Six Players The Erie BayHawks Should Look At

Mar 28, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard DeAndre Kane (50) reacts during the second half against the Iowa State Cyclones in the semifinals of the east regional of the 2014 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports

  DeAndre Kane PG/SG

Deandre Kane was one of the best players in all of college basketball this last season, garnering a spot on Sporting News’ All-American Third Team. If it wasn’t for his age, 25, it’s possible Kane could’ve been a first round pick in June’s draft. Instead, Kane went undrafted, but was swiftly picked up by the Los Angeles Lakers for their Summer League team. While he played fairly well, he was mostly as an after thought due the presence of Jordan Clarkson. The Lakers gave the vast majority of minutes at point guard to Clarkson, their second round pick this year, in an effort to prepare him for the 2014-15 season. Due to Clarkson and Kendall Marshall‘s presence on the team, Kane was forced to play out of position at times, even logging some minutes at small forward. There is really a lot to like about Kane.

First, he fits the mold of the type of player the Magic have recently been adding. He is a big athletic combo guard (6’4″, 200 pounds) who plays with passion at both ends of the floor. Kane is a player who can run an offense, thrives in transition, and use his size and strength to bully smaller guards. There were a couple of games that really stood out for Kane’s lone season as a Cyclone. Above, there’s a clip of Kane and Iowa State going against Big-12 rival Baylor. This is a particularly interesting game for  few reasons: It was one of Kane’s best games last season, and Elfrid Payton also played against the Bears.

Below you can see both of their stat lines for their respective matchups against Baylor.

Payton: 40 minutes 6-19 FGA. 1-3 3PA. 9 TRB. 7 AST. 2 STL. 3 TOV. 20 PTS.

Kane:  37 minutes 11-18 FGA. 2-4 3PA. 8 TRB. 9 AST. 5 STL. 6 TOV. 30 PTS

If that doesn’t jump off the page at you, I don’t know what will. Oh, maybe this will: in the team’s third round game against the North Carolina TarHeels, Kane put up a stat line of 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. In doing so, he became the third player to do that in a tournament game since 2000, joining the likes of Draymond Green and Dwayne Wade. That seems like some decent company to keep. If Kane doesn’t end up with a team, he could be a fantastic addition to the BayHawks, either in free agency or the D-League’s draft.

Stats Per 40 Minutes

Season School Conf FG% 2P% 3P% FT% TRB AST STL TOV PTS 2010-11 Marshall CUSA .428 .498 .318 .633 7.0 4.3 1.2 4.3 19.1 2011-12 Marshall CUSA .414 .470 .250 .599 6.4 4.2 1.6 3.5 19.4 2012-13 Marshall CUSA .403 .478 .248 .521 4.8 7.5 1.9 4.5 16.3 2013-14 Iowa State Big12.483 .511 .398 .635 7.9 6.9 1.4 3.4 19.8 Career Overall .432 .489 .301 .602 6.6 5.7 1.5 3.9 18.7