Adrian Gerard Banks (born February 9, 1986) is an

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professional

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player for

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of the

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(LBA). He played

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for

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and

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. He was the 2011–12 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

College career

Banks played junior college basketball at

before moving to

, where he became the seventh player in the history of college to score more than 1,000 points.

Professional career

Banks moved to Belgium in 2008, signing his first professional contract in 2008, signing with

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, where he played 31 games, averaging 16.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. The following year, he moved to

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where he played in FIBA EuroChallenge, EuroChallenge. In 2010, he moved to Israeli side Barak Netanya. He closed the year as the top scorer of the League with more than 21.5 points (49.4% two, 35.2% from three, 82.5% for free) and 3.2 assists per game, and he won the dunk contest at the 2012 All Star game. He was the 2011–12 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League. On July 25, 2012, Banks signed a one-year contract with Cimberio Varese. In Italy he won the regular season with his team and led the team to the playoffs. In August 2013, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil. He was waived on November 8, 2013. On November 22, he returned to Cimberio Varese signing a contract for the rest of the season. On July 1, 2014, he signed with S.S. Felice Scandone, Sidigas Avellino. The next year, in July 2015, Banks joined fellow Lega Basket Serie A, Serie A side New Basket Brindisi, Enel Brindisi. On March 6, 2016, Banks recorded a career-high 33 points, shooting 12-of-18 from the field, along with three rebounds and four assists in an 81–76 win over U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, Pesaro. On August 2, 2016, Banks returned for a third stint in Israel, signing a two-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv. In his second season with the team, Banks helped Hapoel reach the 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four, 2018 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 38 games played during the 2017–18 season, Banks averaged 11.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game. On June 8, 2018, Banks was named Israeli Basketball Premier League 6th Man of the Year, 2018 Israeli League Sixth Man of the Year. On July 17, 2018, Banks returned to New Basket Brindisi, Enel Brindisi for a second stint, signing a two-year deal. In September 2018, he was named team captain for the 2018–19 LBA season, 2018–19 season. On June 11, 2020, he signed with Fortitudo Bologna. Fortitudo Bologna and Banks mutually consented to part ways and on June 14, 2021, Fortitudo announced his release. On July 14 he signed with Pallacanestro Trieste. On July 8, 2022, he has signed with

of the

(LBA).

Personal life

Banks married his American-Jewish girlfriend, Rachel Colburn. On April 24, 2017, Banks received an Israeli passport.

References

External links

Profile
at Sports Reference, Sports-Reference.com
Profile
at www.legabasket.it
Arkansas State profile
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