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Banks Garners Lou Henson National Player of the Week Award

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BOSTON, MA -- University of Massachusetts’ Marcus Banks has been named the Lou Henson award National Player of the Week. The 6-foot-3 senior led the Minutemen to a pair of wins last week.

On Wednesday he matched his season-high with 29 points, including clutch free throws in the closing seconds, of a 76-74 win over Boston College. Banks also pulled down seven rebounds. On Saturday the transfer from UMBC scored 18 points as UMass rallied back to knock off Florida State. For the week he shot 54% from the field, including 52.