University of Massachusets Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 24
Marcus Banks Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Hampton, Va.
- High School:
- Fork Union Military Academy
- Prev School:
- UMBC
2023-24 (Junior): UMBC
- Played in 32 games, making 30 starts for the retrievers
- Led the America East Conference in 3-point field goals (192) over the past two seasons
- Averaged 16.6 points while shooting 41.8 percent from beyond the arc
- Paced the America East in three-point field goals, sinking 107 on the season and 3.3 per game
- Scored a career-high 35 points vs. NJIT (2/22/25), shooting 9-of-15 from beyond the arc
- Totaled 30 points at UNH (2/6/25), shooting 10-of-18 from the field
- Poured in 28 points vs. Bryant (1/30/25), while dishing our three assists
- Tallied 28 points and nine rebounds at American (12/29/24)
2023-24 (Junior): UMBC
- All-America East Third Team selection
- Played in 32 games, making 30 starts for the retrievers
- Produced 28 points, shooting 6-of-10 from three-point range at New Hampshire (2/24/24)
- Poured in 20 points, hit 4 treys, and came up with a career-best four steals versus UAlbany (2/17/24)
- Went 5-for-11 from deep en route to 21 points at Binghamton (2/15/24)
- Finished with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists at UAlbany (2/3/24)
- Scored 26 points and hit 5-of-13 three-pointers at Bryant (2/1/24)
- Tied his season-high with 21 points against NJIT (1/27/24) and also added eight boards.
- Produced 21 points against Sacred Heart (11/17/23)
- Scored a team-high 20 points and buried a career-high six treys at Vermont (1/11/24)
2022-23 (Sophomore): Odessa
- Started 30 games, averaging 7.7 points and 2.6 rebounds in 19.6 minutes per game
2021-22 (Feshman): Western Carolina
- SoCon All-Freshman Team honoree
- Played in 31 games with 16 starts
- Finished in double figures in 11 games, leading the team in scoring in three contests
- Scored a career-best 22 points at Charlotte (Dec. 22) going 8-for-9 from the field with five 3-pointers in the first half
- Logged his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at The Citadel (Jan. 26)
- Dished out a career-best three assists against Warren Wilson (Dec. 1)
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Played at Fork Union Military Academy as a senior
- Averaged a team-best 17.7 points while grabbing 5.6 rebounds per game
- Shot 53 percent from the field and 35 percent behind the 3-point line
- Attended Bethel HS as a junior where he earned All-Peninsula honors and was named the team MVP after averaging 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals per game
- Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Walsingham Academy where he was a 1,000-point scorer and earned first-team All-TCIS and VISAA Division 3 All-State honors as a sophomore.
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