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Gene Banks
Eugene Lavon Banks (Gene, Tinkerbell)
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-7 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: May 15, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: West Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: Duke University
Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round (5th pick, 28th overall) of the 1981 NBA draft.
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 22 | SAS | NBA | 80 | 4 | 1700 | 311 | 652 | .477 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 145 | 212 | .684 | 157 | 254 | 411 | 147 | 55 | 17 | 106 | 199 | 767 |
| 1982-83 | 23 | SAS | NBA | 81 | 81 | 2722 | 505 | 919 | .550 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 196 | 278 | .705 | 222 | 390 | 612 | 279 | 78 | 21 | 171 | 229 | 1206 |
| 1983-84 | 24 | SAS | NBA | 80 | 66 | 2600 | 424 | 747 | .568 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 200 | 270 | .741 | 204 | 378 | 582 | 254 | 105 | 23 | 166 | 256 | 1049 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | SAS | NBA | 82 | 41 | 2091 | 289 | 493 | .586 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 199 | 257 | .774 | 133 | 312 | 445 | 234 | 65 | 13 | 140 | 220 | 778 |
| 1985-86 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 33 | 2139 | 356 | 688 | .517 | 0 | 19 | .000 | 183 | 255 | .718 | 178 | 182 | 360 | 251 | 81 | 10 | 139 | 212 | 895 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 63 | 39 | 1822 | 249 | 462 | .539 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 112 | 146 | .767 | 115 | 193 | 308 | 170 | 52 | 17 | 113 | 173 | 610 |
| Career | NBA | 468 | 264 | 13074 | 2134 | 3961 | .539 | 2 | 46 | .043 | 1035 | 1418 | .730 | 1009 | 1709 | 2718 | 1335 | 436 | 101 | 835 | 1289 | 5305 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 22 | SAS | NBA | 80 | 4 | 21.3 | 3.9 | 8.2 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.7 | .684 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 9.6 |
| 1982-83 | 23 | SAS | NBA | 81 | 81 | 33.6 | 6.2 | 11.3 | .550 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.4 | 3.4 | .705 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 14.9 |
| 1983-84 | 24 | SAS | NBA | 80 | 66 | 32.5 | 5.3 | 9.3 | .568 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .741 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 13.1 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | SAS | NBA | 82 | 41 | 25.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | .586 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .774 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 9.5 |
| 1985-86 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 33 | 26.1 | 4.3 | 8.4 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .718 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 10.9 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 63 | 39 | 28.9 | 4.0 | 7.3 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .767 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 9.7 |
| Career | NBA | 468 | 264 | 27.9 | 4.6 | 8.5 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .043 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .730 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 11.3 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 22 | SAS | NBA | 80 | 4 | 1700 | 6.6 | 13.8 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 3.1 | 4.5 | .684 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 16.2 |
| 1982-83 | 23 | SAS | NBA | 81 | 81 | 2722 | 6.7 | 12.2 | .550 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.6 | 3.7 | .705 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 1983-84 | 24 | SAS | NBA | 80 | 66 | 2600 | 5.9 | 10.3 | .568 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .741 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 14.5 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | SAS | NBA | 82 | 41 | 2091 | 5.0 | 8.5 | .586 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 3.4 | 4.4 | .774 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 13.4 |
| 1985-86 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 33 | 2139 | 6.0 | 11.6 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .718 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 15.1 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 63 | 39 | 1822 | 4.9 | 9.1 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .767 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 12.1 |
| Career | NBA | 468 | 264 | 13074 | 5.9 | 10.9 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .043 | 2.8 | 3.9 | .730 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 14.6 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 22 | SAS | NBA | 80 | 1700 | 14.7 | .515 | .477 | 9.9 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 19.9 | 108 | 108 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 1982-83 | 23 | SAS | NBA | 81 | 2722 | 16.7 | .579 | .550 | 9.2 | 15.1 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 17.7 | 116 | 107 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 7.9 |
| 1983-84 | 24 | SAS | NBA | 80 | 2600 | 15.4 | .606 | .568 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 117 | 111 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | SAS | NBA | 82 | 2091 | 14.5 | .642 | .587 | 7.4 | 16.4 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 18.8 | 14.3 | 120 | 109 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 5.6 |
| 1985-86 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 2139 | 15.5 | .559 | .517 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 114 | 113 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 4.3 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 63 | 1822 | 12.6 | .580 | .539 | 7.0 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 111 | 109 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| Career | NBA | 468 | 13074 | 15.1 | .579 | .539 | 8.6 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 115 | 110 | 21.9 | 9.4 | 31.2 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1981-82 | 22 | SAS | NBA | 9 | 146 | 30 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 64 | .462 | .000 | .400 | 16.2 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| 1982-83 | 23 | SAS | NBA | 11 | 398 | 76 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 35 | 27 | 76 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 175 | .507 | .657 | 36.2 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 4.5 | |
| 1984-85 | 25 | SAS | NBA | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 1985-86 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 3 | 69 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 22 | .556 | .000 | .500 | 23.0 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 3 | 79 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 31 | .591 | .625 | 26.3 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | |
| Career | NBA | 27 | 702 | 129 | 256 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 57 | 55 | 137 | 67 | 16 | 4 | 35 | 63 | 292 | .504 | .000 | .596 | 26.0 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | ||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 22 | SAS | NBA | 9 | 146 | 15.2 | .461 | .462 | 14.4 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 20.3 | 103 | 109 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1982-83 | 23 | SAS | NBA | 11 | 398 | 14.6 | .529 | .507 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 17.8 | 112 | 109 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | SAS | NBA | 1 | 10 | -13.9 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 12.3 | 17 | 123 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1985-86 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 3 | 69 | 9.4 | .557 | .556 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 14.4 | 107 | 124 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 3 | 79 | 10.1 | .607 | .591 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 15.8 | 121 | 123 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Career | NBA | 27 | 702 | 13.3 | .519 | .504 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 17.7 | 109 | 112 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
|
Honors 1977 McDonald's All American |
Games 1984-85 NBA 82 (1)1985-86 NBA 82 (2) |
Field Goal Pct Career NBA .539 (22)Career .539 (22) |
True Shooting Pct 1984-85 NBA .642 (3)Career NBA .579 (48) Career .579 (49) |
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Effective Field Goal Pct Career NBA .539 (31)Career .539 (31) |
Offensive Rating 1982-83 NBA 116.1 (9)1984-85 NBA 119.8 (9) Career NBA 114.6 (46) Career 114.6 (46) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (490) |
Transactions
October 24, 1979: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers (as a 1981 2nd round draft pick) with a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Wayne Robinson) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Kenny Carr.
February 13, 1980: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers (as a 1981 2nd round draft pick) with Ollie Mack and a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Sam Worthen) to the Chicago Bulls for Mark Landsberger.
September 12, 1980: Sent to the San Antonio Spurs (as a 1981 2nd round draft pick) with a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Ed Rains) as compensation for the Chicago Bulls signing Larry Kenon as a veteran free agent.
June 9, 1981: Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round (28th pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.
June 18, 1985: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs to the Chicago Bulls for Steve Johnson and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Mike Brittain).
September 9, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | San Antonio Spurs | NBA | $265,000 |
| 1985-86 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | $225,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $490,000 |
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