A 12-year veteran of collegiate coaching, including at both the Division I and II levels as well as the NAIA, Banks joined the Lakers staff in September of 2017
INDIANAPOLIS UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY AT INDIANAPOLIS (2015-16)
Banks served as the Director of Basketball Operations at DI IUPUI during the 2015-16 season. While there he assisted the coaching staff with the administrative aspects necessary to run a high level program.
He also worked with Darell Combs, who would go on to become one of only 23 Jaguars in the program’s history to surpass 1,000 career points, and Academic All-District selection Matt O’Leary. Combs would also go on to be named to the All-Summit League Team with teammate Marcellus Barksdale.
KENTUCKY STATE (2009-15)
Prior to his time at IUPUI, he spent six years at Division II Kentucky State from 2009-15, the last four as head coach. During his tenure as an assistant coach with the Thorobreds he was part of the 2010-11 squad that posted the first winning record in 11 seasons (15-13) and produced All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First-Team selection Tony Johnson.
Following that season Banks was named the interim head coach and led the program to a 12-15 mark in 2011-12. After that initial campaign he earned the permanent head coaching position and proceeded to lead KSU to its first back-to-back winning seasons since the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons.
He guided the program to a 15-12 mark in 2012-13 and a 15-14 record the following year. The latter would see the Thorobreds reach the semifinals of the SIAC before falling to top seeded Tuskegee. He would also produce a SIAC All-Academic Team selection in Quentin Henderson that same season.
In 2014-15, he would coach another All-SIAC honoree in Ulysses Thomas (Honorable Mention) before finishing his Kentucky State career with an overall mark of 51-59. Perhaps most impressive was his 94-percent graduation rate at the institution before his transition to the Division I ranks with IUPUI the following season.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST (2004-09)
Banks began his coaching career in a place very familiar to him and one in which he helped bring great success to during his playing career – his alma mater Indiana University Southeast. He served as an assistant coach for the Grenadiers from 2004-09 and helped lead the program to four NAIA Tournament appearances (2004-06, 2007-09).
Those same seasons IUS earned Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (now River States Conference) regular season and tournament championships. Over the course of his five years on staff he helped guide the program to a 127-39 overall record (.765), including a program-best 30-4 mark in 2005-06 and the first NAIA Sweet 16 appearance (2008-09) in team history. The 2005-06 season would see the club finish with a No. 9 national ranking.
As a program that recorded at least 22 wins in each of his seasons, Banks had the opportunity to coach a number of national and conference honorees. These included three NAIA All-Americans, two NAIA All-American Scholar-Athletes, a pair of KIAC Player of the Year winners, two KIAC All-Scholar Athletes, 13 All-KIAC selections and six 1,000-point scorers.
Included among the latter is Indiana Southeast’s all-time leading scorer, Jazzmarr Ferguson (2,042 points), All-American’s Ty Crone (1,133), Robert Daniels (1,342) and Craig Bryant (1,420) and Rick Bodiford (1,400) and Carlos Mitchell (1,296). Daniels (2005-06) and Bryant (2007-08) each also earned KIAC Player of the Year honors.
COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER: ANCILLA COLLEGE (1999-2001), INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST (2001-03)
Prior to beginning his coaching career, Banks played two years at Ancilla College in Donaldson, Indiana from 1999-2001. During that time he served as team co-captain, led the program in both assists and steals and guided the Chargers to their first ever appearance in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Tournament in 2000-01.
From there he would move on to Indiana University Southeast from 2001-03 and lead the club in assists and steals for what would be a powerhouse program. The Grenadiers would win back-to-back conference championships for the first time in program history and qualify for the league championship game each of those seasons.
On top of that, the 2002-03 team would set the program record for wins with a 21-13 campaign that saw them make their first NAIA Tournament appearance in six seasons. It would spark a string of eleven 20-win seasons over the next 12 campaigns.
CAMP EXPERIENCE
In addition to his traditional coaching stops, Banks has been a regular on the camp circuit, including at Notre Dame (2006-08, 2011) and Wake Forest (2008-09). H has also worked camps at Ohio State, Indiana, Taylor University (2006-07, 2009), Indiana Southeast (2002-08) and Allan Houston’s Father & Son Camp.
EDUCATION
Following his playing career, Banks earned a Bachelors in General Studies from IUS in 2004 and completed his Masters of Science in Athletic Administration from Western Kentucky in 2016.
PERSONAL
He and his wife Charlene reside in Atlanta, Georgia and are the proud parents of a daughter, Avyn, and a son, Teegan.
THE ANTWAIN BANKS FILE
| Year |
School |
Position |
Overall Record |
Pct. |
Conf. Record |
Pct. |
Conf.
Finish |
Conf.
