Washington State University Athletics

BORN: April 8, 1975 (24), Bellflower, Calif.

HOMETOWN: Upland, Calif.

HIGH SCHOOL: Bishop Amat, 1993 - Earned four varsity letters in soccer and lettered one year in football as a punter and kicker...as a JUNIOR earned All-Del-Rey League first team honors in soccer...SENIOR year was an all-league pick again in soccer and team captain...during football season was named to the all-league first team and was special teams player of the year, averaging 38.5 yards per punt...hit on all 51 extra points and made 3-of-4 field goals for 15-0 state champion team.

COLLEGE: Washington State, 1998 - Received a degree in communications...handled punting chores for two years at WSU for head coach Mike Price...averaged 42.8 yards on 60 punts as a junior, with a pair of 55-yarders...senior year averaged 43.4 yards on 56 punts...longest punt was 59 yards...averaged 53.0 yards against Boise State to earn the national AT&T Long Distance Award...his 43.8 regular season average was the best in the Pac-10...selected by the league's coaches to the all-conference second team...selected to play in the annual Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

Citrus Junior College, 1996 - Spent two years playing for head coach Dean Karnosk...sophomore year averaged 40.1 punting with a long of 61 yards...also was the team's kicker, hitting 11-of-18 field goals, with the longest 50 yards...second year selected the all-conference first team punter and kicker and received honorable mention All-State recognition as a punter.

WSU APPOINTMENT: January, 1999

WSU RESPONSIBILITIES: Coaches WSU's punters and kickers.

12 - JEFF BANKS**
Washington State University, 1996-98

Punter
6-0/175
Upland, Calif.
Bishop Amat High '93

BANKS' HIGH SCHOOL CAREER

Earned four varsity letters in soccer and lettered one year in football as a punter and kicker...as a JUNIOR earned All-Del-Rey League first team honors in soccer...SENIOR year was an all-league pick again in soccer and team captain...during football season was named to the all-league first team and was special teams player of the year, averaging 38.5 yards per punt...hit on all 51 extra points and made 3-of-4 field goals for 15-0 state champion team.

BANKS' SAN DIEGO STATE CAREER

FRESHMAN (1993-94): Redshirt year...transferred when head coach Al Luginbill and coaching staff left SDSU.

BANKS' CITRUS JC CAREER

RS-Freshman (1994-95): Coached by Dean Karnosk...punter only...averaged 39.8 yards with a long of 58...All-Foothill Conference pick.

RS-Sophomore (1995-96): Punted and kicked...averaged 40.1 yards punting with a long of 61...hit 11-of-18 field goals with a long of 50...all-conference first team punter and kicker and honorable mention All-State punter.

BANKS' WSU CAREER

RS-Junior (1996-97): V-letter...WSU's punter for all 11 games...averaged 42.8 yards per punt...longest punts of 55-yard twice, once against California and again at UCLA...best game was against California, averaging 48.2 yards...averaged 47.0 against Temple...ranked fourth among Pac-10 punters...punter for 50 or more yards 13 times...completed one pass for 12 yards on a fake punt play to teammate Chad Carpenter for a first down during the Stanford game...earned seven weekly team awards: Pac-10 Special Team Nomination - Colorado, Oregon State, Stanford; Specialist of the Week - Temple, California; Special Teams Big Play - Oregon State, Stanford.

RS-Senior (1997-98): V-letter…WSU's punter for all 12 games…named to the Pac-10 second team as voted by the league's coaches…played in the Senior Bowl…awarded the AT&T long distance award for longest punt average the week of the Boise State game, averaging 53.0 yards per punt…averaged 43.41 yards per punt…punted 56 times for 2,431 yards…43.8 regular season average was best in the Pac-10…longest punt came against Boise State for 59.0 yards…had 10 punts over 50 yards…ended WSU career averaging 43.06 yards per punt…earned the following team awards: Pac-10 Special Team Player of the Week nomination - UCLA, Oregon, California, Arizona...selected to play in the annual Senior Bowl all-star football game in Mobile, Alabama.

PERSONAL

Jeff Banks...born 4-8-75 at Bellflower, Calif...parents Michael and Susan Banks...one older sister Natalie...listed in Who's Who Among American HS Students...looking at a broadcast communications degree from WSU.

PUNTING

         NO    YDS   AVG  I-20  LG
1996     60  2,565  42.8    10  55
1997     56  2,431  43.4    59  59
CAREER  116  4,996  43.0    10  59