Jerome Lane

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Jerome Lane
Personal information
Born (1966-12-04) December 4, 1966 (age 57)
Akron, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Vincent – St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
CollegePittsburgh (1985–1988)
NBA draft1988: 1st round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career1988–2000
PositionPower forward / Small forward
Number35, 33, 34, 30
Career history
1988–1991Denver Nuggets
1992Indiana Pacers
1992Milwaukee Bucks
1992Oximesa Granada (Spain)
1992–1993Cleveland Cavaliers
1993–1994La Crosse Catbirds (CBA)
1994Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1994–1996Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA)
1996–1997Fórum Filatélico (Spain)
1997–1998Caja Cantabria (Spain)
1998–2000Idaho Stampede (CBA)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,154 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds1,258 (5.8 rpg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team competition

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

College 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. 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] 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.

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.

External links

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