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Boiling Point

By By Pete Thamel

Wednesday, September 4, 2002

Willie Deane didn't feel like celebrating. At Purdue's annual banquet last spring, the surprise Big Ten scoring champ (17.3 ppg) took home MVP honors. But all Deane could think about was the Boilermakers' 1318 record and the embarrassment he felt for himself, his team and, most of all, his coach. "Willie hated last year," says Gene Keady. "He sensed some of the guys didn't care." Deane's not having it anymore. The 6'1" senior, never known as a defensive dynamo, vows to re-establish the black ...

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