Baneville: They said Desmond Bane wasn’t good enough. They were wrong.
Special report: Part II of III in a series about the Grizzlies’ star shooting guard
TCU guard Desmond Bane, now with the Memphis Grizzlies, is shown during a 2018 game against Cal State Bakersfield. (Brandon Wade/AP file)
One tournament changed the trajectory of Desmond Bane’s basketball career. He has been proving his doubters wrong ever since.
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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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