Kenneth Darnell Bannister (Ken, The Animal)
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: April 1, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Southwestern in Baltimore, Maryland
College: Saint Augustine's College
Draft: New York Knicks, 7th round (17th pick, 156th overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984
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| Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Fouls | |||||||||
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| Rk | G | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | GmSc | ||
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| 1 | 1 | 1984-10-27 | 24-209 | NYK | DET | W (+19) | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1984-10-30 | 24-212 | NYK | @ | UTA | L (-6) | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1984-11-01 | 24-214 | NYK | @ | LAC | L (-2) | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 1984-11-03 | 24-216 | NYK | @ | HOU | L (-12) | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 1984-11-04 | 24-217 | NYK | @ | SAS | L (-1) | 9 | 18 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 10 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 1984-11-06 | 24-219 | NYK | @ | DAL | L (-3) | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 1984-11-08 | 24-221 | NYK | CHI | L (-15) | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 1984-11-10 | 24-223 | NYK | KCK | W (+13) | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 1984-11-13 | 24-226 | NYK | WSB | L (-11) | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 1984-11-14 | 24-227 | NYK | @ | BOS | L (-16) | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 1984-11-16 | 24-229 | NYK | @ | WSB | L (-14) | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 1984-11-17 | 24-230 | NYK | CLE | W (+24) | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | 1984-11-20 | 24-233 | NYK | GSW | W (+5) | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 1984-11-21 | 24-234 | NYK | @ | CLE | W (+8) | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | 1984-11-23 | 24-236 | NYK | @ | DET | W (+23) | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | 1984-11-24 | 24-237 | NYK | IND | W (+19) | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | 1984-11-28 | 24-241 | NYK | @ | NJN | L (-15) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | 1984-11-30 | 24-243 | NYK | @ | MIL | L (-18) | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 19 | 1984-12-01 | 24-244 | NYK | POR | L (-22) | 6 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 20 | 1984-12-04 | 24-247 | NYK | DEN | W (+2) | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Rk | G | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | GmSc | ||
| 21 | 21 | 1984-12-06 | 24-249 | NYK | DAL | L (-29) | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 22 | 1984-12-07 | 24-250 | NYK | @ | CHI | L (-2) | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | 23 | 1984-12-09 | 24-252 | NYK | @ | PHI | L (-16) | 17:00 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 24 | 24 | 1984-12-11 | 24-254 | NYK | PHI | W (+4) | 30:00 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| 25 | 25 | 1984-12-13 | 24-256 | NYK | UTA | W (+4) | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 26 | 1984-12-15 | 24-258 | NYK | @ | CLE | L (-5) | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | 27 | 1984-12-18 | 24-261 | NYK | BOS | L (-18) | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 28 | 1984-12-20 | 24-263 | NYK | CLE | W (+15) | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 29 | 1984-12-21 | 24-264 | NYK | @ | WSB | L (-14) | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | 30 | 1984-12-25 | 24-268 | NYK | NJN | L (-6) | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 1985-01-05 | 24-279 | NYK | CHI | W (+6) | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | 32 | 1985-01-11 | 24-285 | NYK | @ | CHI | L (-16) | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | 33 | 1985-01-12 | 24-286 | NYK | @ | IND | L (-5) | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 34 | 1985-01-15 | 24-289 | NYK | PHI | L (-11) | 10:00 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 35 | 35 | 1985-01-17 | 24-291 | NYK | DET | L (-16) | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 36 | 36 | 1985-01-19 | 24-293 | NYK | ATL | W (+2) | 8 | 12 | .667 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 11 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | 37 | 1985-01-22 | 24-296 | NYK | SEA | W (+2) | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 38 | 38 | 1985-01-26 | 24-300 | NYK | IND | W (+3) | 6 | 11 | .545 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 39 | 39 | 1985-01-28 | 24-302 | NYK | LAC | W (+26) | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | 40 | 1985-01-30 | 24-304 | NYK | @ | PHO | L (-17) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | G | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | GmSc | ||
