| Ken Bannister | |
| Position: | Power forward / center |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 235 |
| Number: | 1, 51 |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality: | American |
| College: |
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| Draft Round: | 7 |
| Draft Pick: | 156 |
| Draft Year: | 1984 |
| Draft Team: | New York Knicks |
| Career Start: | 1984 |
| Career End: | 2000 |
| Team1: | New York Knicks |
| Years2: | 1985 |
| Team2: | Long Island Knights |
| Team3: | New York Knicks |
| Years4: | 1986, 1987 |
| Team4: | Staten Island Stallions |
| Years5: | 1986–1987 |
| Team5: | Hapoel Holon |
| Years6: | 1987 |
| Team6: | Quad City Thunder |
| Years7: | 1987–1988 |
| Team7: | Mississippi Jets |
| Years8: | 1988 |
| Team8: | Jersey Shore Bucs |
| Years9: | 1988–1989 |
| Team9: | Wichita Falls Texans |
| Years10: | 1989 |
| Team10: | Rockford Lightning |
| Years11: | – |
| Team11: | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Years12: | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 |
| Team12: | Miami Tropics / Treasure Coast Tropics |
| Years13: | 1991 |
| Team13: | Albany Patroons / Capital Region Pontiacs |
| Years14: | 1991–1992, 1992–1993 |
| Team14: | Halifax Windjammers |
| Years15: | 1993–1994 |
| Team15: | Tau Cerámica |
| Years16: | 1994–1996 |
| Team16: | Zaragoza |
| Years17: | 1996 |
| Team17: | Joventut Badalona |
| Years18: | 1996–1997 |
| Team18: | Fuenlabrada |
| Years19: | 1997 |
| Team19: | Atléticos de San Germán |
| Years20: | 1997 |
| Team20: | Estudiantes de Olavarría |
| Years21: | 1998 |
| Team21: | Titanes de Morovis |
| Years22: | 1998–1999 |
| Team22: | Franca |
| Years23: | 1999–2000 |
| Team23: | Ipiranga Santa Catarina |
| Highlights: | |
| Stats League: | NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 1,501 |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 893 |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 111 |
| Bbr: | bannike01 |
Kenneth Darnell Bannister (born April 1, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player, from Baltimore, Maryland. At 6' 9" tall he was a power forward-center.
Bannister played college basketball at Trinidad State Junior College, Indiana State University, and Saint Augustine's College.
Bannister was selected by the New York Knicks, in the 7th round (156th overall), of the 1984 NBA draft. Bannister played in 5 NBA seasons. He played for the Knicks, from 1984 to 1986, and the Los Angeles Clippers, from 1988 to 1991. In his NBA career, Bannister played in 253 games, and scored a total of 1,501 points. His best season as a professional came during the 1985-86 NBA season, as a member of the Knicks, appearing in 70 games, and averaging 8.6 points per game.
During the 1986–87 season, he played in Israel, with Hapoel Holon.
Bannister served as player-coach for the Treasure Coast Tropics of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 1996.[1]