(2022) - PF Kaleb Banks to Tulane

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Happy 18th Birthday Kaleb

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Fayette defeated Southwest Atlanta Christian 73-51.  Banks with 29 pts and 11 reb.

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On The Radar Hoops --

Kaleb Banks | 6-8 | SF | Fayette County | 2022 (Signed with Indiana)

How about the Hoosiers establishing a beachhead in ATL grabbing Banks and Newton from this list alone. This long-strider at 6-8 can really break you down off the bounce and seems to glide by folks with an ease that obviously will translate well to the Big Ten. Polished scoring and defense that can cover you inside and out, he’ll once again be the catalyst for an FCHS club that has designs on getting back to the 4A Finals for another shot at the title.

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Kaleb Banks is at the game tonight

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Kaleb Banks is at the game tonight

I bet he enjoyed this one. College basketball is fun again?


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4 hours ago, ap2345 said:

Kaleb Banks is at the game tonight

I bet if he stays for practice tomorrow he’s gonna go home and work on ball security 

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Last night Fayette County lost to #2 ranked McDonough 63 - 49 in a sloppily played game.  Neither team shot well and both teams very careless with the ball.  Cross court passes, half court passes, players trying to dribble between 2 defenders, etc.  McDonough did play a very tight man-to-man defense and it kept Banks out of his offensive comfort zone and he fouled out with 2 min. remaining in the game.  He did score 15 pts. on 6-15 FG; 2-6 on 3s; 1-2 FT; 8 reb; 1 stl; 5 TO; 2 blk.

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Zach Osterman:  Fayette County falls 77-45. Had Banks for 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, three rebounds. Made all three free throws, missed both 3s.

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Fayette County defeated North Clayton 92 - 54.  Banks 25 pts. and 12 reb. 

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Fayette County mauled  Riverdale 105 - 57.  Banks with 36 pts. and 10 reb. 

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Banks with back-to-back 36 point games as tonight Fayette County beat Chapel Hill 76 - 74 in OT.  He also had 16 reb and 2 blks.

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On 12/10/2021 at 8:11 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Fayette County mauled  Riverdale 105 - 57.  Banks with 36 pts. and 10 reb. 

Watched this game this morning. 1st Banks game this year. Not much to look at from a skill development perspective since it was a such a beating. But, 2 things: 1) Has added probably 10 lbs since the games I saw from March. Guessing in the 220 range now. 2) His athleticism is really coming. His change of direction and lateral movement are much better and he runs like a greyhound. Made a catch on a pass that was high and behind him when he was on the dead run and was able to contort his body, make the catch with his left hand, and put the ball on the floor without walking. Impressive athletic play. Banks had no matchup in this game, but physically, he looks great.

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47 minutes ago, Demo said:

Watched this game this morning. 1st Banks game this year. Not much to look at from a skill development perspective since it was a such a beating. But, 2 things: 1) Has added probably 10 lbs since the games I saw from March. Guessing in the 220 range now. 2) His athleticism is really coming. His change of direction and lateral movement are much better and he runs like a greyhound. Made a catch on a pass that was high and behind him when he was on the dead run and was able to contort his body, make the catch with his left hand, and put the ball on the floor without walking. Impressive athletic play. Banks had no matchup in this game, but physically, he looks great.

Does he look like he can play the 4 spot in the B1G?

Cause we are gonna have plenty of rotation guards next year, but Race and Trayce aren’t gonna be next to them.

 

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29 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Does he look like he can play the 4 spot in the B1G?

Cause we are gonna have plenty of rotation guards next year, but Race and Trayce aren’t gonna be next to them.

 

That’s the concern.  Proposed Roster construction looks bad.  I like Banks, but thinking of him as our starting 4 as a Fresh, and expecting to improve our team.  Not happening. Same with Trayce.  So we improve at the 1 and 2 and decline at the 3, 4, 5.  Transfer market wishes. We need a miracle.  
 

PS- not bad per se, just not top 15-25 good either, hence bad.  I know this is a recruit thread and I really like Banks and love his potential so this can carry on elsewhere.  

Edited December 12, 2021 by WayneFleekHoosier

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2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

That’s the concern.  Proposed Roster construction looks bad.  I like Banks, but thinking of him as our starting 4 as a Fresh, and expecting to improve our team.  Not happening. Same with Trayce.  So we improve at the 1 and 2 and decline at the 3, 4, 5.  Transfer market wishes. We need a miracle.  

That’s a worst case outlook.

The roster will have a strong 1-3. Bates, Leal, or Galloway can be a 3.

Durr, Duncomb, Banks, Geronimo, portal for the 4/5? Pretty attractive portal spot for TJD’s spot.

 

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30 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Does he look like he can play the 4 spot in the B1G?

Cause we are gonna have plenty of rotation guards next year, but Race and Trayce aren’t gonna be next to them.

 

I think he’s got a chance to give you minutes next year. Could see him making the sort of impact Keegan Murray made for Iowa LAST year. But they better have a much more immediate solution to the Race/Trayce problem. 

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3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That’s a worst case outlook.

The roster will have a strong 1-3. Bates, Leal, or Galloway can be a 3.

Durr, Duncomb, Banks, Geronimo, portal for the 4/5? Pretty attractive portal spot for TJD’s spot.

 

Gotta find a star or 2. Great teams have 1,2,or3 of them. 
 

Maybe Bates?  No other player projects or is poised to be a star that can really make plays and take over games. Something big will need to happen. Galloway, Leal, Durr aren’t going to be stars. Lander/Geronimo…..maybe someday. 

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13 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Gotta find a star or 2. Great teams have 1,2,or3 of them. 
 

Maybe Bates?  No other player projects or is poised to be a star that can really make plays and take over games. Something big will need to happen. Galloway, Leal, Durr aren’t going to be stars. Lander/Geronimo…..maybe someday. 

I try not to dwell on next year because we are potentially losing a lot of players/production. Hopefully we get a big in the portal and JHS is good from the get-go because it’s very possible we lose all 5 of our starters and possibly all three of our PG’s. It will be interesting to see if any of the current starters use their extra year.