 In 2011-12, he helped the Herd to the championship game in Conference USA, including setting a record of 40 points scored in a second-round, triple-overtime win over Tulsa, before the Herd fell to the Memphis Tigers at the FedEx Forum in Memphis under Coach Tom Herrion.After graduating from Marshall, he was immediately eligible to play as a transfer at Iowa State.Kane was named to the midseason Wooden Award top 25 watch list for National Player of the Year.