Jerome Lane

Jerome Lane
Personal information
Born (1966-12-04) December 4, 1966
Akron, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school St. Vincent – St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
College Pittsburgh (1985–1988)
NBA draft 1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career 1988–2000
Position Power forward / Small forward
Number 35, 33, 34, 30
Career history
1988–1991 Denver Nuggets
1992 Indiana Pacers
1992 Milwaukee Bucks
1992 Oximesa Granada
1992–1993 Cleveland Cavaliers
1993–1994 La Crosse Catbirds
1994 Rapid City Thrillers
1994–1996 Oklahoma City Cavalry
1996–1997 Fórum Filatélico
1997–1998 Caja Cantabria
1998–2000 Idaho Stampede
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,154 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds 1,258 (5.8 rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Team competition

Jerome Lane (born December 4, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player.

High school career

Born in Akron, Ohio, Lane played point guard for Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School and appeared in the McDonald's All-American Game.

College career

He joined the University of Pittsburgh in 1985–86 as a 170-pound freshman. By his junior season, the 6'6" forward was 60 pounds heavier. In 1986–87, his 13.5 rebounds per game made him the first player 6'6" or shorter to lead the country in rebounds per game (13.5) since Niagara's Alex Ellis in 1957–58. He left school after leading the Big East Conference in rebounding during the 1987–88 season.[1]

Professional career

Lane was selected in the first round of the 1988 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets with the 23rd pick overall. Lane played in the NBA for five seasons with the Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Lane shined in the Continental Basketball Association as a star for the Oklahoma City Cavalry. He was an all-star in the league from 1994–96 and led the league in rebounding in 1995 (11.8) and 1996 (16.8). After a successful stint in Spain he returned to the CBA and led the league once more in rebounding in 1999, pulling down 14.5 rebounds per game for the Idaho Stampede.

Playing style

Although best known for his rebounding skills, Lane was also an adept ball handler. His jump shot and foul shooting were never consistent. He was voted as the best rebounder in the history of the ACB.[2]

Shattering the backboard

On January 25, 1988 in college basketball game featuring Lane's Pittsburgh team playing Providence on a national television broadcast, Lane broke the glass backboard with a one-handed dunk with Sean Miller assisting on the play. Often referred to simply as "The Dunk", the play was famously called by color analyst Bill Raftery when he exclaimed "Send it in, Jerome!!"[3] The play is on ESPN's list of the "100 Greatest Sports Highlights"[4] and has been the subject of numerous articles even decades later.[5][6][7][8]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Hruby, Patrick (March 10, 2011). "Jerome Lane dunks his way into history". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/reyes/rebote/historia/acb/c-17815.html
  3. ↑ Video on YouTube
  4. ↑ ESPN: SportsNation Trivia - SportsNation
  5. ↑ Schonbrun, Zach (January 24, 2013). "A Dunk and an Exclamation That Still Reverberate". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ Yomtov, Jesse (January 25, 2013). "25th anniversary of Bill Raftery's 'Send it in, Jerome!' call". USA Today. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ Gorman, Kevin (January 24, 2013). "25 years later: Send it in, Jerome!". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ Norlander, Matt (January 25, 2013). "Jerome Lane's famous backboard-breaking dunk is 25 years old". CBS Sports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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