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Gene Banks

ジーン・バンクス　/　じーん・ばんくす

American basketball player

May 15, 1959 (age 67)　・　Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania
basketball player
basketball coach

My Take

Gene Banks interests me because his arc didn't stop when the playing days did. A Philadelphia kid who stood 201 cm and earned his stripes at Duke, he later turned to coaching, and that pivot tells me more about the man than any box score. There's something I genuinely admire about an athlete who chooses to hand down what he learned rather than simply walk away. Born in 1959 and shaped by Philly's gritty courts, Banks reads to me as a player rooted in place and community. The street-corner authenticity, not the highlights, is what keeps my attention.

Overview

Eugene Lavon Banks (born May 15, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He was born and raised in Philadelphia.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gene Banks
Name (Japanese): ジーン・バンクス
Reading: じーん・ばんくす
Born: May 15, 1959 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Boar
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 201 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player / basketball coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: West Philadelphia High School
University: Duke University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9

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