Academic Notes: Majoring in sociology.
Career Notes: Sixth in program history in rebounds (615)...Third in free throws made (310) and attempted (421)...Third in field goal percentage (.524).
2014-15 (Senior): All-Big Sky Second Team...College Sports Madness Big Sky All-Conference Second Team...One of two players to start all 30 games...Named Big Sky Player of the Week on Jan. 5...Averaged 13.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game...Led team in scoring and rebounding...Ranked 11th in the Big Sky in scoring and fourth in rebounding...Led team and ranked sixth in the Big Sky in steals...Recorded 18 double-digit scoring games, second-most on the team, with five 20-point games...Scored season-high 25 points vs. CSUN including a 13-of-14 performance from the free throw line...Led the team with 14 double-digit rebounding games and 12 double-doubles, third-most in the Big Sky...Grabbed 266 rebounds, the second-highest single season total in school history...Equaled career-high of 19 rebounds vs. Sacramento State, tied for sixth-most in school history...Recorded career-high five assists vs. CSUN and three blocks at Weber State...Posted season-high five steals twice vs. Sacramento State and at Weber State...Made 10 three-pointers...Shot .507 from the field, .217 on three-pointers and .716 from the free throw line...Ranked second on the team and fifth in the Big Sky in field goal percentage...Shot .560 from the field in conference play...Made 106 free throws, the 10th-highest season total in school history...Averaged 32.6 minutes per game, eighth-highest in the Big Sky...Totaled 396 points, 266 rebounds, 27 assists, 60 steals and nine blocks.
2013-14 (Junior): All-Big Sky Honorable Mention...College Sports Madness Big Sky All-Conference Second Team...Appeared in 27 games with 25 starts...Named Big Sky Player of the Week on Dec. 2...Averaged 13.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game...Led team and ranked third in the Big Sky in rebounds...Ranked second on the team, 10th in the Big Sky in scoring...Ranked third on the team, 12th in the Big Sky, in steals...Averaged 14.6 points per game in conference play...Recorded 16 double-digit scoring games, third-most on the team, with six 20-point games and two 30-point games...Scored career-high 31 points vs. Eastern Washington including a 17-of-19 performance from the free throw line...Recorded second-most single-game free throws made (17) and third-most free throws attempted (19) in school history...Led the team with eight double-digit rebounding games, tied for fourth in the Big Sky, and six double-doubles, tied for third in the Big Sky...Posted career-high 19 rebounds at Utah Valley, tied for sixth-most in school history...Recorded career-high of four assists in four games...Posted season-high six steals vs. Southern Utah...Made six three-pointers...Shot .590 from the field, .273 on three-pointers and .816 from the free throw line...Led the Big Sky in field goal percentage...Shot .636 from the field in conference play...Set school record for season field goal percentage...Made 129 free throws, the second-highest season total in school history...Posted fifth-best season free throw percentage in school history...Averaged 32.1 minutes per game, ninth-highest in the Big Sky...Totaled 365 points, 207 rebounds, 41 assists, 45 steals and eight blocks.
2012-13 (Sophomore): Appeared in 15 games with one start after missing the first 10 games of the season due to injury...Averaged 7.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game...Scored in double-figures in five of the final eight games of the season...Posted career highs of 25 points, 14 rebounds, and seven steals in her first career double-double vs. Sacramento State...Scored in 13 of 15 games played...Recorded a rebound in 14 of 15 games and had multiple rebounds in 13 games...Third on the team with 67 free-throw attempts, including 29 free-throw attempts (and 21 makes) over a two-game stretch vs. North Dakota and Sacramento State...Shot .466 from the field and totaled 22 steals and eight assists...Averaged 18.4 minutes played per game with a career-high 33 minutes played vs. North Dakota.
2011-12 (Freshman): Appeared in 26 games...Averaged 3.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game...Scored in double-digits in two games...Career-high 12 points and eight rebounds at Weber State...Shot .458 from the field and .625 from the free-throw line...Scored in 17 games and recorded at least one rebound in 24 games...Added 12 steals with a career-high two steals at Portland State and totaled four blocks...Averaged 11.6 minutes per game with career-high 25 minutes at Northern Colorado.
High School: Four-year letterwinner, three-year starter and team captain in basketball at Clovis East HS...Named team MVP and best offensive player two years...Named 2011 Senior Girl Athlete of the Year by the Junior League of Fresno...Named to Fresno Bee Winter All-Star girls basketball first team in 2011...Played in USA Junior Nationals All-State competition in 2009...Team won Valley conference championship in double overtime over Clovis West in 2011...Also played for the Fresno Stars AAU team.
Personal: Erikka Zenolia Banks was born July 30, 1993 in Fresno, Calif....Daughter of Eric Banks Sr. and Kimberly Harvey...Two older brothers, Eric Jr. and Erin...Erin plays football at Northwestern Oklahoma State...Cousin, LaShaunte Stephens, played basketball at San Francisco and Fresno State...Aspires for a career as a physical therapist...Wants to travel the world and touch an iceberg during her lifetime...Chose NAU because it fits her lifestyle and she bonded well with the team.
