Jacob Jaacks
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| Position | Forward-Center |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (120 kg) |
| Born | April 24, 1977 Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Nationality | USA |
| College | Iowa |
| Draft | , 2000 |
| Pro career | 2000–2011 |
| Career history | CSP Limoges (2000-2001) St. Quentin (2001-2002) Lauretana Biella (2002-2003), (2004-2005) Edimes Pavia (2003-2004) Farho Gijon (2004) Snaidero Cucine Udine (2005-2007) BC Kyiv (2007-2008) Banca Tercas Teramo (2008-2009) Hapoel Afula (2010) Telekom Baskets Bonn (2010-2011) |
| Awards | French League Rebound Leader (2000-2001) |
Jacob Brian Jaacks aka Jacob Crane (name changed because of divorce) (born April 24, 1977 in Rapid City, South Dakota) is an American professional basketball player.
Jacob played basketball for both Ankeny High School (Iowa) and Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He started his college career at University of South Dakota and Marshalltown Community College (Iowa). Jacob was a 6'10" (2.08m), 260 pound (118k) power forward/center for the University of Iowa from 1998-2000. In 1999-2000 he was a team captain and fan favorite for the Hawkeyes. After playing the preseason with the Toronto Raptors in 2000, he was released and has played professionally in Europe ever since.
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- Israeli Basketball Super League players
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Telekom Baskets Bonn players