Jerome Lane

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Jerome Lane
Personal information
Born (1966-12-04) December 4, 1966 (age 57)
Idaho Stampede
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
1,154 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds1,258 (5.8 rpg)
Assists322 (1.5 apg)
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Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team competition

Jerome Lane Sr. (born December 4, 1966) is an American former professional

NCAA
in rebounding as a sophomore.

High school career

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

College career

He joined the Pittsburgh Panthers in 1985–86 as a 170-pound (77 kg) freshman. By his junior season, the 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) 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

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 to 1996 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.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988–89
Denver
 54 1 10.2 .426 .000 .384 3.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 4.8
1989–90
Denver
 67 46 14.3 .469 .000 .367 5.4 1.6 0.8 0.3 5.0
1990–91
Denver
 62 25 22.3 .438 .250 .411 9.3 2.0 0.8 0.2 7.5
1991–92
Denver
 9 5 15.7 .250 .000 .421 4.9 1.4 0.2 0.1 3.1
1991–92
Indiana
 3 0 10.0 .600 .000 .000 6.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 2.0
1991–92
Milwaukee
 2 0 3.0 1.000 .000 .500 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
1992–93
Cleveland
 21 2 7.1 .500 .000 .250 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.1 2.8
Career 218 79 14.7 .441 .063 .379 5.8 1.5 0.6 0.2 5.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988–89
Denver
 2 0 10.5 .286 .000 1.000 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
1989–90
Denver
 2 2 7.0 .000 .000 .500 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Career 4 2 8.8 .200 .000 .750 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.8

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985–86
Pitt
 29 – 24.5 .470 – .655 5.1 1.6 0.8 0.4 9.1
1986–87
Pitt
 33 – 35.4 .568 .500 .603 13.5 2.2 1.3 0.4 15.8
1987–88
Pitt
 31 – 35.2 .513 .000 .615 12.2 2.8 1.3 0.2 13.9
Career 93 – 31.9 .525 .267 .618 10.4 2.2 1.1 0.4 13.1

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 a college basketball game featuring Lane's

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]

Personal life

His son Jerome Lane Jr. is a wide receiver who once signed with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hruby, Patrick (March 10, 2011). "Jerome Lane dunks his way into history". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Los reyes del rebote de la historia de la ACB".
  3. YouTube
  4. ^ "ESPN: SportsNation Trivia – SportsNation". Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
  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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