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MVC Sixth Man of the Year Tavion Banks follows Ben McCollum from Drake to Iowa
Banks averaged 10.1 points, 5 rebounds for Bulldogs, was on MVC’s All-Tournament team
Apr. 4, 2025 7:59 pm, Updated: Apr. 9, 2025 1:43 pm
Drake's Tavion Banks (6) drives past Missouri center Josh Gray (33) during the Bulldogs' 67-57 win over Mizzou in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in Wichita, Kan., on March 20. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press)
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The Missouri Valley Conference’s Sixth Man of the Year is joining the Iowa men’s basketball team.
Tavion Banks, a 6-foot-7 forward from Kansas City, Mo., is following coach Ben McCollum from Drake to Iowa. Banks, who signed with the Hawkeyes on Friday evening, averaged 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 34 games for Drake’s 31-4 team.
He had 13 points and 9 rebounds in the Bulldogs MVC tournament championship game win over Bradley and was named to the all-tournament team.
Banks spent his first two seasons at Northwest Florida State. He joins Drake teammate Bennett Stirtz, the MVC Player of the Year, at Iowa.
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