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Daniel Jacobsen Season 2025-26

#12
PositionCENTER
Weight230 lbs
Height7-4
YearSophomore
HometownChicago, Ill.

Career Stats / Game-by-Game Stats


SUMMER 2025

• Helped USA Basketball to a gold medal in the FIBA U19 World Cup in Switzerland. 
• Averaged 6.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks while shooting 60.6 percent from the field (20-of-33) in seven games. 
• Scored 15 points with five rebounds, five blocks and two assists in a win over Jordan in the Round of 16. 
• Ranked second in the tournament among all players with 13 blocked shots, averaging just 12.3 minutes per game. 
• Became the second Boilermaker in school history to win two gold medals with USA Basketball (Caleb Swanigan).

2024-25
• Jacobsen appeared in just two games, starting both of them, before a broken leg sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Broke his leg just one minute into the second game of the season.
• Scored 13 points with seven rebounds and three blocked shots in 25 minutes of the season-opening win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. His three blocked shots tied the school record by a freshman in his career debut.
• Will enter the 2025-26 season 100 percent healthy and about 25 pounds heavier than last season. 

SUMMER 2024
• Excelled with the USA Basketball U18 National Team, earning second-team All-Star 5 honors at the Americup in Argentina, averaging 9.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game, while shooting nearly 65 percent from the field.
• Set a Team USA Americup tournament record with 19 blocked shots, en route to a gold medal.

HIGH SCHOOL
• A late addition to the class, Jacobsen committed to the Boilermakers on Nov. 3, turning down offers from Wisconsin, Creighton, Iowa, Minnesota, Clemson and Xavier.
• Jacobsen finished the year as the No. 53 ranked prospect in the 247 national rankings. He jumped almost 100 spots in the final rankings.
• Averaged 7.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game for a senior on a loaded Brewster Academy team. Brewster finished the 2023-24 season ranked No. 9 in the SCNext Top 25 high school rankings.
• Excelled at Peach Jam, AAU’s biggest event, averaging 12.2 points and 9.1 rebounds in just 19 minutes while starring in the pick-and-roll.
• Averaged 8.3 points and 4.9 rebounds on the Nike EYBL circuit with JL3 Elite out of Houston. Shot 49.2 percent from long range, earning session standout accolades at Session II.
• Started his high school journey in New Mexico, where he averaged 6.2 points and 6.1 rebounds as a high school sophomore.
• Has tremendous upside and potential.

PERSONAL
• Majoring in exploratory studies.
• Born April 25, 2006.
• Son of Amy Nigrelli and Rob Jacobsen. 
• Has a younger brother, Eric, who is a rising talent in the Class of 2026.

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Freshman
2024-25

Center
7-4 / 230 lbs