Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards and Honors

OVC Player of the Year (2016-17)
First Team All-OVC (2016-17)
OVC All-Newcomer Team (2013-14)
OVC Player of the Week: Dec. 6, Jan. 24, Feb. 7 (2016-17)
OVC Freshman of the Week: Nov. 18, Dec. 23 and Jan. 21 (2013-14)
2013-14 Wichita State All-Tournament Team
Dean’s List: F14
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll: F13, F14

Career Recap: Austin Peay
2016-17 (Senior Season)

• Appeared in all 30 games, starting all but one contest.
• Named the 2016-17 OVC Player of the Year, joining Brooke Armistead and Gerlonda Hardin as just the third player in program history to receive that honor.
• Led the Govs and ranked second in the OVC in scoring (19 ppg) and field-goal percentage (59.6%), also tied for the league lead in rebounding (8 rpg).
• Made 235 field goals, which is good for the second-best single-season mark in Austin Peay history.
• Recorded 10 double-doubles, with her first being a 10-point, 10-rebound performance in the season opener against Miami (OH), Nov. 11.
• Posted her first of three 30-point outings when she scored a career-high 34 points at Arkansas – Pine Bluff, Nov. 21.
• Scored 22 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds at Evansville, Dec. 10.
• Scored in double-figures in 21-straight games (Nov. 27 to Feb. 18) and set a program record with 20-plus points in seven-consecutive games (Jan. 21 to Feb. 15).
• Matched the Austin Peay single-game field-goal percentage record (min. 8 made FG) when she went a perfect 11-for-11 and shot 100 percent from the floor against Tennessee State, Feb. 4.
• Ranks second in program history in field-goal percentage (56.5%), sixth in field-goals made (590), and eighth in scoring (1,424 points).

2015-16 (Junior Season)

• Appeared in 28 of the team’s 30 games, averaging 12 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
• Finished with a 59 percent shooting clip which led the Ohio Valley Conference and was fifth-best in the nation.
• Defensively, recorded 21 steals and 14 blocks.
• Opened 2015-16 season with five-straight double-digit scoring performances, including a 19 point, 10 rebound game against Wright State.
• Racked up 21 points vs. Indiana, Nov. 28, going 8-of-10 from the field.
• Against Kennesaw State, Dec. 12, totaled season-high 22 points.
• Scored double figures in all but nine contests.
• Against eventual OVC champions Belmont, Jan. 16, Banks scored 20 points.
• Final 20+ point total came Feb. 17 against SIUE, scoring 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting.

2014-15 (Sophomore Season)

• Played in 19 games, starting 10 contests, averaging 12.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
• Had three 20-point outings during the season and three double-doubles.
• Poured in career-high 25 points against Tennessee State, Jan. 17, making 11-of-14 field goals while also grabbing 10 rebounds for her sixth career double-double.
• Scored 20 points to lead Lady Govs in victory against Saint Louis, Dec. 19, in opening round of Lady Griz Holiday Classic.
• Posted first career 20-point outing with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting against Grand Canyon, Nov. 22.
• Opened season with fifth career double-double at Evansville, finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds while also posting career hights in blocks (five) and assists (four); her five-block outing the best by a Lady Govs player since 2004.

2013-14 (Freshman Season)

• Played in all 29 games, starting five contests, averaging 9.6 points and 6.0 rebounds (2.2 offensive rebounds) per game.
• First freshman to record double-double since November 2007 with 14-point, 11-rebound outing against Arkansas State, Nov. 15.
• Posted four double-doubles during the season, including back-to-back double-doubles in which she posted career-high rebound total in both: 13 points and 13 rebounds vs. Tennessee Tech (Jan. 25) and 11 points and 13 rebounds vs. Jacksonville State (Jan. 27).
• Posted career-high 19 points (8-14 FG) at SIUE, Jan. 20, and led team with seven rebounds.

Prep Career

• Played senior season at Ballard High School for head coach Frank Wright
• Averaged 19.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in injury-shortened campaign
• Was ranked ninth among all Kentucky shooters with 61.1 field-goal percentage
• Played three seasons at Shawnee High School before transferring to Ballard

Personal

• A criminal justice major with an emphasis in homeland security and a minor in forensic chemistry
• Born Aug. 6, the daughter of Catherine Copeland and Calvin Banks Sr.
• Has seven siblings: sisters Calita Banks, La’Sheika Banks and Calvinisha Banks and brothers Delvonte McCloud, Calvin Banks Jr., James McCloud and Cortez Hughes