Introduction
DeAndre Kane (born June 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Real Betis Energía Plus of the Liga ACB. He was an All-American college player at Iowa State University.
College career
A 6'5" 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.
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. On February 13, he was named one of the 30 finalists for Naismith College Player of the Year. The Sporting News named him a third team All-American.
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. On September 11, 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the 2014–15 season. On November 5, 2014, he was released by Krasny Oktyabr after appearing in just six games. On November 17, 2014, he signed with Antwerp Giants of Belgium for the rest of the season.
2015–16 season
In July 2015, Kane joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On July 30, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm of Germany for the 2015–16 season. On December 8, he parted ways with Ulm after appearing in eleven league games and eight Eurocup games. On January 2, 2016, he signed with the Israeli club Hapoel Eilat for the rest of the season.
2016–17 season
On July 26, 2016, Kane signed with Russian club Nizhny Novgorod for the 2016–17 season. On March 3, 2017, he parted ways with Nizhny. The next day, he signed with Spanish club Real Betis Energía Plus for the rest of the 2016–17 ACB season.