Luke Winn’s Sports Illustrated profile of DeAndre Kane provides an eye opening window
into the Iowa State basketball players time at Marshall.
In the article, Kane’s former teammates point to incidences
of verbal and physical altercations involving the ex-Thundering Herd shooting
guard. In one such case, three witnesses confirmed to Winn that Kane punched
Robert Goff during a closed scrimmage with Miami (OH) before the ‘11-12 season.
Things got so out of control that RedHawks head coach Charlie Coles pulled his
team from the floor while Marshall’s staff settled down their squad. Kane
denies the altercation ever occurred, but Goff acknowledged the punch as fact.
During a closed scrimmage against Miami
(Ohio) in the '11-12 preseason Kane -- according to three witnesses -- became
so upset with the way teammate Robert Goff was playing that he punched him in
the face, causing RedHawks coach Charlie Coles to pull his squad off the floor
while the Marshall staff got the Herd under control. Kane denies punching Goff;
Goff acknowledges it happened but blames himself, saying, "I wasn't focusing
enough on the game."
The same three
witness confirmed another report of Kane tossing a Gatorade bottle at a student
manager for allegedly messing up his food order.
The same three witnesses also described an
incident on the bus after a March '13 game at Houston, when Kane (who also
denies this) threw a nearly full bottle of Gatorade at an undergraduate manager
for allegedly screwing up his food order.
Further exasperating matters, Kane’s former teammates told Winn that Marshall head coach Tom Herrion did little to reign in his star player, to the point that one assistant coach threatened to quit if Kane remained with the team.
Because Kane was the leading scorer,
teammates said he rarely faced punishment from coach Tom Herrion for his
transgressions, which included late arrivals, missed buses and verbal
altercations. But Kane clashed so much with coaches and teammates during that
season that, according to multiple sources, one assistant coach threatened to
leave if Kane wasn't dismissed.
Make sure you read
the entire article, it’s not only a great look at Kane, but also Marshall’s
basketball program under Herrion.
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