2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Desmond Bane
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Ind.
- High School:
- Seton Catholic HS
CAREER HONORS
TWO-TIME ALL-BIG 12
TWO-TIME AP ALL-BIG 12
TWO-TIME USBWA ALL-DISTRICT VII
NABC ALL-DISTRICT 8
2019-20 | SENIOR SEASON
ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM, ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM, USBWA ALL-DISTRICT VII, NABC ALL-DISTRICT 8
Started all 32 games… Averaged 16.6 points (second in the Big 12), 6.4 rebounds (10th in the Big 12) and 3.9 assists (seventh in the Big 12) per game… The only player to rank in the top 10 in the Big 12 in points, rebounds and assists… Led the team in points, rebounds and assists five times during the season… Led Big 12 with 2.9 3-pointers made per game and 44.2 percent from three and was fourth in shooting 45.2 percent from the field… Became the first TCU player to earn First Team All-Big 12 and the first to earn First Team AP All-Big 12… Named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy watch list, the Wooden Preseason Top 50, the Preseason All-Big 12 Team and a finalist for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year… TCU’s all-time winningest player with 84 wins… TCU’s all-time leader in games played at 141 games (never missed a game)… Finished career No. 3 at TCU in scoring (1,784), No. 3 in field goals (659), No. 1 in 3-pointers (249) and No. 5 in 3-point field goal percentage (43.3)… Made at least one 3-pointer in 87 of his last 97 games… Scored a season-high 30 points against George Mason (12/30/19) on a career-best 12 made field goals… Scored at least 10 points 27 times and 20 points 12 times… Led the team in points in 18 out of 32 games… Had four double-doubles including a game with 22 points and 11 rebounds at Iowa State (2/25/20)… Dished out five or more assists 12 times… Had a career-high 10 assists in a win over No. 17 West Virginia (2/22/20)… Made at least five 3-pointers in a game seven times including a career-best seven 3-pointers against Louisiana (11/12/19)… Named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 2 after recording 23 points on 5-of-8 from 3-point range, five rebounds and four assists in a win over No. 2 Baylor… Played in 40 or more minutes in a game six times… Averaged 36.02 minutes per game, the most in the Big 12.
2018-19 | JUNIOR SEASON
ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM, ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM, USBWA ALL-DISTRICT VII
Started all 37 games… Averaged 15.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game… Led the Big 12 with 35.5 minutes played per game… Played 1,315 minutes, the most in a season in program history… Ranked fourth in the Big 12 in scoring average at 15.2 points per game, also the most by a TCU player since Kyan Anderson in 2013-14… Shot 50.2 percent which ranked sixth in the Big 12… Made 215 field goals, the most by a TCU player since Marquise Gainous’ 215 during the 1999-2000 season… Scored 10 or more points 26 times and 20 or more points eight times… Scored a season-high 34 points at Texas (3/9/19), the most by a TCU player since Kyan Anderson scored 35 against UAB (11/24/12)… Was 14-of-20 shooting at Texas, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range, the most field goals made by a TCU player since Junior Blount in 2002… Scored 30 points against Nebraska (3/24/19) in the second round of the NIT which tied for the second-most by a TCU player in a postseason game… Named Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 11 after averaging 21.5 points in a 2-0 week with wins over Oklahoma State and at No. 17 Iowa State… Had at least five assists in a game three times including a season-high six assists at Oklahoma (1/12/19) and against Lipscomb (11/20/18)… Made six 3-pointers in a game three times, against Oklahoma State (2/6/19), at Texas (3/9/19) and Nebraska (3/24/19)… Lone double-double of the season came in the first game of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds against CSU Bakersfield (11/7/18).
2017-18 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in all 33 games while starting 32... Averaged 12.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, both the third-best on the team... Led the Big 12 by shooting 46.1 percent from 3-point range and became the first TCU player to lead his conference in 3-point shooting since Ryan Carroll shot a WAC-best 43.0 percent in 1998-99... Averaged 1.8 3-point makes per game, the 13th-best in the Big 12... Made at least one 3-pointer in 30 of 33 games... Scored at least 10 points 27 times and at least 20 points three times... Led TCU in scoring five times... Scored a season-high 27 points on a season-best 10-of-15 shooting at Iowa State (2/21/18)... Was named to the Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team after scoring 11 points against New Mexico and 12 points against St. Bonaventure to help TCU win the tournament title... Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against Texas Southern (12/18/17)... Had a season-high six assists at Baylor (1/2/18)... Made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the Big 12 Conference quarterfinal game with Kansas State (3/8/18) into overtime.
2016-17 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in all 39 games while starting 13... Started the final four games of the NIT... Named Big 12 Men's Basketball Newcomer of the Week after scoring 18 points and grabbing seven rebounds against Bradley... Averaged 7.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game for the season... Tied for the team-lead in 3-point percentage at .380 (30-for-79)... Scored a season-high 19 points against Alabama State (11/14/16)... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds twice, against Jacksonville State (11/18/16) and Bradley (12/21/16)... Drained three 3-pointers in four different games... TCU was 10-1 in games where he scored at least 10 points... Led TCU in scoring three times... With the game tied, 82-82, sank all three free throws with two seconds remaining to lead TCU to an 85-82 win over No. 1 Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (3/9/17) and finished with 16 points... Was 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the final 24 seconds of TCU's 94-92 win at Iowa (3/17/17) in the second round of the NIT.
PREP CAREER
Played at Seton Catholic High School in Indiana... Played AAU for Indiana Elite, averaged 30.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 3.2 blocks per game during his senior season en route to leading the Cardinals to a 23-4 overall record and a regional appearance... Since 2013, Bane, who had a career-high 62-point outing his senior season, tallied a double-double, averaging 24.9 points per game and 10.6 rebounds, while scoring over 1,900 points during his prep career... Guided Seton Catholic to three sectional championships and was named Most Outstanding Player at the prestigious Bob Wettig Tournament after shooting 84 percent from three... The all-time leading scorer in Wayne County boys basketball history... Was a Supreme-15 selection by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, while also being named a Mr. Basketball candidate in Indiana... An Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Star and all-state selection by the Associate Press... Earned All-USA Indiana First-Team honors in 2015-16... Named the IndyStar Fan's Choice Male Athlete of the Year... All-Area Player of the Year... Named a North/South Indiana All-Star Classic selection. Bane... Earned all-conference accolades, claimed multiple weekly and monthly awards, while finishing second in the IHSAA in scoring during his senior season... Third overall in rebounds and posted the top three-point field goal percentage at 54 percent from long distance... Received interest from programs such as Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, Texas Tech and Xavier.
PERSONAL
Born June 25, 1998… Guardian is his uncle, Tony Bane... Raised by his great grandparents, Bob and Fabbie Bane... Majoring in youth advocacy and educational studies.