| 41 | 41 | 1985-02-01 | 24-306 | NYK | @ | LAL | L (-1) | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | 42 | 1985-02-02 | 24-307 | NYK | @ | GSW | L (-16) | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 43 | 43 | 1985-02-05 | 24-310 | NYK | @ | SEA | W (+2) | 5 | 7 | .714 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | 44 | 1985-02-07 | 24-312 | NYK | @ | POR | L (-11) | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 45 | 45 | 1985-02-13 | 24-318 | NYK | @ | PHI | L (-2) | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 46 | 46 | 1985-02-14 | 24-319 | NYK | HOU | L (-8) | 4 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 47 | 47 | 1985-02-16 | 24-321 | NYK | NJN | L (-9) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 48 | 48 | 1985-02-19 | 24-324 | NYK | MIL | L (-11) | 4 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 49 | 49 | 1985-02-22 | 24-327 | NYK | @ | ATL | W (+8) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 50 | 50 | 1985-02-24 | 24-329 | NYK | LAL | L (-5) | 5 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 51 | 51 | 1985-02-26 | 24-331 | NYK | SAS | W (+7) | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 52 | 52 | 1985-02-27 | 24-332 | NYK | @ | IND | L (-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 53 | 53 | 1985-03-01 | 24-334 | NYK | @ | CHI | L (-5) | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 54 | 54 | 1985-03-02 | 24-335 | NYK | WSB | L (-12) | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 55 | 55 | 1985-03-05 | 24-338 | NYK | BOS | L (-8) | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 56 | 56 | 1985-03-06 | 24-339 | NYK | @ | DET | L (-24) | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 57 | 57 | 1985-03-09 | 24-342 | NYK | PHI | W (+2) | 37:00 | 10 | 12 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 24 | ||||||||
| 58 | 58 | 1985-03-12 | 24-345 | NYK | PHO | L (-4) | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 14 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 59 | 59 | 1985-03-14 | 24-347 | NYK | CHI | W (+9) | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 60 | 60 | 1985-03-15 | 24-348 | NYK | @ | PHI | L (-9) | 20:00 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| Rk | G | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | GmSc | ||
| 61 | 61 | 1985-03-16 | 24-349 | NYK | IND | W (+2) | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 62 | 62 | 1985-03-20 | 24-353 | NYK | @ | WSB | L (-3) | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 63 | 63 | 1985-03-22 | 24-355 | NYK | @ | IND | W (+5) | 4 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 64 | 64 | 1985-03-23 | 24-356 | NYK | @ | KCK | L (-8) | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 65 | 65 | 1985-03-25 | 24-358 | NYK | @ | MIL | L (-20) | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 66 | 66 | 1985-03-26 | 24-359 | NYK | @ | CLE | L (-14) | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 67 | 67 | 1985-03-28 | 24-361 | NYK | MIL | L (-5) | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 68 | 68 | 1985-03-30 | 24-363 | NYK | NJN | L (-9) | 8 | 17 | .471 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 69 | 69 | 1985-04-03 | 25-002 | NYK | @ | NJN | L (-13) | 5 | 15 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 70 | 70 | 1985-04-04 | 25-003 | NYK | ATL | L (-21) | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 71 | 71 | 1985-04-07 | 25-006 | NYK | @ | BOS | L (-12) | 10 | 18 | .556 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 72 | 72 | 1985-04-09 | 25-008 | NYK | DET | L (-10) | 8 | 17 | .471 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 73 | 73 | 1985-04-10 | 25-009 | NYK | @ | ATL | L (-4) | 4 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 74 | 74 | 1985-04-12 | 25-011 | NYK | CLE | L (-1) | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 75 | 75 | 1985-04-13 | 25-012 | NYK | @ | MIL | L (-4) | 3 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 6 | 9 |