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2025-26 Men's Basketball

3 Erickson Bans

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 175
  • Position G
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Pawtucket, R.I.
  • Highschool Shea
  • Prev School Bryant University

Biography

Career Accolades
Holds the program record for consecutive free throws: 39 (11/4/23 to 1/3/24; 14 games)

AS A REDSHIRT-JUNIOR (2024-25)
Did not compete due to season-ending injury

AS A REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Competed in 30 games with 8 starts … helped guide Florida Southern to the NCAA South Region Championship game … set the program record for consecutive free throws of 39 straight from 11/4/23 to 1/3/24 in 14 contests … finished the season with 314 points (10.5 ppg), 99 rebounds (3.3 rpg), 95 assists, 18 steals, and 9 blocks … concluded his first season in a Moccasin uniform shooting 35.2% from the field (95-270), 35.7% from beyond the arc (46-129), and a Sunshine State Conference and program record 95.1% from the free throw line (78-82) … had 18 double-digit scoring performances with a career-high 18 points against Catawba on 11/24/23

Transfer from Bryant University

2022-23 (Junior at Bryant)
Redshirted the 2022-23 season.

2021-22 (Sophomore at Bryant)
Appeared in 31 games and made five starts ... Averaged 11.4 mpg and posted 2.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg and 0.5 apg ... Also added 0.6 spg ... Scored 13 points in Bryant's season-opening victory over Fisher ... Scored 11 points and had eight rebounds in 26 minutes at Stony Brook ... Enjoyed a big weekend at SFU and Mount, averaging 10.0 ppg ... Scored 9 points and had seven rebounds at SFU ... Posted 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting from three and had 5 rebounds at Mount ... Recorded 10 points in a loss at LIU ... Had two points in nine minutes against Wright St. in the NCAA First Four. 

2020-21 (Freshman at Bryant)
Appeared in 17 games and made one start for the Bulldogs ... Made his collegiate debut at New Hampshire ... Made his first-career start in the NEC Semifinals against Sacred Heart ... Averaged 4.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg and 0.5 apg ... Added nine steals ... Made 30-of-63 field goal attempts and 8-of-19 shots from three ... Scored 14 points off the bench against RIC ... Added eight points off the bench against both Stony Brook and St. Francis Brooklyn ... Played 39 minutes and scored 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting in the NEC semis ... Added four boards and two assists. 

Before Bryant
Played four years at Shea High School in nearby Pawtucket … His 2,605 points are the most in Rhode Island Interscholastic League history … First-team Providence Journal All-State and a candidate for Player of the Year … Woonsocket Call/Pawtucket Times All-Area MVP … Gatorade Rhode Island Player of the Year … Averaged 30.1 points and six assists per game in the 2019-20 regular season and RIIL Division II tournament … Advanced to the Division II semifinals in three of four years, winning the D2 title as a freshman.

Personal
Son of Maria Ferro and Nelson Bans … Has one sister, Jasmine.

Career Highs
Points: 14, vs Rhode Island College (12/5/20)
Minutes: 39, vs Sacred Heart (3/6/21)
Field Goals Made: 6, 2x, last vs Sacred Heart (3/6/21)
Field Goals Attempted: 12, 2x, last at Saint Francis U (2/3/22)
3-Point FG Made: 3, at Mount St. Mary's (2/5/22)
3-Point FG Attempted: 5, 3x, last at Mount St. Mary's (2/5/22)
Free Throws Made: 2, 2x, last at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/9/20)
Free Throws Attempted: 4, 2x, last vs Long Island University (1/30/22)
Rebounds: 8, at Stony Brook (12/11/21)
Assists: 4, vs Fisher (11/9/21)
Blocks: 1, vs Sacred Heart (3/6/21)
Steals: 2, 4x, last at Saint Francis U (2/3/22)

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024-25Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'11" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2025-26Graduate Student

    Guard
    5'11" 175 lbs
    3

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