Julian Jacobs (born November 23, 1994) is an American former professional

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player. He played college basketball for the

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High school career

Jacobs attended

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, where he was named the ''

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'' Player of the 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.

College career

Jacobs played three seasons for

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. 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. This earned him first-team All-Pac-12 honors. After his junior season, he declared for the

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Jacobs joined the

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for the

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. On September 1, 2016, he signed with the

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, but was waived on October 12 after appearing in two preseason games. On October 30, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the Lakers. On August 23, 2017, Jacobs was selected by the

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in the NBA G League expansion draft. On March 21, 2021, Jacobs was signed by the Woodville Warriors, Adelaide Australia, to play in the NBL1 Central Conference.

Personal life

The son of Julie Sadler and Gary Jacobs, he has six brothers and three sisters. He says his favorite players are

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and

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for their style of play.

References

External links

USC Trojans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Julian 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Las Vegas Delaware 87ers players Los Angeles D-Fenders players Point guards USC Trojans men's basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen