Catawba College

2024-25 (Junior)
Saw action in 25 games with 10 starts … Scored 9.0 points and pulled down 4.3 rebounds per contest … Led the SAC and ranked fifth nationally with 3.0 blocks per game … Used a put-back dunk in the final seconds to seal a comeback victory over Lander in the season opener on Nov. 8, landing at No. 1 on SportsCenter Top 10 … Recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards against #18 Lincoln Memorial on Nov. 30 … Dominated with 20 points and 10 rebounds plus the game-winning tip-in at Mars Hill on Feb. 22

2023-24 (Sophomore)
2024 SAC Tournament Champion … 2024 SAC Champion … Appeared in 25 games while making three starts … Averaged 1.4 blocks per game to rank third in the SAC … Scored 9.1 points with 4.7 boards on a per-game basis … Went 10-for-12 from the field to tally a career-high 21 points while pulling down 10 rebounds and logging five blocks in the 92-89 victory at Coker on Jan. 3

2022-23 (Freshman)
2023 SAC Tournament Champion ... 2023 SAC Piedmont Division Champion ... Skilled big that helped Catawba to its ninth SAC championship during the 2023 season ... Averaged 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game

High School
Graduated in 2022 from Moravian Prep in Hickory, N.C. ... Named to the All-Hoop State team while averaging 12 points and eight rebounds per game along with two blocks per game ... Played his junior season for the Oak Hill Academy Red Team where he averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per game ... All-Region, All-Conference and All-State selection ... Scored over 1,000 points and grabbed 500 rebounds in his high school career ... Coached by Jeremy Ellis at Moravian Prep while also playing for Big Shots Elite NC under Ellis

Personal
Son of Sam and Claudette Banks … Born in Schaumburg, Ill.