During his tenure at Rutgers, Bannon went 59–60 and failed to make the NCAA Tournament, although he was able to take the Scarlet Knights to the NIT.
[5] Bannon came under fire toward the end of his tenure at Rutgers regarding an incident in a free throw drill during his first year as coach.
Both players transferred from Rutgers, and Johnson filed a lawsuit against the school, which was later reduced to naming Bannon as one of two co-defendants.
[6] Bannon has not coached on the collegiate level since his firing at Rutgers and most recently was employed by the Mercer County, New Jersey, Park Commission, until 2016 where he served as its executive director.
He was indicted on October 31, 2017, in connection with misuse of public funds and his relationship with the Park District.