Sam Jacobs (basketball)
American basketball player
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Sam Jacobs is an American former college basketball player. He played for the Cornell Big Red.[1]
(Cherry Hill, New Jersey)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cherry Hill West (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) |
| College | Cornell (1985–1988) |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights | |
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High school career
Jacobs graduated from Cherry Hill High School West in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in 1983.[2]
College career
Jacobs played three seasons at Cornell Big Red from 1985 to 1988. As a senior at Cornell in 1987–88, Jacobs started all 27 games and averaged 15.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game while being named to the 1987-88 All-Ivy League team.[1] Jacobs also earned Ivy League Player of the Week three times and was named Cornell Team MVP in 1988.[3]
In 1987–88, Jacobs was the leading scorer on a Cornell team that went 17–10, won the Ivy League regular season title and qualified for the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[4] At the 1988 NCAA tournament, they lost to Arizona 90–50 in the first round.[5]
Halls of fame
In 2015, Jacobs was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[6] A resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, he is a member of the Cherry Hill West Hall of Fame and was inducted into the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.[2]