Julian Jacobs (basketball)

Julian Jacobs
No. 5 Los Angeles D-Fenders
Position Point guard
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1994-11-23) November 23, 1994
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Desert Pines (Las Vegas, Nevada)
College USC (2013–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Los Angeles D-Fenders
Career highlights and awards

Julian Jacobs (born November 23, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for USC.

High school career

Jacobs attended Desert Pines High School, where he was named the Las Vegas Review Player of he Year as a senior after averaging 16.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.2 steals per game, while leading the Jaguars to a 27–3 record.[1]

College career

Jacobs played three seasons for USC. As a junior, he averaged 11.6 points, 5.4 assists, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game and in Pac-12 play, he averaged a conference-leading 5.5 assists per game in his final collegiate season.[2] This earned him first-team All-Pac-12 honors.[3] After his junior season, he declared for the NBA draft.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Jacobs joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On September 1, 2016, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers,[2] but was waived on October 12 after appearing in two preseason games.[5] On October 30, he was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Lakers. [6]

Personal life

The son of Julie Sadler and Gary Jacobs, he has six brothers and three sisters. He says his favorite players are Derrick Rose and Rajon Rondo for their style of play.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "USC bio". USCTrojans.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Lakers Sign Julian Jacobs and Travis Wear". NBA.com. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. Keefer, Case (March 10, 2016). "Desert Pines grad Julian Jacobs leads USC's basketball turnaround". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  4. Wolf, Scott (March 31, 2016). "USC point guard Julian Jacobs will test NBA draft". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  5. "Lakers Waive Auguste, Jacobs, Wear". NBA.com. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  6. "D-Fenders Finalize Training Camp Roster and Schedule". NBA.com. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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