DePaul University Athletics
2025-26 MEN'S BASKETBALL Roster

Jersey Number 1
Kaleb Banks
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hampton, Ga.
- High School:
- Fayette County
- Prev School:
- Tulane/Indiana
AWARDS/HONORS:
- 2025 Second Team All-AAC
- 2024 Academic All-Big Ten
- Recipient of the Ray Meyer Endowed Scholarship.
- Averaged 5.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in his lone season with the Blue Demons.
- Appeared in 31 games, including 11 starts.
- Shot 35.5 percent from three-point range with 22 makes.
- Tallied 11 points in regular-season finale against Butler (3/7) on 4-of-6 shooting, while also adding four rebounds.
- Notched seven points off the bench in win against Creighton (2/25).
- Shot 4-of-6 from the floor with a pair of free throws for 11 points in 18 minutes at Providence (2/7).
- Scored seven points with four rebounds in start at Butler (1/20).
- Totaled nine points and three rebounds against Georgetown (1/6).
- Went 6-of-6 from the free throw line on his way to an 11-point, seven rebound performance in win over Xavier (1/3).
- Recorded a pair of blocks against Villanova (12/31) in addition to four rebounds.
- Had first double-double of the season with 19 point, 10 rebound performance at St. John's (12/16).
- Knocked down a season-high three treys against the Johnnies.
- Tallied five points, five rebounds and three assists off the bench at Wichita State (12/13).
- Scored 18 points behind 8-of-8 performance at the free throw line off the bench against Morgan State (12/9).
- Scored 16 points on 7-of-9 performance from the floor against Gardner-Webb (11/18).
- Tallied nine points, four rebounds in 20 minutes against Northwestern (11/14).
- Made DePaul debut against Chicago State (11/3) with eight points, four rebounds and three assists.
- Started all 32 games he appeared in while averaging 31.4 minutes per game.
- Was the second-leading scorer for the Green Wave with 14.7 points per game and led the squad with 6.7 rebounds.
- Had a team-high 40 blocks in addition to 26 steals.
- Scored in double-digits 24 times with 10 games of 20 or more points.
- Ranked seventh in the American Athletic Conference in blocks, ninth in scoring and 10th in rebounding.
- Shot 50.6 percent from the floor, including a 34.1 percent clip from three-point range.
- Went 95-of-130 at the free throw line for a 73.1 percentage.
- Opened the season with back-to-back double-doubles against Louisiana College (11/4) and ULM (11/8).
- Tallied five three-pointers in a 25 point performance against Alcorn (11/11).
- Had a career-high game against Florida State (12/14) with 33 points on 11-of-20 shooting with 10 made free throws.
- Also nabbed a personal-best 16 boards against the Seminoles in addition to a block and steal.
- Was a perfect 14-of-14 from the free throw line against Dillard (12/20).
- Scored 21 points in the conference opener against Charlotte (12/31) with two blocks and two steals.
- Shot 8-of-11 from the field with three made three-pointers to total 25 points and seven boards against East Carolina (2/19).
- Scored 17 points against Florida Atlantic (3/14) in the first round of the AAC Tournament.
- Appeared in 21 games off the bench where he averaged 10.6 minutes per game.
- Averaged 2.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game while shooting 39.2 percent from the floor.
- Played a season-high 25 minutes against Louisville (11/20) where he nabbed eight rebounds, three blocks and three steals.
- Scored a then personal-best 12 points with five made free throws against Kennesaw State (12/29).
- Notched two points in the Big Ten Tournament against Nebraska (3/15).
- Played in 24 games where he averaged 2.0 points and 0.9 rebounds.
- Went a perfect 2-of-2 from the field for five points in his collegiate debut against Morehead State (11/7).
- Scored eight points against Bethune-Cookman (11/10) with six made free-throws.
- Tallied eight points against Elon (12/20) in 11 minutes played on 3-of-4 shooting.
- Was ranked 78th nationally in the 2022 recruiting class by ESPN
- Named 2022 Georgia Class 4A Player of the Year after averaging 23.0 points, 10.0 boards and 1.4 steals per game
- Helped lead his Fayette County team to a 4A State Runner-Up finish in 2022.
- Played AAU for coach Greg Robinson of the Atlanta Celtics.
DePaul Men's Basketball Game Highlights vs. Georgetown - 03.11.26
Thursday, March 12
Men's Basketball Media Availability: Chris Holtmann & NJ Benson 03.09.26
Monday, March 09
Men's Basketball vs Butler Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, March 08
BIG EAST Tournament Hype Video
Saturday, March 07



