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Battle of the Saints basketball brings Purdue defensive coordinator Kevin Kane and Lafayette area catholic family and communities together.
LAFAYETTE — Purdue defensive coordinator Kevin Kane made sure to put on a performance that his sons Jack and Colin wouldn't forget during the 20th Battle of the Saints ― a basketball game that pitted the fathers of the 4th-6th graders of St. Lawrence and St. Bonafice Elementary at Central Catholic for bragging rights.
Kane blocked a couple of shots and grabbed some rebounds while wearing the dare blue and white t-shirt and shorts of St. Bonafice for the third straight year. "It's fun, it gets really competitive and it gets really physical out there," Kane said.
"It's a fun night. " St. Lawrence captured the Battle of the Saints trophy 58-50 but for Kane, the winning occurs at home and being around his family in Lafayette after spending 2025 at Minnesota as the linebackers coach.
More: Purdue football’s Winston Berglund on Kevin Kane’s return, defense More: Purdue has its starting quarterback, but who is next in line? Rather than having his family move with him, his family stayed in Lafayette not knowing what the future might hold. But after a year away and he was called back to West Lafayette to carry on his role as defensive coordinator he held for the Boilermakers in 2023 and 2024.
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