Gene Banks Basketball player

Eugene Lavon "Gene" Banks (born May 15, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is one of a handful of players to make high school All-America three times. He was named to the McDonald's American team in 1977 and was the very first McDonald's Classic MVP. He also played in the prestigious Dapper Dan Scholastic High School All-American Basketball Classic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and won MVP honors of that game. He scored a career high 53 points in his senior year at West Philadelphia high school and was voted the number one high school player of the year, along with Albert King.

Personal facts

Gene Banks
Birth dateMay 15, 1959
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Height (meters)2.0066
Weight (Kilograms)97.524

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Basketball player

Career start1981
career end1993
college
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
draft team
San Antonio Spurs
draft year1981
highschool
West Philadelphia High School
position
Shooting guard
Small forward

Gene Banks on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=BAN-GEN-59&year=
  2. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/banksge01.html
  3. http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/assistantcoaches_091104.html#banks