Ken Bannister

Kenneth Darnell Bannister (born April 1, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player, from Baltimore, Maryland. At 6' 9" tall he was a power forward-center.

Ken Bannister

Personal information
Born	(1960-04-01) April 1, 1960 (age 65) Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Southwestern (Baltimore, Maryland)
College	Trinidad State JC (1979–1981) Indiana State (1981–1982) St. Augustine's (1983–1984)
NBA draft	1984: 7th round, 156th overall pick
Drafted by	New York Knicks
Playing career	1984–2000
Position	Power forward / center
Number	1, 51
Career history
1984–1985	New York Knicks
1985	Long Island Knights
1985–1986	New York Knicks
1986, 1987	Staten Island Stallions
1986–1987	Hapoel Holon
1987	Quad City Thunder
1987–1988	Mississippi Jets
1988	Jersey Shore Bucs
1988–1989	Wichita Falls Texans
1989	Rockford Lightning
1988–1991	Los Angeles Clippers
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996	Miami Tropics / Treasure Coast Tropics
1991	Albany Patroons / Capital Region Pontiacs
1991–1992, 1992–1993	Halifax Windjammers
1993–1994	Tau Cerámica
1994–1996	Zaragoza
1996	Joventut Badalona
1996–1997	Fuenlabrada
1997	Atléticos de San Germán
1997	Estudiantes de Olavarría
1998	Titanes de Morovis
1998–1999	Franca
1999–2000	Ipiranga Santa Catarina
Career highlights
USBL champion (1993) USBL Player of the Year (1993) USBL Top Scorer (1993)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,501
Rebounds	893
Assists	111
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

College career

Bannister played college basketball at Trinidad State Junior College, Indiana State University, and Saint Augustine's College.

Professional career

Bannister was selected by the New York Knicks, in the 7th round (156th overall), of the 1984 NBA draft. Bannister played in 5 NBA seasons. He played for the Knicks, from 1984 to 1986, and the Los Angeles Clippers, from 1988 to 1991. In his NBA career, Bannister played in 253 games, and scored a total of 1,501 points. His best season as a professional came during the 1985-86 NBA season, as a member of the Knicks, appearing in 70 games, and averaging 8.6 points per game.

During the 1986–87 season, he played in Israel, with Hapoel Holon.

Bannister served as player-coach for the Treasure Coast Tropics of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 1996.^[1]