| Oree Banks | |
| Birth Place: | Newton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1956–1958 |
| Player Team1: | Kansas State |
| Player Positions: | End |
| Coach Years1: | 1960–1962 |
| Coach Team1: | Coahoma |
| Coach Years2: | 1963–1964 |
| Coach Team2: | Grambling State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1965–1972 |
| Coach Team3: | South Carolina State |
| Coach Years4: | 1973–1974 |
| Coach Team4: | South Carolina (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1975 |
| Coach Team5: | Virginia (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1976 |
| Coach Team6: | Wisconsin (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 1977–1983 |
| Coach Team7: | West Virginia State |
| Coach Years8: | 1986–1989 |
| Coach Team8: | Marshall (assistant) |
| Overall Record: | 76–63–3 (college) |
| Championships: | 1 WVIAC Southern Division (1979) |
| Awards: | SIAC Coach of the Year (1965) |
Oree Banks (born) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University from 1965 to 1972 and at West Virginia State University from 1977 to 1983, compiling a career college football coaching record of 76–63–3.[1] Banks was the first African American to be hired as a full-time assistant coach in the history of the University of South Carolina.[2]
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