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Illinois State University Athletics

2019-20 Men's Basketball

Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Sharon Ellman
Dennis Banks
Alex Harrison

25 Jaycee Hillsman

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 230

Biography

2018-19


Will sit out the season due to the NCAA transfer residency requirement.

SAN JOSE STATE


2017-18
Played in all 30 games during the season and made 13 starts • Was the third-leading scorer on the team at 9.6 points per game • Ended the season with a career-high 24 points in the opening round game of the Mountain West Tournament against Wyoming (3/7) • Finished the season starting six straight games while averaging 14.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists • Finished 14 games in double-figure scoring including eight games with 15 or more points • Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and scored 21 points against New Mexico (2/3) • Season-high five assists came against Boise State (1/24) and San Diego State (2/24).

2016-17
Played in all 30 games and made 18 starts • Finished the year averaging 5.9 points and 2.6 rebounds • Was one of the team’s top free throw shooters for the second year in a row at 82.7 percent (62-75) • Set a new career scoring high with 16 points on the road at No. 15 Saint Mary’s (11/22) • Scored 16 points again to help SJSU secure a 76-74 victory at UNLV (2/11) for its fourth straight win • Recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Life Pacific College (12/10) • Went 6-for-6 from the floor and 15-for-17 from the line combined in back-to-back Spartan wins over Washington State (11/27) and Idaho (11/29) • Put the game on ice with four straight free throws in the final seconds of SJSU’s win at New Mexico (2/4) • Matched career-highs with five assists and three steals at UNLV (2/11).

2015-16
Competed in 30 games and made 16 of his 20 starts during the conference season • Averaged 4.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game • Part of a true freshmen group which contributed 43.5 percent of SJSU’s scoring, which finished second in the country to Kentucky • Scored a season-high 14 points in as many minutes off the bench in a 128-66 win over Life Pacific College (12/22) • Season-high four rebounds in the win over Antelope Valley (12/2) • Season-high five assists in the victory over Air Force (1/30) • 11 games with multiple assists, and at least one assist in the final 14 consecutive games • Second on the team, shooting 77.6 percent from the foul line • Knocked down two threes as part of a 12-0 run to open the game against Air Force (1/30), which the Spartans won, 75-54.

PREP SCHOOL


Played one season after high school at Don Bosco Prep in Crown Point, Indiana • Averaged 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game

SIMEON HIGH SCHOOL


Played his senior year at Simeon High School in Chicago, Ill. • Helped lead the team to a 35-5 record and an Illinois High School Association Class 4A section title • Sent a semi-final game into overtime with a last-second three and continued to help Simeon win in triple overtime against St. Charles North • A 2013 second-team All-Pontiac Holiday Tournament honoree.

THOMAS MORE HIGH SCHOOL


Attended St. Thomas More for his freshman and sophomore seasons • An All-East Central Area first-team selection as a sophomore • Sophomore year averaged 17.8 points per game and was a two-time in-season tournament MVP at the Schlarman Topper Classic and Monticello Holiday Tournament.

Statistics

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Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    6'6" 213 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2019-20Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    6'6" 230 lbs
    25