TCU Athletics retired the No. 1 basketball jersey of Desmond Bane during a halftime
ceremony of TCU's men's basketball game with Texas Tech on February 18
at Schollmaier Arena.
A two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection, Bane played four seasons at TCU, from 2016-2020. He left TCU as a college graduate and the Horned Frogs' all-time leader in 3-pointers (249), wins (84) and games played (141). Bane also ranks third all-time in points with 1,784, third with 659 made field goals and fifth with a three-point percentage of 43.3.
As a recruit from Seton Catholic High School in Richmond, Ind., Bane helped TCU win the 2017 NIT as a freshman, the program's first postseason championship. As a sophomore, he helped TCU make its first NCAA Tournament in 20 years, while averaging 12.5 points and leading the Big 12 in three-point accuracy at 46.1 percent.
As a junior, Bane was All-Big 12 Second Team was USBWA All-District VII, as he averaged 15.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists. His 1,315 minutes played was the most in program history.
As a senior in 2019-20, Bane averaged 16.6 points, which ranked second in the Big 12. He became the first TCU basketball player to earn All-Big 12 First Team. He also earned USBWA All-District VII and NABC All-District 8 honors.
Bane, who played in a Big 12 leading 36.02 minutes per game as a senior, never missed a game in his career and missed just one practice in his four years.
Bane was the second player in program history to be selected in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft. He was the 30th overall selection to the Boston Celtics, which traded the rights to Memphis. He's currently in his fifth season with the Grizzlies. Last season, he averaged a career-best 23.7 points per game and shot 38.1 from three-point range.
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