TicketsVincent Banks Leaves Bearcats
Contact: Brian Teter
5/10/2005
CINCINNATI, Ohio-- University of Cincinnati freshman guard Vincent Banks has decided to leave the Bearcat basketball team for personal reasons, head coach Bob Huggins announced on Tuesday.
?This is very unfortunate for Vincent that he has to deal with these personal issues,? said Huggins. ?It is also disappointing because our athletic director (Bob Goin) and his staff went to great lengths this past year to provide opportunities for Vincent to be a student-athlete here at the University of Cincinnati.?
The 6-2 Banks was academically ineligible for the 2004-05 season for failing to meet initial eligibility requirements, however, the university worked hard to restore Banks to partial qualifier status.
A native of Atlanta, Banks was named Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia in 2003 after averaging 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game at South High School. Banks spent the 2003-04 season at high school power Laurinburg (N.C.) Prep, where he was the leading scorer (23.0) and led that squad to a 29-4 record.