Eric Jacobsen (basketball)

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.

For other people with the same name, see Eric Jacobsen (disambiguation).
Eric Jacobsen
No. 21 – Ibaraki Robots
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1994-06-02) June 2, 1994
Chandler, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
High schoolHamilton (Chandler, Arizona)
CollegeArizona State (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Adelaide 36ers
2017–2019Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2020–2021Sendai 89ers
2021–Ibaraki Robots

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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   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 3117.5.488.000.5001.30.2.00.11.7
2013–14 Arizona State 321510.9.491.000.6102.20.20.20.42.4
2014–15 Arizona State 343428.6.626.000.5695.90.90.51.28.2
2015–16 Arizona State 323228.9.476.500.6395.00.50.20.97.6
Career 1298219.5.576.500.5903.70.50.30.65.1

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]

References
  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.
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