.jpg) Adrian Banks with Varese, 2012 | |
| No. 3 – Bnei Herzliya | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1986-02-09)February 9, 1986 (age 39) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American / Israeli |
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trezevant (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2008:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Verviers-Pepinster |
| 2009–2010 | Liège |
| 2010–2012 | Barak Netanya |
| 2012–2013 | Varese |
| 2013 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2013–2014 | Varese |
| 2014–2015 | Scandone Avellino |
| 2015–2016 | Brindisi |
| 2016–2018 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2018–2020 | Brindisi |
| 2020–2021 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2021–2022 | Trieste |
| 2022–2023 | Treviso Basket |
| 2023 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2023–present | Bnei Herzliya |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Adrian Gerard Banks (Hebrew:אדריאן ג'רארד בנקס; born February 9, 1986) is anAmerican-Israeli professionalbasketball player forBnei Herzliya of theIsraeli Basketball Premier League. He playedcollege basketball forNorthwest Mississippi Community College andArkansas State University. He was the 2011–12top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
Banks played junior college basketball atNorthwest Mississippi Community College before moving toArkansas State University, where he became the seventh player in the history of college to score more than 1,000 points.
Banks moved to Belgium in 2008, signing his first professional contract in 2008, signing withPepinster, where he played 31 games, averaging 16.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
The following year, he moved toLiège where he played inEuroChallenge.
In 2010, he moved to Israeli sideBarak 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 2011–12top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
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 withHapoel Gilboa Galil. He was waived on November 8, 2013.[2] On November 22, he returned toCimberio Varese signing a contract for the rest of the season.[3]
On July 1, 2014, he signed withSidigas Avellino.[4]
The next year, in July 2015, Banks joined fellowSerie A sideEnel Brindisi.[5] 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 overPesaro.[6]
On August 2, 2016, Banks returned for a third stint in Israel, signing a two-year deal withHapoel Tel Aviv.[7] In his second season with the team, Banks helped Hapoel reach the2018 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost toMaccabi 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 named2018 Israeli League Sixth Man of the Year.[8]
On July 17, 2018, Banks returned toEnel Brindisi for a second stint, signing a two-year deal.[9] In September 2018, he was named team captain for the2018–19 season.[10] On June 11, 2020, he signed with Fortitudo Bologna.[11]
Fortitudo Bologna and Banks mutually consented to part ways and on June 14, 2021, Fortitudo announced his release.[12] On July 14 he signed withPallacanestro Trieste.[13]
On July 8, 2022, he has signed withTreviso Basket of theLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[14]
On November 11, 2023, he signed withBnei Herzliya of theIsraeli Basketball Premier League.[15]
Banks married his American-Jewish girlfriend, Rachel Colburn.[16] On April 24, 2017, Banks received an Israeli passport.[17]