After a standout career at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Banks spent six seasons playing indoor soccer with the Milwaukee Wave.
After retiring from playing professionally, Banks entered the coaching ranks with both youth clubs and the Milwaukee School of Engineering men's team.
[2] Born in Milwaukee, Banks began playing soccer at age six through a Salvation Army program near the city's Westlawn Housing Projects.
[5] In 1999, he became the head coach of the Milwaukee School of Engineering men's soccer team, a position he held until his death in 2019.
[9][10] The renaming was introduced to the Committee on Accountability, Finance and Personnel through a campaign organized by Tim Clements and Corey Thompson, among others active in the Milwaukee soccer community.