Marcus Banks Class: Senior Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Cimarron-Memorial HS Last College: Dixie College Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200 Position: Guard Birthdate: 11/19/1981 Experience: 1L

UNLV CAREER

Banks begins his second season as a Runnin’ Rebel … ranks tied for 36th on the all-time UNLV single-game scoring chart after scoring 36 points vs. San Diego State on Feb. 23, 2002.

JUNIOR (2001-02)

Named the Mountain West Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-MWC second team … was a two-time MWC Player of the Week … member of the 2001-02 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team … appeared in 31 games and averaged 15.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals per game … shot .470 from the field, .320 from three-point range and .704 from the free throw line … led the MWC in steals, was sixth in scoring, ninth in assists, ninth in assist/turnover ratio and 14th in field goal percentage … led the team in assists and steals and was second in scoring and fourth in rebounding … scored in double figures in 22 games, scoring 20 or more points 11 times including four games in a row at one point … scored in double figures in 13 of his last 16 games … started every game he played in … missed one game because of an ankle injury … led the team in scoring in seven games.

JUNIOR COLLEGE

A 2001 graduate of Dixie College in St. George, Utah … his sophomore season the team was 36-2 and finished third in the Junior College National Tournament … he was the player of the year in region 18 and was a first team NJCAA All-American … won the Bud Obee award, which is given to the best small man in the junior college ranks … was MVP of his conference … led the team in scoring and was second in rebounding … averaged 17 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4 assists per game … coached by Jeff Kidder … played for the USA at the 2001 COPABA (Confederation of Pan American Basketball Associations) Tournament of the Americas … the team competed in August 2001 in Neuquen, Argentina … played on that team with new Runnin’ Rebel J.K. Edwards.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 1999 graduate of Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nev. … a three-year basketball letterman … played football his junior year … in basketball, the team was league and state champions his senior year … was first team all-conference, first team all-state, made the all-tournament team at the state championships and was named MVP of the Holiday Prep Classic … also played on the east/west all-star team … coached by Hank Girardi.

PERSONAL

Arthur L. Banks III was born Nov. 19, 1981 in Las Vegas, Nev. … goes by Marcus … majoring in sociology … son of Arthur and Sabrina Banks … cousin is Ron Riley, former NBA player … has one brother (Langston) and one sister (Dasha).