The 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior guard had led the Raiders to a 17-8 record and a berth in the Open State Tournament at the time of his selection. Bans averaged 30.1 points and 6.0 assists through 25 games. A three-time All-State selection, Bans was the 2019 Providence Journal Player of the Year. He entered the Open State Tournament with a state-record 2,570 points in his prep basketball career.
Bans has maintained a weighted 3.44 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Bryant University this fall.
An assistant coach for the Shea High Unified basketball team, which promotes social inclusion for children with intellectual disabilities, Bans has also volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach.
