Dr. Quadrian Banks joined the UNCW Athletics Department as an Assistant Director for Sports Performance in June 2026.
Banks, whose career has included stops at Ohio State and with the National Football League's (NFL) Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles, will work with UNCW's successful men's basketball team. He will oversee all aspects of the Seahawks' strength and conditioning program.
The Dallas, Texas, native spent nearly a decade in Columbus, where he directed all aspects of athletic performance for the Buckeyes' men's basketball program and spirit groups, including mobility, strength, conditioning, speed and movement training, performance testing, and recovery.
Banks came to Ohio State after one year in performance and conditioning with the Colts. Before he worked with Indianapolis, Banks was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Eagles for three seasons.
Prior to his time in the NFL ranks, Banks served as the Director of Athletic Performance at Gardner-Webb from 2011-13, where he first worked alongside Siddle, then an assistant coach at his alma mater. Banks oversaw the Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball and football athletic programs while providing direction to GWU's 21 Division I athletic teams.
Other stops include stints at Ole Miss, Richmond, Hampton, Prairie View A&M and Texas, as well as a time with Velocity Sports Performance in Florida.
He was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association on May 13, 2020, and was honored at the CSCCA National Conference in May of 2021.
Banks attended the University of Texas at Austin and received his undergrad degree (Kinesiology – Health Promotion and Fitness) in 2003. He earned a Masters of Education at Prairie View A&M in 2005. He completed his PhD in Sport Management with a focus on Kinesiology at Ohio State in December of 2024.
Banks and his wife, Ann Marie, reside in Wilmington, along with their son, Ryan, and daughter, Anaya.
