Cedrick Banks (born December 16, 1981) is an American former professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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High school and college

Banks starred at Westinghouse High School in

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. He was named ''

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'' Player of the Year as a senior in 2000, ahead of other area standouts such as

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of Richards High School and Eddy Curry of Thornwood High School. Banks led Westinghouse to the 2000 state championship game, where he scored 22 points, but his team lost to

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. After graduating high school, Banks went on to play for the

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. He

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his first season because of academic problems, then led his team in scoring (13.6 points) in 2001–02. Over the next three seasons, Banks earned three All-

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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. His

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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. After averaging 17.1 points per game and winning All-Rookie Team honors, he signed with Besançon BCD of the French Pro-B Division, and he was named the Foreign Player's MVP of that league in 2006. He then played summer league basketball with the

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, 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. 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

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. Banks signed with

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in 2008.Former Flames Star Cedrick Banks Earns Professional Honor
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for yet another season. 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

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. In March 2013 he signed with Liège Basket. In July 2013, he signed with

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. On June 17, 2014, he signed with

for the 2014–15 season.

References

External links

Euroleague.net profileLNB profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Banks, Cedrick 1981 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Besançon BCD players Cholet Basket players Élan Chalon players George Westinghouse College Prep alumni Liège Basket players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Orléans Loiret Basket players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Shooting guards SLUC Nancy Basket players STB Le Havre players Türk Telekom B.K. players UIC Flames men's basketball players