University of South Carolina Upstate

Cardinal Stritch: Spent his first two college seasons playing for Cardinal Stitch University, an NAIA school playing in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference...Helped lead the Wolves to two-straight CCAC regular season championships and an appearance in the NAIA national tournament...The second-leading scorer on the team, finishing with 16 points on five goals and six assists en route to earning first team All-CCAC honors in 2013...Led the team in scoring with 33 points on 14 goals and five assists as a freshman in 2012 en route to earning first team All-CCAC and Freshman of the Year honors...A solid student as well, he was a member of the All-Academic team in the CCAC.

Club: Prepped at Arthur Terry...Helped lead his club team to the 2010 U-19 District Cup title and to the runner-up position in 2011.

Personal: Born on May 1, 1993 in Sutton Coldfield, England...Son of Paul and Mary Bannister...Has a brother, Joe, and a sister, Ava.

Hobbies/Favorites: First person in his family to come to America…Favorite food is Spaghetti…Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is his favorite movie…Likes to watch Blue Mountain State…Kate Beckinsale is his favorite actress…Enjoys the music of Mumford and Sons and Oasis…The Great Gatsby is his favorite book...Favorite season is Summer…Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafa Nadal are his most admired sports figures…Admires his parents, brother, sister, and Jose Mourinho the most…Favorite quote is “Work hard, stay humble.”