Jerome Lane

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jerome Lane
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 4, 1966(1966-12-04)
Age	58
Birthplace	Akron
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jerome Lane Biography

Jerome Lane is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on December 4, 1966 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Jerome Lane Sr. (born December 4, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player.

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.

Jerome Lane Net Worth

Jerome Lane is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jerome Lane 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

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.

On January 25, 1988 in a 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!!” The play is on ESPN’s list of the “100 Greatest Sports Highlights” and has been the subject of numerous articles even decades later.

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Who is Jerome Lane Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Aboubacar Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jerome Lane celebrates birthday on December 4 of every year.

Top Facts about Jerome Lane

1. Jerome Lane was born on December 4, 1966.
2. He played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh.
3. Lane was selected in the first round of the 1988 NBA draft.
4. He is best known for his “backboard-shattering” dunk in college.
5. Lane played four seasons in the NBA with three different teams.
6. His career averages were 6.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
7. Lane also played professionally overseas in Italy and Spain.
8. He retired from professional basketball in 1999.
9. After retiring, he worked as a high school basketball coach.
10. Lane passed away on March 22, 2021 at age 54 due to heart failure

What year did Jerome Lane break the backboard?

Jan. 25 marks the anniversary of Jerome Lane’s backboard-shattering dunk. The one-handed slam against Providence took place on Jan. 25, 1988.

Who did Jerome Lane play for?

All teams

How old is Jerome Lane?

55 years (December 4, 1966)

Who said send it Jerome?

Bill Raftery uttered the words “Send it in, Jerome!” on ESPN on a Monday night in Pittsburgh over two decades ago to describe a dunk that is still in sports fan’s conscience around the country.

Who broke the most backboards in the NBA?

All-star power forward Gus Johnson of the Baltimore Bullets became famous as a backboard breaker in the NBA, shattering three during his career in the 1960s and early 1970s.