Eric Jacobsen (basketball)

Eric Jacobsen
No. 21–Ibaraki Robots
Position	Center / power forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	June 2, 1994 (age 29); Chandler, Arizona
Nationality	American
Listed height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
High school	Hamilton (Chandler, Arizona)
College	Arizona State (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Adelaide 36ers
2017–2019	Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2020–2021	Sendai 89ers
2021–	Ibaraki Robots

Last updated January 12, 2024

Eric Jacobsen (born June 2, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Ibaraki Robots of the B.League. The Arizona-born big man played four years of college basketball for Arizona State before starting his professional career in 2016.

Early years

Jacobsen attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona, where he was highly recruited. Having offers with multiple Divisions I schools. But untimely signed with Arizona State. Averaged 12.4 points and 10.3 boards per game in his senior season at Hamilton High School and led Hamilton to an 18–11 record his junior year while averaging 15.9 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eric Jacobsen C	Chandler, AZ	Hamilton HS (AZ)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	May 2, 2011
Eric Jacobsen C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

Freshman and sophomore years

Posted a season high 16 points off the bench against Hartford in a win. Played in 32 games in freshman season and shot .488 from the field. Jacobsen saw his role solidify during his sophomore seeing his minutes and usage in important scenarios increase. Started in all of ASU's final 15 games this year and in an NCAA tournament game.

Junior and senior years

Jacobsen saw his best year junior year (2014–15) where he averaged a career high 8.3 points per game. For the first time in his Sun Devil career Jacobsen scored 20 points and grabbed a team nine rebounds in a win against Pepperdine on December 13. Started and played in all 32 games during his senior season. Led ASU by shooting 57.6% FG, making (91–158) total field goals.

College statistics


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Arizona State	31	1	7.5	.488	.000	.500	1.3	0.2	.0	0.1	1.7
2013–14	Arizona State	32	15	10.9	.491	.000	.610	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	2.4
2014–15	Arizona State	34	34	28.6	.626	.000	.569	5.9	0.9	0.5	1.2	8.2
2015–16	Arizona State	32	32	28.9	.476	.500	.639	5.0	0.5	0.2	0.9	7.6
Career		129	82	19.5	.576	.500	.590	3.7	0.5	0.3	0.6	5.1

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft Jacobsen played in the 2016 NBA Summer League as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[1] In seven game he averaged 3.4 pointer per game while only playing 9.1 minutes per game. He did not make the Cavs pre-season roster.

In July 2016 Jacobsen was chosen for the final roster spot of the Adelaide 36ers.^[2]

In August 2017 Jacobsen was signed to play in Fukuoka, Japan for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka.^[3]

Related Research Articles

Joshua Malik Childress is an American former professional basketball player. An All-EuroLeague Second Team member in 2010, he played with the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets and New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and Olympiacos Piraeus of the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague.

Luke Dean Schenscher is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for Georgia Tech before having stints in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls in 2006 and the Portland Trail Blazers in 2007. In 2010, he won an NBL championship with the Perth Wildcats.

Ebikekeme Hasain Fere “Ebi” Ere is an American-Nigerian former professional basketball player.

Eric Yamoah Boateng is a British former professional basketball player. He is a former college basketball player with the Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team. He attended high school at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware. Boateng committed to Duke University out of high school, but transferred after one season to Arizona State. He is also a member of the senior men's Great Britain national basketball team. In November 2014, he was elected to a four-year term on the British Olympic Association's Athletes' Commission. He was reelected to the Commission in November 2018.

Donald Wayne Sloan is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies. Sloan played parts of five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets. He played in the NBA D-League and Chinese Basketball Association in between NBA stints.

Kevin Andrew Jones is an American professional basketball player for Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for West Virginia University, where he was an All-American.

Brandon Stephan Paul is an American professional basketball player for Budućnost VOLI of the Prva A Liga and the Adriatic League. During his senior year at Warren Township High School, Paul was named Illinois Mr. Basketball for 2009. Paul played college basketball for the University of Illinois and became only the second player in program history to record 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals.

Ron Howard is an American former professional basketball player. He held the NBA D-League all-time scoring record from March 2014 to December 2014. He is currently fifth all time in most points scored in D-League history, with 4,325 career points across seven seasons with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

Jamaal Eric Franklin is an American professional basketball player. Franklin played college basketball for San Diego State, where he was the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year as well as an All-American in his junior season. He was selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies and spent two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets. Franklin played eight seasons in the Chinese Basketball Association from 2014 to 2022. He has also played in the NBA Development League, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

Trenton Merrick Lockett is an American professional basketball player who last played for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Arizona State and Marquette before playing professionally in the NBA G League, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia and Israel.

Casey Prather is an American professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before playing professionally in the NBA Development League, Australia, Germany, Greece and Israel. He won three straight NBL championships between 2016 and 2018, the first two with the Perth Wildcats and the third with Melbourne United. He joined Hapoel Eilat in 2020 and was named as the Israeli League MVP in 2021, but missed the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons with knee injuries.

Jordan Tyler McRae is an American professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers, and was drafted 58th overall in the 2014 NBA draft, by the San Antonio Spurs. He is a 1.96 m (6'5") tall shooting guard-small forward. McRae won a championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. McRae set the NBA G League former single-game scoring record (61). After spending time in the G League and overseas, McRae signed with the Wizards in 2018. In March 2020 McRae signed with the Pistons, his most recent NBA team to date.

Eric Londery Griffin is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Hiwassee College, Garden City CC, and Campbell University before playing professionally in Italy, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, the United Arab Emirates, Dominican Republic, Israel, Poland, Australia, Greece and Taiwan.

Brock William Motum is an Australian professional basketball player for Levanga Hokkaido of the Japanese B.League. He is also a member of the Australian national basketball team.

Isaac Brandon Hamilton is an American professional basketball player for Cherkaski Mavpy of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a junior in 2015–16.

Terrance Eugene Ferguson Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cape Town Tigers. He completed high school at Advanced Preparatory International in Dallas, Texas, where he was a top-20 player in the Class of 2016. Ferguson made separate commitments to both Alabama and Arizona before deciding to skip college and play overseas in 2016–17. He is a three-time gold medalist with Team USA, and in 2016, he participated in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Nike Hoop Summit, winning the MVP award at the latter.

Kobi Jordan Simmons is an American professional basketball player for Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

Zylan Anthony Cheatham is an American professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs and the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Rob Edwards is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cleveland State Vikings and Arizona State Sun Devils before beginning his professional career with the Oklahoma City Blue in 2021. During the 2021–22 season, Edwards was called-up to the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Craig Randall II is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the UT Martin Skyhawks.

References

↑ "Cavs release summer league roster". NBA.com. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
↑ "Arizona State big man Eric Jacobsen makes final roster spot". sportingnews.com. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
↑ "Eric Jacobsen (ex 36ers) signs at Fukuoka Rizing". Australiabasket.com. August 17, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

External links

Eric Jacobsen bio — ESPN

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Cavs release summer league roster". NBA.com. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[2] "Arizona State big man Eric Jacobsen makes final roster spot". sportingnews.com. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[3] "Eric Jacobsen (ex 36ers) signs at Fukuoka Rizing". Australiabasket.com. August 17, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]