University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Josh Banks
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Prev School:
- VCU / Olympic HS
Awards & Honors
2024-25 Big South Conference Honorable Mention Team
2024-25 Big South Conference Preseason All-Conference Second Team
2023-24 Big South Conference Honorable Mention Team
2023-24 Big South Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 27, 2023)
2024-25 Season (Fifth Year Senior) - In his final season at Ashevile, Banks played in 30 games and started in 29 games...He averaged 15.0 points per game, the third highest points per game average on the team and had a .354 3-point percentage, the second-highest distance shooting percentage on the season...Banks averaged 31 minutes a game and had a total of 931 minutes, the second highest average on the team...Banks matched his career-high in assists at four against Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 22, had a career-high three blocks against High point on Jan. 4, and had a career-high 12 made field goals against Longwood on Feb. 22...Against the Lancers on Feb. 22, he had a season-high 30 points, as he went 12-19 from the field and 6-9 from the charity stripe...On the season, Banks had 113 rebounds and averaged 3.8 a game...He had a season-high of eight at USC Upstate on Feb. 12...Banks was the first individual to score in six games for Asheville...He served as the leading scorer in seven games...Banks reached double-digit scoring 25 times...Against Radford on Feb. 20, Banks scored his 1,000th career point...Banks finished his career at Asheville with 62 starts in 64 games played, 269 made field goals and a .411 field goal percentage, a .373 3-point percentage with 141 3-pointers, an .821 free throw percentage, 227 rebounds, 82 assists, 21 blocks, 41 steals and 885 points...His efforts for the 2024-25 season earned him Big South Conference Honorable Mention Honors.
2023-24 Season (Senior) - In his debut season as a Bulldog, Banks played in 34 games and started in 33…He had the second most minutes played on the team with 974…Had the second-most 3-pointers on the team with 68 and the second-most field goals with 131…Had a .419 shooting percentage from the field and a .395 shooting percentage from 3-point range…Finished the season with 436 free throws, second most on the team…had 114 rebounds, 36 assists, 24 steals, and 10 blocks…Had a season-high 33 points against App. State…Had a season-high of 37 minutes played against Kennesaw State on Dec. 23…Recorded a double-double against Kennesaw State on Dec. 23 with a season-high of 11 rebounds…Recorded 25 double-digit scoring games…Opened the season with 18 points against Michigan…Scored 15 points in Asheville’s overtime victory against Gardner-Webb to help the team advance to the Big South Conference Championship…Set the new program record for most 3-pointers in a single game with 10 in Asheville’s victory against App. State on Dec. 21…His efforts during the 2023-24 season helped Banks earn a spot on the Big South Conference Honorable Mention team.
Prior to UNC Asheville - Banks, a native of Charlotte, N.C., appeared in 77 games during his time at VCU...He scored 190 points, grabbed 57 rebounds, and added 17 assists to go with 12 steals. His best outing in 2022-23 came vs. Howard where he scored 11 points to go with five rebounds. Furthermore, he scored a season-high 10 points as a freshman in the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship against St. Bonaventure...Prior to enrolling at VCU, Banks had a decorated career at Olympic High School in Charlotte. He was a First Team All-State selection in 2020 after averaging 24 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. A two-time SoMECK7 Conference Player of Year selection, Banks averaged over 20 points (20.6) with 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists as a junior. He also averaged 16.2 points and shot 47 percent from the field for Team United on the 2019 EYBL Circuit.
