Cedrick Banks

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Cedrick Banks
Personal information
Born (1981-12-16) December 16, 1981 (age 39)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Westinghouse (Chicago,Illinois)
College UIC (2001–2005)
NBA draft 2005 / Undrafted
Playing career2005–2015
Position Shooting guard
Number34
Career history
2005 Nebraska Cranes
2005–2006 Besançon BCD
2006–2007 SLUC Nancy Basket
2007–2008 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2008–2010 Orléans Loiret Basket
2010–2011 Limoges CSP
2011–2012Orléans Loiret Basket
2012 Türk Telekom
2012–2013 Élan Chalon
2013 Liège Basket
2013–2014 STB Le Havre
2014–2015 Cholet Basket
Career highlights and awards

Cedrick Banks (born December 16, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A.

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High school and college

Banks starred at Westinghouse High School in Chicago. He was named Chicago Sun Times Player of the Year as a senior in 2000, ahead of other area standouts such as Dwyane Wade of Richards High School and Eddy Curry of Thornwood High School. [1] Banks led Westinghouse to the 2000 state championship game, where he scored 22 points, but his team lost to West Aurora High School. [2]

After graduating high school, Banks went on to play for the University of Illinois at Chicago. He redshirted his first season because of academic problems, [3] then led his team in scoring (13.6 points) in 2001–02. [4] Over the next three seasons, Banks earned three All-Horizon League First Team nods and was a five-time Horizon League Player of the Week. As a senior, he broke UIC's career scoring record, ending his collegiate career with 2,097 points. [5] His point guard at Westinghouse and UIC was Martell Bailey.

Professional career

Banks began his professional career in May 2005 with the Nebraska Cranes of the United States Basketball League. [6] After averaging 17.1 points per game and winning All-Rookie Team honors, he signed with Besançon BCD of the French Pro-B Division, [7] and he was named the Foreign Player's MVP of that league in 2006. [8] He then played summer league basketball with the Chicago Bulls, [9] but did not make the regular season team.

From 2006 to 2007, Banks was a member of SLUC Nancy of France's Pro-A Division. He represented the team at the 2006 French League All-Star Game, where he scored 12 points for the foreign players' team. [10] Banks then signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of Israel. During the 2007–2008 season in the Israeli league, Banks averaged 14 points per game, and posted a season high of 36 against Hapoel Holon. [11]

Banks signed with Entente Orléanaise in 2008. [12] In 2010, he joined CSP Limoges. [13] In July 2011 he returned to Entente Orléanaise for yet another season. [14] In 2012, he signed with Türk Telekom Ankara, and he averaged 7.3 points and 2.0 assists in four Turkish League games. On December 4, 2012, he signed a short deal (until January 5, 2013) with Élan Chalon. [15] In March 2013 he signed with Liège Basket. [16] In July 2013, he signed with STB Le Havre. [17]

On June 17, 2014, he signed with Cholet Basket for the 2014–15 season. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Taylor Bell. "Banks just keeps on winning; Westinghouse senior named Sun-Times Player of the Year". Chicago Sun-Times. March 3, 2000. 114.
  2. ↑ Daryl Van Schouwen. "West Aurora No. 1; Blackhawks handle Westinghouse press to claim title". Chicago Sun-Times. March 19, 2000. 122.
  3. ↑ "Bailey and Banks Looking Towards Continued Success At UIC". UICFlames.com. August 23, 2001. Retrieved on August 5, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Men's Basketball Standouts Cedrick Banks and Martell Bailey Earn All-League Recognition". UICFlames.com. February 27, 2002. Retrieved on August 5, 2008.
  5. ↑ Player Bio: Cedric Banks Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine . UICFlames.com. Retrieved on August 8, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Cedrick Banks Playing Professionally with the Nebraska Cranes in the USBL". UICFlames.com. May 6, 2005. Retrieved on August 5, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Former Men's Basketball Standout to Play Professionally in France". UICFlames.com. August 11, 2005. Retrieved on August 8, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Former Men's Basketball Star Cedrick Banks Named MVP of French League". UICFlames.com. May 18, 2006. Retrieved on August 8, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Banks Leads Bulls Past New Jersey with Team-High 26 Points in Summer League Finale". UICFlames.com. July 14, 2006. Retrieved on August 8, 2008.
  10. ↑ French League All-Star Game. Euroleague.net. December 30, 2006. Retrieved on August 8, 2008.
  11. ↑ Cedrik Banks profile. BSL.org. Retrieved on August 8, 2008.
  12. ↑ Former Flames Star Cedrick Banks Earns Professional Honor. UICFlames.com. Retrieved on November 6, 2008.
  13. ↑ Cedrick Banks moves to Limoges CSP. Sportando. July 12, 2010.
  14. ↑ Cedrick Banks is back to Orleans
  15. ↑ ELAN CHALON inks Banks. Euroleague.net - Tuesday, December 04, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Cedrick Banks moves to Liege". Sportando.net. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  17. ↑ "Le Havre announced Cedrick Banks". Sportando.net. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Cedrick Banks, nouvelle recrue de Cholet Basket". cholet-basket.com (in French). June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
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