Career Honors and Awards 2013 • WBCA All-Region 6 • First Team All-Big Ten (C) • Second Team All-Big Ten (M) • Preseason All-Big Ten (C) • Big Ten Player of the Week (12/10) • Best Buy Classic MVP • Subway Classic MVP • Minnesota Women's Basketball MVP
2012 • Full Court Freshman All-America First Team • Big Ten Freshman of the Year (C/M) • Second Team All-Big Ten (C/M) • Big Ten All-Freshman Team (C/M) • Big Ten Player of the Week (1/9) • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (12/12, 12/26, 1/9, 1/17, 1/31) • WBI All-Tournament Team • Best Buy Classic All-Tournament Team • Minnesota Women's Basketball Co-MVP
2012-13 • Sophomore Season: Played in and started all 32 games for the Gophers • Surpassed Lindsay Whalen for the program record for points scored through sophomore year with her 1,093rd career point vs. Iowa (2/7) and finished the year with 1,243 career points (14th all-time) • Claimed the Big Ten regular-season scoring title with her 21.0 points per game average • Finished the season as the top-scoring sophomore in NCAA Division I • Led the Gophers in scoring in 25 games, steals in 19 games, assists in 17 games, rebounds in 7 games • Scored in double-figures in 31 of her 32 games played this season and 64 of her 68 career games played • Scored 20 or more points in 16 games and 30 or more points in 5 games this season • Became the 21st Gopher in program history to notch 1,000 career-points after scoring 37 vs. Illinois (1/28) • Dished out her 200th career assist at Ohio State (2/21) • Pulled down her 300th career rebound in the win vs. #7/7 Penn State (2/28) • Scored her 900th career point at Michigan State (1/3), her 800th career point vs. UMKC (12/7) and her 700th career point vs. Missouri (11/24) • First Gopher to score 30 or more points in a game since Jan. 24, 2008 (Leslie Knight - 33 points)
2011-12 • Freshman Season: Played in and started all 36 games for the Gophers • named to the Full Court Freshman All-American First Team • named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year • garnered a spot on the All-Big Ten Second Team • also earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors • named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Jan. 9 • named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times (12/12, 12/26, 1/9, 1/17, 1/31) • earned a spot on the WBI All-Tournament Team • earned a spot on the Best Buy Classic All-Tournament Team • finished the season with team-highs in points (580), points per game (16.1), field goals (216), three-point field goals (54), three-point percentage (.425), defensive rebounds (148) and minutes played (1,213) • her 580 points were the third-highest total among the nation's freshmen, and were the most points scored of any freshman in the six power conferences • set program freshman records in points, field goals, field goal attempts and three-point percentage • ranked 97th overall nationally in points per game (16.1) and 74th in free throw percentage (.817) • her 580 points also rank seventh on Minnesota's single-season register, while she also ranks eighth in field goals, third in field goal attempts (515), fifth in three-point field goal percentage, tied for fifth in free throw percentage and tied for seventh in defensive rebounds on the Gophers' single-season record list • scored in double-figures in 33 games, including 29-straight from Nov. 20-March 18 • had nine games where she scored 20 or more points • shot .500 or better from the field in eight games • paced the Gophers in scoring in 22 games, assists in 15 games, steals in 11 games and rebounding in nine games.
High School: A 2011 graduate of Lakeville North High School • ranked among ESPNU's Terrific 25 on ESPN.com • ranked in the top-five as a point guard • 2011 Parade All-American • 2010-11 Minnesota Miss Basketball • 2011 Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year • Associated Press 2011 Player of the Year • St. Paul Pioneer Press Metro Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011 • Minneapolis Star-Tribune 2011 Player of the Year • Minneapolis Star-Tribune 2010 Co-Player of the Year • Minnesota Basketball News 2010 Player of the Year • Breakdown Magazine 2010 Player of the Year • Associated Press all-state selection in 2010 and 2011 • was an honorable mention pick in 2009 • Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association all-state honoree in both 2010 and 2011 • All-Lake Conference selection in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 • averaged 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in her senior campaign • helped Lakeville North to a 29-3 record and a conference championship in 2011 • led her squad to a perfect 32-0 record and the Class AAAA State Championship in 2010 • scored a game-high 25 points in the state championship win against White Bear Lake Area • averaged 14.8 points per game during her junior season, including 17.3 points over the final three state tourney contests • Panthers finished season ranked No. 15 nationally by MaxPreps • led team to a 21-8 record as a sophomore • scored 396 points to average 13.7 ppg • played for head coach Andy Berkvam at Lakeville North, and Gerard Coury with North Tartan Nike Elite AAU • also participated as a member of the track team, and competed at the MSHSL state meet, earning all-state honors in 2009 and 2010.
Personal: Born July 15, 1993 • daughter of Don and Mel Banham • majoring in sociology • her grandfather was a member of the UMPD for more than 30 years • has an older brother, Cole, who is a running back on the Gopher football team, as well as a younger brother, Blake, and a younger sister, Paige.
