Baneville: How Desmond Bane became ‘the face of Richmond’
Special report: Part I of III in a series about the Grizzlies’ star shooting guard
Desmond Bane grew up in Richmond, Ind., a town about 73 miles east of Indianapolis. Many of his kin still live in a close-knit neighborhood they call “Baneville.” (Drew Hill/The Daily Memphian)
Desmond Bane is the face of Richmond, Indiana. His hometown roots, and specifically his time in “Baneville,” shaped the Grizzlies guard into the person he is today.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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