Sean Banks

Sean Anthony Banks (born January 20, 1985, in New York, New York) is an American]][1] professional basketball player currently in the NBA Development League and playing for Idaho Stampede. Banks is a 6'8" forward who played AAU basketball for the Tim Thomas Playaz.

He attended the University of Memphis, where he was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year in 2004 after leading his team in scoring. He left Memphis as a sophomore after becoming academically ineligible.

Banks grew up in Englewood, New Jersey.[2] He is a graduate of Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey.[3]

Banks was signed by the New Orleans Hornets as an undrafted rookie free agent in the summer of 2005. He was assigned to the Hornets' NBDL affiliate Tulsa. On January 5, 2006 he was waived by the Hornets and thus released by the 66ers. After being waived, Banks spent time playing professional basketball in Puerto Rico, as well as other D-League teams.

References

  1. ^ Sean Banks player profile, ShamSports.com, accessed 24 June 2011.
  2. ^ Vitale, Dick. "Focusing on pros might cost Banks NBA dream", ESPN, January 19, 2005. Accessed February 16, 2011. "A 6-foot-8 sophomore forward from Englewood, N.J., Banks was one of America's premier diaper dandies a year ago. In fact, ESPN.com named him the best freshman in the nation last season, when he averaged 17.4 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 43 percent from the field."
  3. ^ Glier, Ray. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Carney Answers Call for Memphis", The New York Times, March 20, 2004. Accessed November 7, 2007. "While the rest of the Memphis Tigers were finishing practice here Thursday, the day before their N.C.A.A. tournament opener against South Carolina, their coach, John Calipari, was handing his cellphone to Sean Banks, the freshman forward from Bergen Catholic High School.."