College of Saint Rose Athletics

ABOUT LANE: Returned to Saint Rose two seasons ago after a two and half year absence…Sound post player who really came into his own as a junior…Team’s second leading returning scorer and top returning rebounder…Has positioned himself among the top frontcourt players in the NE-10…Stands 17th all-time among the top rebounders in Golden Knights annals with 475…Is seventh all-time with 76 blocks and thus needs 24 more to become only the third Saint Rose player to reach 100.

AS A JUNIOR: Started all of the team’s 31 contests…Averaged 10.0 points…Finished second in the NE-10 and 23rd in the nation with 9.5 rebounds per-game…Was third in the league with a 1.71 blocks average…Shot 50.5 percent (138-for-273) from the floor, the conference’s 13th best mark…His 296 rebounds represented the seventh highest single-season mark in Saint Rose annals…Named to the NE-10 weekly honor roll on five occasions…Was in double-figures scoring 18 times…Recorded 12 “double-doubles”…The Golden Knights went 11-1 in those contests…Had 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, in only 29 minutes, during a 79-68 victory versus Le Moyne (11/20/07)…Was just as good at Le Moyne (1/22/08) where he had a career-best 22 points, behind a 10-for-11 shooting effort, to go with 12 boards in a 76-72 triumph…Averaged 14.0 points and 12.5 rebounds throughout the team’s two NCAA Tournament games.

AS A SOPHOMORE: One of five players on the squad to play in all 32 games…Also earned three starts during the season…Averaged 4.2 points and 4.7 rebounds in 12.7 minutes of action…His rebounding numbers projected to 14.9 for a 40 minute game…Notched his first career “double-double” with 10 points and 11 boards in an 88-66 victory over Merrimack (1/13/07)…Pulled down 10 rebounds in an 83-62 win versus Pace (12/5/06) and in a 68-59 setback at Southern New Hampshire (2/7/07).

AS A FRESHMAN (2003-04): Appeared in eight contests, all off the bench…Averaged 2.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 8.1 minutes…Had seven points and 10 boards in a 101-74 victory versus Green Mountain College (11/21/03) in a game played at Saint Michael’s…Finished with four points and six rebounds in just nine minutes during an 83-72 victory at Southern Connecticut State (11/30/03).

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 24.0 points and 22.0 rebounds as a senior for Sharon Springs in 2002-03…Garnered section II class “D” MVP honors…Named MVP of the Western Athletic League…Selected to the Tri-Valley All-Star team…Also tabbed a Channel 13 All-Star…Had four 30-rebound performances…Scored 30 points and pulled down 30 rebounds in one game…Lettered in both basketball and track & field…Played basketball for Shane Barton.

GENERAL: Listed his great grandfather Paul deBruyn, who won the 1932 Boston Marathon and competed for the 1932 and 1936 German Olympic teams, as the athlete he admires most…Enjoys the outdoors…Favorite movie is “Braveheart”…Said what best defines him is the way in which he has responded to past mistakes.

COACH BEAURY ON LANE: “Evan has contributed a tremendous amount to the success of our teams throughout the past two seasons. No one works harder than Evan and he comes to play every single day. Evan has matured in every aspect of his life during his time here at Saint Rose. As a senior leader, we are excited to see Evan continue to be a dynamic rebounder and post presence. We will once again look for Evan to be among the top big men and rebounders in the Northeast-10.”