829 || 6.7 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 1.5 || 2.3 || 15.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024 | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta |25||11||19.7||.444||.214||.886||4.8||1.5||0.8||0.4||2.1||9.2 |- | style='text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;'|2025<sup>â </sup> |align=left| Las Vegas | 2 || 0 || 7.0 || .625 || .500 || .833 || 1.0 || â || â || â || 0.5 || 8.0 |- class="sortbottom" | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| 11 years, 3 teams | 282 || 120 || 19.5 || .488 || .294 || .775 || 5.0 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 0.9 || 1.5 || 9.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;"| All-Star | 1 || 0 || 18.4 || .714 || .750 || 1.000 || 6.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 14.0
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 2 || 0 || 7.0 || .667 ||âÂÂ||âÂÂ|| 1.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 5 || 0 || 9.5 || .333 ||âÂÂ|| .500 || 1.8 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 2.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 2 || 0 || 21.8 || .438 || .000 || .833 || 5.5 || 1.0 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 9.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 1 || 1 || 25.0 || .250 || .000 || 1.000 || 8.0 || 3.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 3.0 || 8.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023 | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 2 || 2 || 33.5 || .323 || .500 || .750 || 6.5 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 2.5 || 13.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024 | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | colspan=12 style="text-align:center;" | Did not play |- | style='text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;'|2025<sup>â </sup> | style="text-align:left;"| Las Vegas | 6 || 0 || 6.0 || .400 || .333 || .750 || 1.0 || 0.2 || â || 0.2 || 0.3 || 2.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| 7 years, 3 teams | 18 || 3 || 12.9 || .368 || .286 || .719 || 2.8 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 4.6
In April 2025, Parker-Tyus announced her second pregnancy and was expected to "miss at least the first three months" of the 2025 WNBA season.