DeAndre Kane

DeAndre Kane
No. 2 – Nizhny Novgorod
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League VTB United League
Personal information
Born (1989-06-10) June 10, 1989
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Schenley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
The Patterson School
(Lenoir, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014 Krasny Oktyabr
2014–2015 Antwerp Giants
2015 ratiopharm Ulm
2016 Hapoel Eilat
2016–present Nizhny Novgorod
Career highlights and awards

DeAndre Kane (born June 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. He was an All-American college player at Iowa State University.

College career

A 6'4" shooting guard from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kane spent his first three collegiate seasons at Marshall University. After sitting out the 2009–10 season as a partial academic qualifier, Kane was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year in 2010–11 after averaging 15.1 points and 3.4 assists per game. For the next two years, Kane was named to the All-conference second team. In 2011-12, he helped the Herd to the championship game in Conference USA, including setting a record of 40 points scored in a second-round, triple-overtime win over Tulsa, before the Herd fell to the Memphis Tigers at the FedEx Forum in Memphis under Coach Tom Herrion.[1]

After graduating from Marshall, he was immediately eligible to play as a transfer at Iowa State. Kane was named to the midseason Wooden Award top 25 watch list for National Player of the Year.[2] On February 13, he was named one of the 30 finalists for Naismith College Player of the Year.[3] The Sporting News named him a third team All-American.[4]

Professional career

2014–15 season

Despite impressive workouts and a solid college career, Kane went undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft. In July 2014, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[5] On September 11, 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the 2014–15 season.[6] On November 5, 2014, he was released by Krasny Oktyabr after appearing in just six games.[7] On November 17, 2014, he signed with Antwerp Giants of Belgium for the rest of the season.[8]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Kane joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[9][10] On July 30, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm of Germany for the 2015–16 season.[11] On December 8, he parted ways with Ulm after appearing in eleven league games and eight Eurocup games.[12] On January 2, 2016, he signed with the Israeli club Hapoel Eilat for the rest of the season.[13]

2016–17 season

On July 26, 2016, Kane signed with Russian club Nizhny Novgorod for the 2016–17 season.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Winn, Luke (February 5, 2014). "Iowa State's DeAndre Kane making the most of his second chance". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "DeAndre Kane of Iowa State named to Wooden Award list". Des Moines Register. January 22, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2013-14 Men's Naismith Trophy Midseason 30". Naismith Awards. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sporting News' college basketball All-Americans for 2013-14". SportingNews.com. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lakers Announce 2014 Summer League Invitees and Schedule". NBA.com. September 19, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd picks up rookie guard Kane". Eurocupbasketball.com. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ "DeAndre Kane released by Krasny Oktyabr". Sportando.com. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Antwerp Giants land DeAndre Kane". Sportando.com. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  9. ↑ Hawks, DeAndre Kane Commit To Summer League, Plan To Discuss Possible Deal In July
  10. ↑ "Edy Tavares, Mike Muscala Headline Hawks' Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ "ratiopharm Ulm inks playmaker Kane". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kane left Ratiopharm". Eurobasket.com. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Hapoel Eilat announces DeAndre Kane". Sportando.com. January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "DeAndre Kane moves to Nizhny Novgorod". Sportando.com. July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
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