Jerome Lane ( born Jerome Lane ; December 4, 1966 in Akron , Ohio , USA ) is an American professional basketball player .
| Jerome Lane | |
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| Jerome lane | |
| Finished his career | |
| Position | Heavy Forward / Light Forward |
| Growth | 198 cm |
| Weight | 104 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | December 4, 1966 (52 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Akron , Ohio , USA |
| School | Saint Vincent - Saint Mary (Akron, Ohio) |
| College | Pittsburgh (1985-1988) |
| NBA draft | 23rd (1st round), 1988 , Denver Nuggets |
| Statistics | |
| Games | 218 |
| Glasses | 1154 ( 5.3 on average per game) |
| Rebounds | 1258 ( 5.8 on average per game) |
| Gears | 322 ( 1.5 on average per game) |
| Intercepts | 138 ( 0.6 on average per game) |
| Block shots | 39 ( 0.2 on average per game) |
The early years
Jerome Lane was born in Akron ( Ohio ), studied at the Akron School of St. Vincent - St. Mary, in which he played for the local basketball team. In 1985, he took part in the McDonald's All-American game, in which the best graduates of schools in the USA and Canada take part.
Student career
In 1988, Lane graduated from the University of Pittsburgh , where for three years he played for the Pittsburgh Panthers team, in which he had a successful career, gaining 1217 points, 970 rebounds, 206 assists, 105 interceptions and 34 block shots, becoming in the 1986 / season 1987 the leader of the first division of the NCAA rebounds [1] . Under Lane, the Panthers twice won the regular championship of the Big East conference (1987-1988), and also went into the playoffs of the US student championship twice, but did not go beyond the second round (1987-1988) [2] [3] .
NBA Career
Played as a heavy forward and light forward . In 1988, he was selected for the NBA draft under the 23rd number by the Denver Nuggets team. He later played for the Indiana Pacers , Milwaukee Bucks , KB Granada , Cleveland Cavaliers , La Cross Crossbirds ( KBA ), Rapid City Thrillers (KBA), Oklahoma City Cavelry (KBA), Filateliko Forum , Kaha Cantabria , and Idaho Stampid (KBA). In total, the NBA spent 5 seasons. In 1988, he joined the 2nd All-American National Team of the NCAA [1] . In total, during his career in the NBA he played 218 games in which he scored 1,154 points (an average of 5.3 per game), made 1258 rebounds , 322 assists , 138 interceptions and 39 block shots .
Foreign career
After the early completion of his professional career in the NBA, Lane moved to Europe , where he played for several seasons in Spain , becoming a real master of selection. Despite its relatively small growth, slightly less than 2 meters, ABK played, as a rule, a pure forward, collecting almost all the enemy rebounds within its radius of action. His average statistic in this nomination for a career in ABK was 13.5 rebounds on average per game, and in the 1997/1998 season he reached his maximum result, amounting to 14.7 rebounds on average per match. For his stunning performance in this nomination, Lane was recognized as the best player in the history of ABK [4] .
US Career
In 1987, Lane won the silver medals of the Pan American Games in Indianapolis as a member of the US national team , losing in the final of the Brazilian national team (115-120) [5] .
The destruction of the basketball backboard
On January 25, 1988, during a basketball game involving student teams from the NCAA First Division Pittsburgh Panthers and Providence Frears , which was broadcast live on television, Jerome Lane broke the glass and broke one-handed slam dunk after Shawn Miller ’s show. opponent’s shield [6] . Often, such a situation is simply called “Dunk,” the game itself was aptly described by basketball analyst Bill Rafteri , exclaiming during the match: “Send him to Jerome!” [7] . This game on the ESPN channel was included in the list of “100 greatest sports chronicles” and was the subject of numerous articles even decades later [8] [9] [10] [11] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Jerome Lane . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment January 29, 2014.
- ↑ 1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment January 31, 2014.
- ↑ 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment January 31, 2014.
- ↑ Los reyes del rebote de la historia de la ACB (Spanish) . solobasket.com . Solobasket SL Aviso Lega. Date of treatment January 31, 2014.
- ↑ Men Basketball Panamerican Games 1987 Indianapolis (USA ) . www.todor66.com . Panamerican Games. Date of treatment January 31, 2014.
- ↑ Jerome Lane dunks his way into history . espn.go.com . ESPN Internet Ventures. Date of treatment January 31, 2014.
- ↑ Send it in Jerome! (eng.) . youtube.com . You tube Date of treatment January 31, 2014.
- ↑ A Dunk and an Exclamation That Still Reverberate . nytimes.com . New York Times. Date of treatment January 31, 2014.
- ↑ 25th anniversary of Bill Raftery's 'Send it in, Jerome!' call (eng.) . usatoday.com . USA Today Sports. Date of treatment January 31, 2014.
- ↑ 25 years later: Send it in, Jerome! (eng.) . triblive.com . Trib Total Media, Inc. Date of treatment January 31, 2014.
- ↑ Jerome Lane's famous backboard-breaking dunk is 25 years old . cbssports.com . CBS Interactive. Date of treatment January 31, 2014.