2003-04: Redshirted at Wayne State.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Flint Southwestern Academy ... was a three-year letterwinner for the Knights ... averaged 17 point, five rebound and two steals a game senior year ... picked to the BCAM second team all-state Class B team ... named first team all-city and Saginaw Valley ... scored a prep-high 29 points ... also scored seven three-pointers in one game ... earned four letters in cross country and one letter in tennis ... selected to the first team all-city tennis team in 1999.

Personal: Full name--Steven Richard Banks ... born June 21, 1985, in Flint ... son of Steven and Debra Banks ... has one brother, Devon, and two sisters, Stephanie and Stevenie ... father played at Mott C.C. ... is a business major.