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Born |
Glendora, California |
March 19, 1981 ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | Glendora (Glendora, California) | ||||||||||||
College | Stanford (1999–2002) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–2014 | ||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||
Number | 23, 32 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||
2005 | New Orleans Hornets | ||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Tau Vitoria | ||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Brose Baskets | ||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||||||||
2008–2009 | ALBA Berlin | ||||||||||||
2009–2014 | Brose Baskets | ||||||||||||
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Casey Gardner Jacobsen (born March 19, 1981) is an American retired professional basketball player. He had an extensive European basketball career, mostly playing for Brose Baskets. There he won the German League in 2007 and 2010, and also received the German League Finals MVP Award. Following his retirement in 2014, Brose Baskets retired his jersey number.
Jacobsen played at Glendora High School, and he was a McDonald's All-American. After that, he attended Stanford University, where he scored a career high of 49 points against Arizona State University on January 31, 2002. He was a First Team All-American his sophomore year and a Second Team All-American his junior year. Jacobsen was also a three-time All-Pac-10 selection. In his three years in college with Stanford, he finished #3 in points scored (1,723), #6 in points per game (18.1), #2 in three-point goals (222), and #4 in three-point percentage (.427).
After his career at Stanford University, Jacobsen was the 22nd overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, selected by the Phoenix Suns. He was later traded to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Jim Jackson. Jacobsen has averaged 5.9 points per game through his career and is known as a player with exceptional range on his shot, out to beyond the NBA three-point line. His usual positions are shooting guard and small forward.