Jacksonville State University Athletics

2012-13: Played in 23 games and started in four match ups…earned her first career start against Campbell (12/15) in the North Florida Holiday Classic…registered seven points and five rebounds in 17 minutes on the floor…made three starts in Ohio Valley Conference play against Belmont (1/7), at Eastern Illinois (1/12) and versus Austin Peay (1/28)…played a career-high 32 minutes in the Belmont contest along with establishing a new career mark for rebounds with 13 (11 defensive boards)…came off the bench to spark the Gamecocks versus Murray State (1/26) with 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting and pulled down five rebounds…finished the season averaging 4.2 rebounds per game and 3.8 points per contest.

2011-12: Saw action 20 of the 29 games as a freshman…made her collegiate debut in the season opener at Mississippi State (11/11), playing a season-best 29 minutes…pulled down a team-high seven rebounds in the MSU contest…turned in a season-high four points versus OVC foe Eastern Illinois (1/28)…credited with two blocks at Kentucky (11/5)…finished with three rebounds and three points in 14 minutes of action against Eastern Kentucky (12/20)…dished out two assists versus Tennessee State (1/7)…knocked down a three-pointer at North Florida (12/18).

High School: Played for head coach Kirk Call at Walnut Grove High School … Scored over 1,000 points in her high school career … Named MVP of the Walnut Grove Holiday Classic after posting 18 points in the title game … Helped her squad to 19 straight wins to begin the 2010-11 season and a No. 4 ranking in the state of Georgia before bowing out of the high school state tournament to Troup County … Earned First Team All-State status as a freshman at Loganville High School and a member of the Second Team All State squad as a junior at WGHS … Also competed in track and field on the prep level.

Personal: Full name is Gia Alexandria Banks … Daughter of Tamara Banks … Born October 23, 1993 … Undecided on major at JSU.