Hampton University Athletics

2024-25 (Gr.)

• Appeared in 26 games for the Pirates
• Recorded a season-high six points in Hampton’s win over Stony Brook (Feb. 24)

2023-24 (Sr.)

• Appeared in 30 games for the Pirates while averaging 3.5 points per game
• Scored a career-high 18 points against conference foe Monmouth (Feb. 29) while going 7-10 from the field
• Finished in double figures on four occasions 
• Produced 16 points against Mid-Atlantic Christian (Nov. 9) while going 7-12 from the field

2022-23 (Jr.)

• Played 31 games with eight starts
• Averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest while shooting .454 from the field
• Led the Pirates with 21 blocked shots
• Second in free throw percentage at .738 (45-61)
• Registered double-figure scoring four times
• Had a career-high 14 against Texas Southern (Dec. 18th, 2022)
• Also tallied double-digits with 10 (with a career-high seven rebounds) against Norfolk State (Dec. 17th, 2022), 12 versus Towson (Feb. 8th, 2023)) and 11 against Elon (Feb. 13th, 2023)

2021-22 (So.)

• Played in just one game before missing the remainder of the season due to injury
• Saw nine minutes of action against Mid-Atlantic Christian scoring one point with three boards

2020-21 (So.)

• Limited to 14 games with three starts due to a quad injury
• Averaged 3.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per outing
• Had a season-high 11 points with three three-pointers against Gardner-Webb (Dec. 20th, 2020)
• Produced six rebounds in three straight games against UNC Asheville (Jan. 9th, 2021) and (Jan. 10th, 2021) and High Point (Feb. 7th, 2021)

2019-20 (Fr.)

• Played in 21 games as a freshman averaging 1.5 points and 1.4 rebounds per game
• Hauled in seven rebounds against Mid-Atlantic Christian (Nov. 6th, 2023)

High School

• Played for Coach Mark Hill at Cape Henry Collegiate
• Was a letterman in basketball, volleyball, and track
• Leader of the Black Student Alliance and Peer Leadership program at Cape Henry

Personal

• Son of Dan and Beverly Banister
• Member of Hampton SAAC Board
• Was selected to attend the CAA’s annual SAAC Leadership Summit
• An active member of the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in Chesapeake
• His younger sister, Jordan, played volleyball at Regent
• Was a student teacher at Seatack Elementary School in Virginia Beach
• Double major in child psychology and education