Oree Banks
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1936 Newton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1958 | Kansas State |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1962 | Coahoma |
| 1963–1964 | Grambling State (assistant) |
| 1965–1972 | South Carolina State |
| 1973–1974 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 1975 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1976 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
| 1977–1983 | West Virginia State |
| 1986–1989 | Marshall (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 76–63–3 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 WVIAC Southern Division (1979) | |
| Awards | |
| SIAC Coach of the Year (1965) | |
Oree Banks (born c. 1936) is an American former college 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 head coaching coaching record of 76–63–3. Banks was the first African American to be hired as a full-time assistant coach in the history of the University of South Carolina.