University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jaron Lane
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenville, N.C.
Overview: Red-shirted last year with ankle injury...should compete for All-Conference and maybe Big South Player of the Year honors...was the Bulldogs top guy off the bench his first three years but should be a starter up front this year...versatile player who can play in the backcourt and front court...great athlete... played at D.H. Conley HS in Greenville, N.C....can score in a lot of different ways.
2011-2012: Asheville's fifth leading scorer with 11.5 average...shot .571 (100-of-174) from the field and .644 (67-of-104) in Big South Conference games...opened the season with 13 points and eight rebounds at N.C. State (11-11) and then pumped in a then career-high 21 points against UNC Chapel Hill (11-13) as he earned Big South Player of the Week for the first week of play...tallied career-high 23 points at Presbyterian College (1-21) as he went 8-of-10 from the field...picked up the first double-double of his career vs. Gardner-Webb (2-23) with 15 points and 10 rebounds...tallied 19 points in home win over High Point (1-26)...had a perfect night from the field at High Point (1-14) with 11 points, 3-of-3 from field and 5-of-5 from free throw line...scored in double figures 15 times during the season...made 15 of his last 16 free throws...led team in scoring in road win at Gardner-Webb with 15 points (12-1)...tallied 13 points and seven rebounds during BSC quarterfinal victory over High Point (2-29)...played very well in Bulldogs near upset of Syracuse in Big South Tournament (3-15) as he tallied 16 points and a team-high seven rebounds...knocked down a career-best three 3-pointers.
2010-2011: Sixth-man for the Bulldogs and enjoyed an excellent sophomore year...big factor in second half of the season and championship-surge...averaged 8.7 points per games and shot .492 (100-of-203) from the field...shot 53.2 percent (59-of-111) from the field in BSC games...was named Big South Player of the Week in the final week of the regular-season as he averaged 14 points and six rebounds per game plus shot .500 (15-of-30) from the field...helped make one of the biggest defensive players in school history when he tipped an in-bounds pass at Coastal Carolina that went straight to Matt Dickey, who then knocked down a three-pointer as the buzzer to give the Bulldogs a 61-58 victory over the Chanticleers (2-22)...also had 16 points in that game, including 11 straight at one point in the second half...followed up the next game vs. High Point (2-24) with season-high 18 points and eight rebounds...played well in the Big South Tournament with 13 points vs. Charleston Southern (3-1) in the quarterfinals, 10 points vs. High Point in the semifinals (3-3) and 13 against Coastal Carolina in the championship game (3-5)...scored 10 points in NCAA First Round win over Arkansas Little-Rock (3-15)...had an assist on game-tying three-pointer by Matt Dickey with 10 seconds left...tallied 14 points in opening-night win over Auburn (11-12)...pumped in 15 points and was perfect 5-of-5 from the field vs. Virginia Intermont (11-20)...scored in double figures in 12 of the last 16 games...tallied 13 points, including six points in the final minute of play to hold off Charleston Southern (1-22) at home during the regular season...pumped in 14 points in home win vs. Presbyterian College (2-3)...in Big South Championship game vs. Coastal Carolina, he scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half, including four points in the final minute to seal the title.
2009-2010: Really improved as the season went on and became a key player off the bench for the Bulldogs in the second half of the year...averaged 6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game...blocked 12 shots on the year with 11 steals...scored a career-high 17 points with eight rebounds in home win over Radford (1-31)...went 6-of-7 from the field and 5-of-5 from charity stripe...tallied 15 points with five assists in home victory over VMI (2-13)...also had four steals and two blocked shots in win over Keydets...shot 52.5 percent (63-of-120) from the field...pumped in 14 points in loss at Coastal Carolina (2-6) as he went 8-of-9 from free throw line...tallied 13 points and led Asheville comeback in overtime loss at Winthorp (2-23)...scored in double figures for the first time in his career with 12 points at Western Carolina (12-30)...scored 10 points in key road triumph at VMI (1-14) and then tallied 12 points two nights later in road win at Liberty (1-16)...tallied eight points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. Montreat (12-13).
Before UNC Asheville: Sensational senior year when he averaged 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game and led Conley to 25-3 overall record...was named Conference, County and District Player of the Year...also earned All-State honors and selected to play in East-West All-Star game in July at Greensboro Coliseum...junior year averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and four assists per game...also lettered in track and field at Conley.
