Marcus Banks

Marcus Banks carried real pedigree: a Las Vegas kid who starred for the hometown UNLV Runnin' Rebels, earned Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors, and went 13th overall in the 2003 NBA draft. For NBA history buffs, the detail that lingers is being traded from Memphis to Boston alongside Kendrick Perkins, a footnote that quietly shaped a Celtics era. Banks never became a household name, but two-way guards who defend with bite are exactly what contenders covet. I read his career as a story of competitive tenacity rather than stardom, and that scrappy edge is what makes him worth remembering.

Arthur Lemarcus Banks III (born November 19, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, where he was Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. He was selected with the 13th pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, then traded to the Boston Celtics, along with Kendrick Perkins.

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Name (English)

Marcus Banks

Name (Japanese)

マーカス・バンクス

Reading

まーかす・ばんくす

Born

November 19, 1981 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

188 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

basketball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Cimarron-Memorial High School

University

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Nevada
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.