I’ve sat here for quite some time now, trying to figure out how to start this article. Searching for the right way to open a piece intended to highlight an extraordinary career and say ‘thank you.’
How, exactly, are we supposed to talk about what Desmond Bane has meant to TCU?
Maybe the struggle begins with the understanding that a person of Bane’s caliber transcends any specific label. He is a student-athlete, yes. One of the best to ever do it at TCU, yes. All-time winningest basketball player, yes.
Sure, his on-court performances are a good starting point to talk about Bane.