ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake men's basketball junior swingman Tavion Banks earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench team, the league announced on Tuesday afternoon. Banks has been tabbed the conference's Team Captain for the All-Bench Team.
 
Banks has played in 29 games averaging 9.9 points and 4.7 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per game this season. The Kansas City, Mo., native posted a pair of double-doubles this season going for 11-and-13 against Evansville on Jan. 11 and most recently scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in the regular season finale against Missouri State. Banks has scored in double figures in 16 games and Drake is 16-0 when he scores in double figures. He also scored a career-high 21 points in a 75-65 victory at Southern Illinois Feb. 1.
 
Drake men's basketball as the No. 1 seed will take on the winner of No. 8 Southern Illinois/No. 9 Indiana State in the MVC Tournament quarterfinal at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Friday, March 7, at 12 p.m.
 
The remaining All-MVC awards are to be revealed on Wednesday, March 5.
 
ALL-BENCH TEAM
*Tavion Banks, Drake                       Jr.        G/F     6-7      Kansas City, Mo. (Minnesota Prep / NW Florida State College)
Jack Daugherty, Illinois State         Fr.        F          6-8      Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central High)
Jaden Daughtry, Indiana State       So.      F          6-7      Richmond, Va. (Hargrave Military Academy)
Jaquan Johnson, Bradley               Fr.        G         5-11    Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI High)
Modestas Kancleris, UIC                 RS-Sr. F          6-9      Kaunas, Lithuania (Varpas Gimnazija/CS-Bakersfield/Creighton)
Brody Peebles, Belmont                  Gr.       G         6-2      Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle High / Liberty)
 
MOST-IMPROVED TEAM
*Chase Walker, Illinois State           So.      F          6-9      Columbus, Ohio (St. Charles High)
Jaden Daughtry, Indiana State       So.      F          6-7      Richmond, Va. (Hargrave Military Academy)
Kennard Davis Jr., S. Illinois           So.      G         6-6      St. Louis, Mo. (Vashon High)
Cam Haffner, Evansville                  Jr.        G         6-2      Westfield, Ind. (Eastern Illinois)
Cooper Schwieger, Valparaiso       So.      F          6-10    Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Southwest / Link Year)
Isaiah Walker, Belmont                    Jr.        G         6-5      Wyoming, Ohio (Wyoming High)
*--indicates team captain