2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
2026 (SOPHOMORE)
- One of only two players to be an unanimous selection to the Preseason All-MAAC Team
- Four-time MAAC Face Off Specialist of the Week
- Named MAAC Face Off Specialist of the Week after a 31-of-40 face offs won performance (.775) with a team-high 24 ground balls and a goal scored across the two victories at Le Moyne and at Quinnipiac
- Named the MAAC Face Off Specialist of the Week after winning 15-of-19 face offs (.789) with a team-high 11 ground balls in Siena's 15-9 win against Manhattan
- Named the MAAC Co-Face Off Specialist of the Week with a 30-of-44 (.682) performance with 21 ground balls in Siena's 11-10 double overtime win at Marist and 13-5 win against Canisius
- Named MAAC Face Off Specialist of the Week on 4/6 (15th career MAAC weekly award) and fourth of the season with a 12-of-14 (.857) performance with a team-high seven ground balls and a goal scored in a 24-7 road win at Iona
2025 (FRESHMAN)
- Named the MAAC Rookie of the Year
- Named the MAAC Face Off Specialist of the Year
- Named to All-MAAC First Team
- Named to All-MAAC Rookie Team
- Six-time MAAC Face Off Specialist of the Week
- Named the MAAC Face off Specialist of the Week as well the MAAC Rookie of the Week on 2/17 for winning 18-of-28 face offs to go along with a game-high 12 ground balls in helping Siena defeat Hofstra 17-11 on the road
- Named the MAAC Face off Specialist of the Week and the MAAC Rookie of the Week on 2/24 for winning 19-of-28 face offs with 12 ground balls and also scored his first career goal at LIU
- Earned MAAC Face off Specialist of the Week award after winning 36-of-48 face offs (.750) with 26 ground balls over the two-game span in which Siena won at Merrimack and at home versus Mount St. Mary's
- Named the Co-MAAC Face off Specialist of the Week on 4/7 by winning 12 of 22 face offs and added eight ground balls in a 12-8 road MAAC win at Manhattan
- Named the MAAC Rookie of the Week and the MAAC Face off Specialist of the Week on 3/24 after winning 17-of-18 face off (.941) with 10 ground balls in an 18-12 conference win against Iona
- Named MAAC Face Off Specialist of the Week on April 28 after winning 20-of-32 face offs and adding a game-high 11 ground balls and scored a goal in Siena's 24-9 win over Marist
- Five-time MAAC Rookie of the Week
- Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on 2/17
- Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on 2/24
- Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on 3/10 after winning 27-of-43 face offs (.628) with 17 ground balls in a win at Binghamton and in a game at Dartmouth
- Named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on 3/24
- Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on April 14 after securing 16 of 24 face offs and added six ground balls in a 17-7 victory over Quinnipiac
- Led MAAC with conference best 129 face offs won and a win percentage of .658 in conference games only
- Led MAAC with conference best 80 ground balls (10.00 ground balls per game) in conference games only
- Won the most face offs in the MAAC (232) and had the highest win percentage among regulars (.599)
- Led MAAC in ground balls (139)
- Scored at LIU on Feb. 22 and versus Marist on April 23
- Had a season-high 15 ground balls versus Mount St. Mary's on March 29
- Had seven games with double digit ground balls
- Season-high 20 face offs won against Marist on April 23
BEFORE SIENA:
- National Honors Society
- Named a USA Lacrosse All-American
- 1st Team All CNY in football and lacrosse
- 5th team all-state football
- 2nd team all-state lacrosse
- Played one year of varsity hockey as a right wing
- Started four years of varsity lacrosse as a face off specialist
- Three-year starter in football as MLB, FB, TE, and long snapper
PERSONAL:
- Born on November 18
- Son of John and Heather Banek
- Has a younger brother, Blake
- Majoring in Accounting
- Chose Siena because it's a good business school, close to home and it's a nice campus.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2025Freshman
Faceoff
5'10"
180 lbs
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2026Sophomore
Faceoff
5'10"
180 lbs
