#0 Payton BANKS (F, So, 6-6/220) - Penn State

Class:Sophomore 
Hometown: Orange, Calif. 
High School: Lutheran
Height / Weight: 6-6 / 220 
Position: Forward

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Saw action in 29 games on the season season, including 17 of 18 Big Ten contests ... Averaged 8.7 minutes per appearance
All but four made fields goals came from behind arc (11/15)
Hit a trio of treys vs. Minnesota (1/28/15), ending with a career-high nine points and three rebounds
Drained a pair of 3-pointers on only two shots of the day vs. Purdue (1/17/15)
Scored career-high 7 points in 15 minutes vs. Drexel (12/20) ... Was 2-2 from floor with one trey
Played three minutes vs. George Washington (12/14), tallying a 3-pointer on only shot attempt on the day
Produced first career block, two steals and a 2-2 showing from FT line in 6 minutes vs. Duquesne (12/10)
Hit first career FG at Marshall (12/6), draining a 3-pointer at the 6:37 mark of the first half to give the Lions a 19-17 lead ... The team would not trail again
Grabbed career-high five rebounds vs. Virginia Tech (12/3), taking the court for 12 minutes, the first of 14 games with 10+ minutes of action
Saw first career action in first half vs. Fordham (11/16) ... Scored first career point on a free throw vs. the Rams (11/16)

AS A FRESHMAN (2013-14)
Redshirted the 2013-14 season to gain experience and will have four seasons of eligibility remaining
Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL
A two-time first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA selection (junior and senior) ... Two-time All-Orange County second team (junior and senior)... Rated a three star recruit by Scout.com and 247Sports...Posted 17.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.5 assists per game while leading Lutheran to an 18-10 mark in his senior season... Logged 466 points and made 33 threes on the year... Scored 20 or more points in 10 games, including a season high 41 points and 12 rebounds in a 72-64 win vs. Palisades, hitting four threes and 13 free throws ... Scored 34 points and had six steals in a 77-71 win over Sierra Catholic, making 17 free throws ... Had seven double-digit rebounding games, including a season high 14 vs. Eisenhower and 13 vs. Beverly Hills... Had three or more assists in seven games, including a season high five vs. Bishop Gorman (NV)... Averaged 15.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.4 apg and 1.4 spg as a junior at Orange Lutheran logging 391 points on the season... Helped lead his team to its second straight CIF Section Division 1A championship while playing alongside Arizona signee Gabe York ...Played his junior season as the Lancer's point guard ... Played with the nationally ranked Compton Magic AAU squad in the summer.

PERSONAL
Born May 20, 1994, in Los Alamito, Calif. ... Has one sister, Jourdan ... Jourdan played basketball at University of Pennsylvania (2008-12).

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