Roman Banks

{{Short description|American basketball player, coach, and athletic director}}

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| name = Roman Banks

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| current_title = Athletic director

| current_team = Southern

| current_conference = SWAC

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| player_years1 = 1988–1992

| player_team1 = Northwestern State

| player_positions = Guard

| coach_years1 = 1993–1994

| coach_team1 = Green Oaks HS

| coach_years2 = 1994–1996

| coach_team2 = Southern–Shreveport (asst.)

| coach_years3 = 1996–2002

| coach_team3 = Southern (asst.)

| coach_years4 = 2003–2006

| coach_team4 = Southeastern Louisiana (asst.)

| coach_years5 = 2006–2011

| coach_team5 = Southeastern Louisiana (assoc. HC)

| coach_years6 = 2011–2017

| coach_team6 = Southern

| admin_years1 = 2017–present

| admin_team1 = Southern

| overall_record = 114–85 ({{Winning percentage|114|85}})

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| tournament_record = (NCAA): 0–2

| championships = 2x SWAC tournament (2013, 2016)
SWAC regular season (2014)

| awards = 2x SWAC Coach of the Year (2013, 2014)

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Roman Patrick Banks is an American former basketball coach and the current athletic director at Southern University.{{cite web|last=Johnson |first=Luke |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/southern/article_1140a590-1647-11e7-b2ec-cb7c61a25bca.html |title=Southern's Roman Banks named Jaguars' long-term athletic director; Morris Scott named interim basketball coach |date=March 31, 2017 |accessdate=April 10, 2017}} Banks previously served as the head men's basketball coach for the Southern Jaguars before he was promoted to AD on March 31, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.gojagsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=641851&SPID=96916&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28100&ATCLID=205348958&Q_SEASON=2013|title=Roman Banks Bio - Official Site of the Southern University Jaguars |accessdate=April 10, 2017}}