Adrian Banks
 Adrian Banks with Pallacanestro Varese | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 9, 1986 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trezevant (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College |
Northwest Mississippi CC (2004–2006) Arkansas State (2006–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Verviers-Pepinster |
| 2009–2010 | Liège |
| 2010–2012 | Barak Netanya |
| 2012–2013 | Cimberio Varese |
| 2013 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2013–2014 | Cimberio Varese |
| 2014–2015 | Sidigas Avellino |
| 2015–2016 | Enel Brindisi |
| 2016–present | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Adrian Gerard Banks (born February 9, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Super League.
College career
Banks played junior college basketball at Northwest Mississippi Community College before moving to Arkansas State University, where he became the seventh player in the history of college to score more than 1000 points.
Professional career
Banks moved to Belgium in 2008, signing his first professional contract with 2008, signing with Pepinster, where he played 31 games, averaging 16.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
The following year he moved to Liège where he played in 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.
On July 25, 2012, Banks signed a one year contract with Cimberio Varese.[1] 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.[2] On November 22, he returned to Cimberio Varese signing a contract for the rest of the season.[3]
On July 1, 2014, he signed with Sidigas Avellino.[4]
The next year, in July 2015, Banks joined fellow Serie A side Enel Brindisi.[5]
In the 2016 offseason, Banks signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2016–17 season.[6]
References
- ↑ Cimberio Varese, ingaggiato Adrian Banks pallacanestrovarese.it 25 luglio 2012
- ↑ "Hapoel Gilboa-Galil waive Adrian Banks". Sportando.net. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "Cimberio Varese announced the return of Adrian Banks". Sportando.net. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "Scandone Avellino announces Adrian Banks". Sportando.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Enel Brindisi adds guard Banks". EurocupBasketball.com. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Hapoel Tel Aviv signs Adrian Banks". Eurohoops.net. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
External links
- Profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Profile at www.legabasket.it
- Arkansas State profile