Casey Jacobsen

Casey Jacobsen

Personal information
Born	(1981-03-19) March 19, 1981 Glendora, California
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: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
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
Career highlights and awards
3x All-German League Team (2007, 2011, 2012) 2× German League Finals MVP (2007, 2010) 5× German League champion (2007, 2010–2013) 3× German Cup winner (2010–2012) 4× German Supercup winner (2007, 2010–2012) German League Best Offensive Player (2007) No. 23 retired by Brose Baskets Consensus first-team All-American (2001) Consensus second-team All-American (2002) 3× First-team All-Pac-10 (2000–2002) Pac-10 co-Freshman of the Year (2000)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men’s basketball Representing United States FIBA U19 World Championship 1999 Lisbon Team competition

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 Championship in 2007 and 2010 by receiving the German League Finals MVP Award and further Championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Also he the German Cup with Bamberg in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. Following his retirement in 2014, Brose Baskets retired his jersey number 23.

Amateur career

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).

Professional career

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.

After playing for TAU Vitoria of the Spanish ACB League during the 2005-06 season, he signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Houston Rockets, and played in four preseason games with them, but was released on October 27, 2006, before the 2006-07 season began. Jacobsen then moved to the Brose Baskets (Bamberg, Germany) of the German League, where he won the German Basketball Championship in 2007, and he also earned the Finals MVP Award.

Jacobsen returned to the NBA when he was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies on July 24, 2007 and he spent the 2007-08 season with them.

On July 1, 2008, the Grizzlies chose not to offer Jacobsen a new contract, making him an unrestricted free agent. In August 2008, he signed with the German League club ALBA Berlin.

In June 2009 Jacobsen signed a new contract with his former team Brose Baskets Bamberg in Germany. He led his team to win both the German Cup (Pokalsieger) and German Championship in 2010 and was again named Finals MVP.

Jacobsen re-signed with Brose Baskets Bamberg in August 2010 for the 2010-2011 season. The team again won the German Cup in April 2011. At game five of the finals he announced that he extended his contract for three more years. During this time he won the German Championships in the years 2012 and 2013 and also the German Cup 2012. In May 2014, Jacobsen, along with his longtime teammate John Goldsberry, announced retirement from the professional basketball. In tribute to him, Brose Baskets retired his 23 jersey number.

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing basketball, it was announced by the Phoenix Suns that Jacobsen would not only be a broadcaster during some pre-game and post-game shows with Tom Chambers, but he'd also hold his own show under the Rise Suns Digital Network. He'd make his debut as a broadcaster on the November 2014 game against the Sacramento Kings. In addition, Jacobsen would also take on the college basketball analyst role for Fox Sports and the Pac-12 Networks.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Phoenix	72	0	15.9	.373	.315	.686	1.2	1.0	.5	.1	5.1
2003–04	Phoenix	78	13	23.4	.417	.417	.820	2.6	1.3	.6	.1	6.0
2004–05	Phoenix	40	0	19.2	.414	.382	.774	1.7	.9	.3	.0	5.3
2004–05	New Orleans	44	1	23.4	.398	.364	.792	2.3	1.7	.5	.2	7.6
2007–08	Memphis	53	0	10.3	.339	.222	.765	1.2	.4	.1	.0	2.0
Career		287	14	18.5	.393	.352	.769	1.8	1.1	.4	.1	5.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Phoenix	6	0	6.5	.200	.400	.000	.5	.3	.5	.0	1.0
Career		6	0	6.5	.200	.400	.000	.5	.3	.5	.0	1.0

External links

• NBA.com: Casey Jacobsen Info Page
• Euroleague.net Player Profile