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]

Duane Banks
Biographical details
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
1959Colorado State
1960–1962Mesa Junior College
1963–1964Colorado State
1964SRL Braves
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965Colorado State (asst.)
1966Parsons (asst.)
1967–1968Parsons
1969Colorado State (asst.)
1970Iowa (asst.)
1970–1997Iowa
Head coaching record
Overall901–585–4
TournamentsBig Ten: 4–8
NCAA: 4–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 3× Big Ten Conference (1972, 1974, 1990)
Awards
  • 3× All-Rocky Mountain (1959, 1963, 1964)
  • Big Ten Coach of the Year (1990)

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
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

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Iowa baseball coach resigns after six seasons". www.qctimes.com. The Quad Times. June 2, 2003. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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