Tournament |
Postseason
Appearance |
Accolades/
Accomplishments |
| 2004-05 |
Indiana Southeast |
Ast. Coach |
27-8 |
.771 |
8-1 |
.888 |
1st |
Champions |
NAIA Tournament
Quarterfinal |
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Reg. Season Champions, KIAC Tournament Champions, 1 NAIA All-American (HM), 3 All-KIAC Selections |
| 2005-06 |
Indiana Southeast |
Ast. Coach |
30-4 |
.882 |
12-1 |
.923 |
1st |
Champions |
NAIA Tournament
Quarterfinal |
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Reg. Season Champions, KIAC Tournament Champions, No. 9 NAIA Final Ranking, 1 NAIA All-American (HM), 1 NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete, League Player of the Year, 3 All-KIAC Selections, 1 KIAC All-Scholar Athlete |
| 2006-07 |
Indiana Southeast |
Ast. Coach |
22-10 |
.687 |
6-3 |
.666 |
3rd |
Semifinals |
N/A |
1 NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete, 2 All-KIAC Selections, 1 KIAC All-Scholar Athlete |
| 2007-08 |
Indiana Southeast |
Ast. Coach |
24-9 |
.727 |
9-0 |
1.000 |
1st |
Champions |
NAIA Tournament
Quarterfinal |
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Reg. Season Champions, KIAC Tournament Champions,
1 NAIA All-American (HM), League Player of the Year, 3 All-KIAC Selections |
| 2008-09 |
Indiana Southeast |
Ast. Coach |
24-8 |
.750 |
10-1 |
.909 |
1st |
Champions |
NAIA Tournament
Sweet 16 |
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Reg. Season Champions, KIAC Tournament Champions, 2 All-KIAC Selections |
| 2009-10 |
Kentucky State |
Ast. Coach |
12-17 |
.414 |
11-13 |
.458 |
8th |
N/A |
|
N/A |
| 2010-11 |
Kentucky State |
Ast. Coach |
15-13 |
.536 |
13-11 |
.542 |
4th |
Quarterfinals |
|
1 All-SIAC Selection |
| 2011-12 |
Kentucky State |
Interim Head Coach |
12-15 |
.444 |
12-12 |
.500 |
6th |
Quarterfinals |
|
N/A |
| 2012-13 |
Kentucky State |
Head Coach |
15-12 |
.555 |
11-6 |
.647 |
W2nd |
Semifinals |
|
N/A |
| 2013-14 |
Kentucky State |
Head Coach |
15-14 |
.517 |
11-7 |
.611 |
W2nd |
Semifinals |
|
1 SIAC All-Academic Team |
| 2014-15 |
Kentucky State |
Head Coach |
9-18 |
.333 |
7-12 |
.368 |
W5th |
First Round |
|
1 All-SIAC Selections |
| 2015-16 |
IUPUI |
Director of Basketball Operations |
13-19 |
.406 |
9-7 |
.563 |
4th |
Quarterfinal |
|
1 Academic All-District, 2 All-Summit League Selections |
| Career |
Total
(4 Sea.) |
Head Coach |
51-59 |
.464 |
41-37 |
.526 |
|
|
|
1 All-SIAC Selection, 1 SIAC All-Academic |
| Career |
Kentucky State
(4 Sea.) |
Head Coach |
51-59 |
.464 |
41-37 |
.526 |
|
|
|
1 All-SIAC Selection, 1 SIAC All-Academic |
| Career |
Total
(8 Sea.) |
Ast. Coach |
167-88 |
.655 |
30-39 |
.435 |
|
|
|
4 NAIA Tournament Appearances, 4 Reg. Season Champions, 4 Tournament Champions, 4 NAIA All-American (4 HM), 2 NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete, 2 League Players of the Year, 16 All-Conference Selections, 1 Academic All-District, 2 Conference All-Scholar Athletes |
| Career |
Indiana Southeast
(5 Sea.) |
Ast. Coach |
127-39 |
.765 |
45-6 |
.882 |
|
|
4 NAIA Tournaments |
4 NAIA Tournament Appearances, 4 KIAC Reg. Season Champions, 4 KIAC Tournament Champions, 4 NAIA All-American (4 HM), 2 NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete, 2 League Players of the Year, 13 All-KIAC Selections, 2 KIAC All-Scholar Athlete |
| Career |
Kentucky State
(2 Sea.) |
Ast. Coach |
27-30 |
.474 |
24-24 |
.500 |
|
|
|
1 All-Conference |
| Career |
IUPUI
(1 Sea.) |
Ast. Coach |
13-19 |
.406 |
9-7 |
.563 |
|
|
|
1 Academic All-District, 2 All-Summit League Selections |
