Casey Jacobsen

infobox NBA Player


name = Casey Jacobsen
position = Shooting guard
Small forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 6
weight_lbs = 215
league = Basketball Bundesliga
team = ALBA Berlin
number = 23
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|3|19
birth_place = Glendora, California
highschool = Glendora
college = Stanford
draft = 22nd overall
draft_year = 2002
draft_team = Phoenix Suns
career_start = 2002
career_end =
former_teams = Phoenix Suns (2002–2005)
New Orleans Hornets (2005)
Tau Vitoria (2005–2006)
Brose Baskets (2006–2007)
Memphis Grizzlies (2007–08)
awards = 2007 BBL finals MVP

Casey Gardner Jacobsen (born March 19, 1981 in Glendora, California) is an American professional basketball player for ALBA Berlin of the Bundesliga.

He has had an extensive European basketball career and previously played for the Brose Baskets, where he won the German Basketball Championship 2007 and received the Finals MVP Award. Before that Jacobsen was signed and subsequently waived by the Houston Rockets on October 27, 2006. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2006-10-27-notes_x.htm NBA notes: Fortson suspended; Shinn selling New Orleans home] ]

Casey played at Glendora High School, and 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 and banked in a jumper with 3.6 seconds left against Duke University on December 21, 2000, keeping the Cardinal undefeated against the Blue Devils. A two-time All American, Casey was also a three-time all Pac 10 selection. In his three years on the Farm, he ended up #3 all time in points (1723), #6 in points per game (18.1), #2 in 3-point goals (222), and #4 in 3 point percentage (.427).

Professional

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 the TAU Vitoria of the Spanish ACB during the 2005-06 season, he signed a non-guaranteed contract with Houston, played in just four pre-season games and then was released before the 2006-07 season began. Jacobsen then moved to the Brose Baskets (Bamberg, Germany) of the Basketball Bundesliga, where he won the German Basketball Championship 2007 and got the Finals MVP Award.

Jacobsen was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies on July 24, 2007. [ [http://www.sportsline.com/nba/story/10267561 Jacobsen signs with Memphis after two seasons in Europe] ] [ [http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_sign_casey_jacobson-070724.html Memphis Grizzlies sign guard/forward Casey Jacobsen] ]

On July 1, 2008, the Grizzlies chose not to offer Jacobsen a new contract, making him an unrestricted free agent. [ [http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jul/01/griz-to-go-slow-in-free-agency Griz to go slow in free agency] ] In August 2008 he signed with ALBA Berlin. [ [http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/34657/180/alba-completes-roster-with-jacobsen Alba completes roster with Jacobsen] ]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

-
align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Phoenix
72 || 0 || 15.9 || .373 || .315 || .686 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .5 || .1 || 5.1
-
align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Phoenix
78 || 13 || 23.4 || .417 || .417 || .820 || 2.6 || 1.3 || .6 || .1 || 6.0
-
align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Phoenix
40 || 0 || 19.2 || .414 || .382 || .774 || 1.7 || .9 || .3 || .0 || 5.3
-
align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | New Orleans
44 || 1 || 23.4 || .398 || .364 || .792 || 2.3 || 1.7 || .5 || .2 || 7.6
-
align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Memphis
53 || 0 || 10.3 || .339 || .222 || .765 || 1.2 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 2.0
-
align="left" | Career
align="left" |
287 || 14 || 18.5 || .393 || .352 || .769 || 1.8 || 1.1 || .4 || .0 || 5.2
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Playoffs

-
align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Phoenix
6 || 0 || 6.5 || .200 || .400 || .000 || .5 || .3 || .5 || .0 || 1.0
-
align="left" | Career
align="left" |
6 || 0 || 6.5 || .200 || .400 || .000 || .5 || .3 || .5 || .0 || 1.0
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Notes

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/casey_jacobsen/index.html NBA.com: Casey Jacobsen Info Page]