Banks joined NKU in February of 2022 and will aid Poitras moving forward as the Norse prepare this spring and head into the 2022 fall season. 

Banks, brings a wealth of knowledge to the Northern Kentucky program, as both a player and a coach. He spent nearly a decade on the pitch as a professional, playing in various leagues such as the USL, NASL and MASL. Banks spent time with multliple clubs including the Rochester Rhinos (2012-14), the Milwaukee Wave (2013-15), Minnesota United (2015-16), Jacksonville Armada (2017-18) and finally with Forward Madison FC (2019-2021). 

The coaching side of his career includes a USSF C License and most recently was working with Heroes FA - Youth Soccer Club as their Director of Coaching. Banks simultaneously was working with One Touch Soccer Nashville as their General Manager from 2021 on and working with the CPS Soccer Academy as their Programs Director/Coach. 

While playing for UW-Green Bay from 2007 to 2010 he was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team of the Year his freshman season. He went on to win the 2009 Horizon League Player of the Year award and was named to the 2010 All-Horizon League First Team and All-Great Lakes Second Team. Banks also played in the USL-PDL for the Madison 56ers and Chicago Fire Premier.

Banks is a Milwaukee native and comes from soccer genes.  His father played for the Milwaukee Wave and was also a member of the U.S. Men's National Team, competing in the 1987 Pan American Games and qualifying rounds of the 1990 World Cup. Banks attended Riverside High School, where he was a four-time All-Conference, played in the Region II Olympic Development Program, and played club soccer for FC Milwaukee.

He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay where he earned a bachelor's degree in history and worked towards his coaching certification as well.