Abejas welcome back Banks

Abejas de Leon (LNBP) signed 28-year-old American 188cm guard A.J. Banks (college: Wyoming). He is making a comeback to Abejas, having played there before. During the summer, he played for Astros (CIBACOPA) where he averaged 4.5ppg and 1.5rpg in four games. LNBP will provide a better match for him and he is expected to see more playing time. Last season, he played for Gimnasia y Esgrima Comodoro Rivadavia (La Liga) in the Argentinian league.
He is a very experienced player, thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in four different countries playing on three different continents. Banks is familiar with Asian, Latin American and of course North American leagues. He has played professionally also in Argentina, Iraq (Al Hilla), Venezuela (Guaiqueries) and Mexico (Dorados, Ciudad and Angeles).
In 2025, Banks' team was the regular season runner-up in the Mexican LBE. Banks was voted to the Latinbasket.com All-Mexican LBE All-Imports Team in 2025.
He attended a camp at Eurobasket Summer League before pursuing a career in professional basketball.
Banks graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2020 and it will be his eighth season in pro basketball. He also played for Pratt Community College for 2 years.