Donald Duane Banks (born 1941) is a former American college baseball coach and catcher. He played professional baseball in 1964, before returning to college. He was the head baseball coach at the University of Iowa from 1970 to 1997.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 82–83) Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1959 | Colorado State |
| 1960–1962 | Mesa Junior College |
| 1963–1964 | Colorado State |
| 1964 | SRL Braves |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965 | Colorado State (asst.) |
| 1966 | Parsons (asst.) |
| 1967–1968 | Parsons |
| 1969 | Colorado State (asst.) |
| 1970 | Iowa (asst.) |
| 1970–1997 | Iowa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 901–585–4 |
| Tournaments | Big Ten: 4–8 NCAA: 4–7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Wildcats () (1967–1968) | |||||||||
| Parsons: | 91–10 | ||||||||
| Iowa Hawkeyes (Big Ten Conference) (1970–1997) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Iowa | 14–13 | 6–11 | 9th | |||||
| 1971 | Iowa | 28–17 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1972 | Iowa | 25–17 | 13–3 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 1973 | Iowa | 16–14–1 | 8–10 | T-7th | |||||
| 1974 | Iowa | 27–13 | 11–5 | T-1st | |||||
| 1975 | Iowa | 29–14 | 11–3 | 2nd | Midwest Regional | ||||
| 1976 | Iowa | 23–16 | 9–7 | T-5th | |||||
| 1977 | Iowa | 40–14 | 10–8 | T-4th | |||||
| 1978 | Iowa | 28–17 | 9–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1979 | Iowa | 32–12 | 10–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1980 | Iowa | 31–14 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1981 | Iowa | 44–21 | 8–6 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1982 | Iowa | 31–21 | 5–11 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 1983 | Iowa | 32–21–1 | 7–7 | 2nd (West) | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 1984 | Iowa | 31–26 | 7–8 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1985 | Iowa | 40–20 | 9–7 | T-2nd (West) | |||||
| 1986 | Iowa | 29–27 | 2–13 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 1987 | Iowa | 40–20 | 9–7 | T-2nd (West) | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 1988 | Iowa | 29–25 | 14–14 | 6th | |||||
| 1989 | Iowa | 37–20 | 17–11 | T-2nd | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 1990 | Iowa | 38–19 | 22–6 | 1st | Northeast Regional | ||||
| 1991 | Iowa | 26–28–1 | 11–17 | 9th | |||||
| 1992 | Iowa | 26–28 | 12–16 | 7th | |||||
| 1993 | Iowa | 32–20 | 13–13 | 6th | |||||
| 1994 | Iowa | 22–32–1 | 13–15 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1995 | Iowa | 29–24 | 13–15 | 7th | |||||
| 1996 | Iowa | 25–22 | 13–13 | 7th | |||||
| 1997 | Iowa | 17–30 | 7–16 | 10th | |||||
| Iowa: | 810–575–4 | 290–267 | |||||||
| Total: | 901–585–4 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Iowa baseball coach resigns after six seasons". www.qctimes.com. The Quad Times. June 2, 2003. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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