Adrian Banks passport. Adrian Banks Adrian Gerard Banks (born February 9, 1986) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Northwest Mississippi Community College and Arkansas State University. Banks played junior college basketball at Northwest Mississippi Community College before moving to Arkansas State University, where he became the seventh player in the history of college to score more than 1000 points. Banks moved to Belgium in 2008, signing his first professional contract with 2008, signing with Pepinster, where he played 31 games, averaging 16.8 points and 2.2 rebounds
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