Kane Ioane
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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Kane Ioane
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| current_title =Defensive Coordinator
| current_team = Nevada
| current_conference = Mountain West
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| contract = $200,000{{cite web |title=Breaking down Andy Avalos' assistant coach salaries |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaaf/boise-state-football/boise-state-andy-avalos-coaching-salaries-football/277-0d1a7a05-60be-40fc-ae0d-08f4f9abe450 |website=KTVB |access-date=October 19, 2021 |date=January 27, 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|23}}
| birth_place = Billings, Montana
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| alma_mater = Montana State University (2005)
| player_years1 = 2000–2004
| player_team1 = Montana State
| player_positions = Safety
| coach_years1 = 2005–2014
| coach_team1 = Montana State (LB)
| coach_years2 = 2015
| coach_team2 = Montana State (DC/LB)
| coach_years3 = 2016
| coach_team3 = Montana State (LB)
| coach_years4 = 2017–2018
| coach_team4 = Washington (Def. analyst)
| coach_years5 = 2019–2020
| coach_team5 = Montana State (DC/S)
| coach_years6 = 2021–2023
| coach_team6 = Boise State (co-DC/S)
| coach_years7 = 2024–present
| coach_team7 = Nevada (DC)
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Kane Ioane ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|.|oʊ|n}} {{respell|EYE|'|own}}; born January 23, 1982){{cite web |title=Kane Ioane – Football Coach |url=https://msubobcats.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/kane-ioane/704 |website=Montana State University Athletics |access-date=October 21, 2021 |language=en}} is an American college football coach and former player. He previously served as the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Boise State Broncos. He currently serves as the defensive coordinator for the Nevada Wolf Pack.
Playing career
Ioane played safety for Montana State,{{cite web |title=Kane Ioane |url=https://www.mtfootballhof.com/kane-ioane |website=Montana Football Hall of Fame |access-date=October 19, 2021}} earning All-America honors for four straight years, from 2000 to 2003. He was the Big Sky Conference defensive MVP in 2003 and finished at Montana State as the Big Sky's all-time tackles leader. Ioane was inducted to the Montana State Hall of Fame in 2014,{{cite web |title=Kane Ioane (2014) – Hall of Fame |url=https://msubobcats.com/honors/hall-of-fame/kane-ioane/156 |website=Montana State University Athletics |access-date=October 19, 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Pool |first1=Colton |title=Montana State's Kane Ioane officially headed to Boise State |url=https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/bobcats/football/montana-states-kane-ioane-officially-headed-to-boise-state/article_e0ab4f12-ae9a-5bbc-8383-a3a1166f3579.html#:~:text=Ioane%20was%20a%20four%2Dtime,Bobcats%20defensive%20coordinator%20in%202015. |website=Bozeman Daily Chronicle |access-date=October 19, 2021 |language=en |date=January 25, 2021}} and the Montana Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
Ioane spent a brief stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following his graduation, during the offseason following the 2004 season.{{cite web |title=MSU LB coach Kane Ioane joining Washington staff |url=https://skylinesportsmt.com/ioane-to-washington/ |website=Skyline Sports Montana |access-date=October 19, 2021}} He participated in mini-camp, but ultimately did not make the roster and returned to Billings for a coaching position in 2005.{{cite web |title=A Chance to Shine |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/a-chance-to-shine-2158374 |website=Tampa Bay Buccaneers |access-date=October 19, 2021 |date=April 29, 2004}}
Coaching career
After serving as a student assistant during the 2004 season,{{cite web |title=Kane Ioane Accepts Position with Washington Huskies |url=https://msubobcats.com/news/2017/3/27/football-kane-ioane-accepts-position-with-washington-huskies |website=Montana State University Athletics |access-date=October 21, 2021 |language=en |date=March 27, 2017}} Ioane was hired by Montana State as a linebackers coach to begin the 2005 season. He remained in this position until 2016, with only one year gap in 2015, during which time he was also Montana State's defensive coordinator. In 2017, Ioane accepted a position at Washington as a defensive analyst, a position he held for two years. In 2019, Ioane returned to Montana State as the Bobcats' defensive coordinator and safeties coach; he held this position for two years as well. In 2021, he accepted a position at Boise State as the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach on the staff of new head coach Andy Avalos.{{cite web |title=Kane Ioane Added to Football Staff |url=https://broncosports.com/news/2021/1/25/football-kane-ioane-named-safeties-coach.aspx |website=Boise State University Athletics |access-date=October 21, 2021 |language=en |date=January 25, 2021}} On December 18, 2023 he was announced as the new Defensive Coordinator on the staff of new head coach Jeff Choate.{{cite web |title=Kane Ioane - Nevada reportedly lands Boise State co-defensive coordinator Kane Ioane to run defense |url=https://nevadasportsnet.com/news/reporters/nevada-reportedly-lands-boise-state-co-defensive-coordinator-kane-ioane-to-run-defense |access-date=December 12, 2023 |language=en |date=December 18, 2023}}
Personal life
Ioane is a native of Billings, Montana, and graduated from Montana State University with a Bachelor of Arts in education in 2005. He lives with his wife, Kerri, and their two children.{{cite web |title=Kane Ioane – Biography |url=https://broncosports.com/staff-directory/kane-ioane/562 |website=Boise State University Athletics |access-date=October 19, 2021 |language=en}}
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Category:American football safeties
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