Sean Banks
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Sean Anthony Banks is an American]] 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
. He is a graduate of Bergen Catholic High School
in Oradell, New Jersey.
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.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player currently in the NBA Development League
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
and playing for Idaho Stampede
Idaho Stampede
The Idaho Stampede is an American basketball team that plays in the NBA Development League. The team is based in the Boise, Idaho, area and as of 2005 plays at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise. The team was founded as a member of the Continental Basketball Association in 1997 and was league runner-up...
. Banks is a 6'8" forward who played AAU basketball for the Tim Thomas Playaz.
He attended the University of Memphis
University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
, where he was named the Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
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
Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 27,147.Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of...
. He is a graduate of Bergen Catholic High School
Bergen Catholic High School
Bergen Catholic High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school in Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade...
in Oradell, New Jersey.
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.